19. (1) No employee, other than an employee engaged for a specified period or in a leave vacancy, shall be discharged from service by his employer except on the ground that —
(a) the post held by him has been retrenched ; or
(b) he is unfit to perform his duties on the ground of physical infirmity or continued ill-health ;
And he has been served with a notice in writing containing the grounds of discharge. The notice shall be for a period of not less than thirty days, or such longer period as may be required under the terms of employment :
Provided that the notice of discharge may be of a shorter period if the same is accompanied with payment of wages to the employee for the number of days the notice is short of the required period.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to dismissal for misconduct.
(a) the post held by him has been retrenched ; or
(b) he is unfit to perform his duties on the ground of physical infirmity or continued ill-health ;
And he has been served with a notice in writing containing the grounds of discharge. The notice shall be for a period of not less than thirty days, or such longer period as may be required under the terms of employment :
Provided that the notice of discharge may be of a shorter period if the same is accompanied with payment of wages to the employee for the number of days the notice is short of the required period.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to dismissal for misconduct.
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