Labour Regulations, 2007 (L.I. 1833)
(1) Where an employer is unable to fulfill the contract or if, owing to sickness or accident, the worker is unable to fulfill the contract, the contract may be terminated by either party and the worker is entitled to remuneration earned, deferred pay and compensation due to the worker in respect of sickness or accident as well as repatriation of a member of the worker's family who has accompanied the worker to the place of employment.
(2) A worker is entitled to repatriation expenses unless the agreement for the termination of the contract otherwise provides.
(3) A contract may be terminated by agreement between the parties, if approval of the agreement to terminate the contract has been endorsed by a Labour Officer who before giving the approval certified that
(a) the worker has freely consented to the termination and that the worker's consent has not been obtained by coercion or undue influence or as the result of misrepresentation or mistake, and
(b) monetary liabilities between the parties have been satisfied.
(4) Where the Chief Labour Officer gives prior approval, a contract may be terminated by the worker on the ground of ill-treatment of the worker by the employer.
(5) A contract is terminated by the death of the worker before the expiry of the term for which the contact is made.
(6) The termination of a contract by the death of the worker does not prejudice the legal rights of the worker's heirs or dependants.
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