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Acknowledgements
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The National Institute Public Administration (NIPA), Outreach Programmes Division wishes to
thank those below for their contribution to this Labour Law module:

Banda G. (Mr.)

National Institute Of Public Administration

Outreach Programmes Division
P. O. Box 31990
Dunshanbe Road
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Zambia
Phone No.: +260228802-4
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Content Page

About Labour Law...... 1

How this Labour Law Module is..... 1

The Module Overview 1

Welcome to DPA Labour Law module....... 3
Module Learning Outcomes 3
Time frame.. 3
Study skills.. 3
Need help?.......................................................................................................... 4
Assignments 5
Assessments. 5

Getting around the Labour Law Module.. 6

Margin icons 6
Learning tips 7
Studying at a distance.. 8

Unit 1 Employees and Independent Contractors.. 9

1.0 Introduction . 9

1.1 Tests adopted by the courts to establish whether a relationship is a

contract of service or not. 10

1.2 The significance of the difference between a contract of service and a

contract for services. 12

Unit 2 Contract of employment........ 13

2.0 Introduction 13
2.1 The contract of employment.. 13
2.2 Oral contracts of employment 14
2.3 Written contract of employment 14

Unit 3 Common Law duties....... 16

3.0 Introduction.... 16
3.1 The employers duties 16
3.2 The employees duties implied at Common law 20

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Unit 4 Continuity of service..... 25

4.0 Introduction 25

Unit 5 Discrimination in employment... 27

5.0 Introduction 27
5.1 Types of Discrimination.. 28

Unit 6 Employee of young persons and children..... 31

6.0 Introduction 31
6.1 Employment Act... 31
6.2 Employment of young persons 32

Unit 7 Safety legislation Factories Act...... 33

7.0 Introduction 33
7.1 Factory Act.... 33

Unit 8 Doctrine of vicarious liability...... 35

8.0 Introduction 35
8.1 Vicarious Liability.. 35

Unit 9 Termination of employment... 37

Unit 10 1.0 Introduction

Social security schemes............... 37
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9.1 Termination . 37
9.2 Dismissal...
10.0 Introduction 38
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9.3 Resignation ..
10.1 NAPSA.. 39
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9.4 Operation
10.2 Workers of the law
Compensation Fund Control Board 40
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Unit 11 Legal Aspects of Industrial Relations............ 44

11.1 Introduction 44
11.1 Trade Unions.. 44
11.2 Employers Organisation.. 45
11.3 Collective Bargaining 45
11.4 Bargaining Procedure. 45
Unit 12 11.5 Incorporation
Industrial of Collective
relations Terms.
courts............. 46
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12.0 Introduction 47
12.1 Jurisdiction.... 47
12.2 Composition 47
12.3 Proceedings. 48