BotswanaFinance and Banking
The primary or principal source of Employment Law in Botswana is Statute. This is supplemented where necessary by the Roman Dutch Common Law (i.e. where statutory legislation is silent on any aspect of the employment relationship then the Roman Dutch Common law will apply).
The two most important statutes in respeect of Employment Law are theEmployment Act and the Trade Dispute's Act.
The Employment Act
The Employment Act sets out basic minimum rights and conditions of service that majority of employment contracts are subject to. The Act stipulates amongst other things:
- when Contracts of Employment can or cannot be lawfully terminated including when this can be done on notice or summarily and the basic procedures to be followed by the respective parties to the employment contract in this respect.
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