Law: West Pakistan Shops and Establishments Ordinance, 1969

Section: 2(p), 19

  West Pakistan Shops and Establishments Ordinance (VIII of 1969), Ss. 2(p) and 19-Termination, of employment-Employee having served for more than 9 months- Permanent employee --Entitled to one month's notice or one month's pay in lieu of notice Application for re-instatement not accepted, employer directed to pay one month's wages and encash annual leave of 13 days in case he wanted to terminate service of such employee.   AWARD This application has been filed on behalf of the applicant Shamshad son of Umer Din who worked as pressman with the respondents New Way Dry Cleaners, Hyderabad. The respon dents served a notice on him dated 9th April 1970 terminating his services. Subsequently the services of Shamahad were terminated from 7th May 1970. Through this application the applicant wants me to re-instate in service. Mr. Wasiullah Qureshi appears with the workman Shamshad. Abdul Sattar, Proprietor of New Way Dry Cleaners is also Present. Contentions of Mr. Wasiullah Qureshi are as follows: - (a) this is a case of removal as punishment and the workman could not have been. removed without following the procedure. (b) the notice was actually received by the workman on 7th May 1970 and, therefore, he is entitled to one month's pay and payment fur earned leave, etc, Section 19 of the West Pakistan Shop and Establishment Ordinance, 1969 runs as follows: Termination employment. (1) For terminating employ ment…