Principle

LABOUR LAW – Contract with Statutory Flavour – Void Termination Cannot Be Ratified by Employee’s Conduct

Area of law
LABOUR LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Void acts cannot be ratified or validated by subsequent conduct. Where termination violates mandatory statutory procedures, it's void ab initio (from the beginning). The employee's application for retirement benefits doesn't waive the illegality or estop them from challenging the termination. The principle prevents employers from…

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