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Circumstances when an employee may be summarily dismissed

Condition to be satisfied for a proper exercise of the power of dismissal by the President or Governor pursuant to the Public Officers (Special Provisions) Act

Considerations in determining the question of dismissal

Need for the right of fair hearing to be observed before dismissing an employee

On whom lies the burden of proving unlawful dismissal

Position of the law on disciplinary measures that may be taken against an employee who committed acts of misconduct

Position of the law on the nature of a misconduct that would justify a dismissal

Procedure to be followed before a public officer can be dismissed from office

The difference between a dismissal that was declared wrongful and one that was declared void

The difference between wrongful dismissal and a dismissal that is void

The position of the law on the fair hearing requirement before dismissing an employee

The principle that a dismissal of an employee presupposes the existence of an employment between an employer and the employee

The test of whether a dismissal is unlawful

What determines the wrongfulness or otherwise of an employee's dismissal in an ordinary contract of service

When an employer will be said to have waived his right to dismiss an employee

Whether a dismissal can take a retrospective effect under the Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree No. 17 of 1984

Whether a servant who has been unlawfully dismissed can claim his wages for services he never rendered

Whether an employee can be automatically dismissed without the will of the disciplinary auhtority

Whether an employee can be dismissed for misconduct without having the opportunity to be heard on the allegation

Whether an employer can dismiss an employee for a misconduct where he is aware of the misconduct but continues the employment

Whether an employer is obliged to give reasons for the dismissal of an employee

Whether an employer is required to justify the dismissal where reasons were given

Whether an employer must allege any specific act of misconduct when dismissing an employee

Whether an officer sentenced to life imprisonment and dismissed from the services of the Armed Forces can claim his entitlements

Whether failure to comply with the civil service rules before dismissing a civil servant renders the dismissal wrongful

Whether it must be stated that an act of dismissal or retirement was done pursuant to the Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree 1984

Whether malice would be considered in determining whether a dismissal is unlawful

Whether the fact of the breach of natural justice in the dismissal of an employee entitles the employee to succeed in his case

Whether, where an employee's misconduct amounts to a crime, he cannot be dismissed unless he is first tried and convicted

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