CONTRACT – Contract of Employment – Notice required for termination – Where not specifically stated – Need to be reasonable – Whether applicable to employee under probation:

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The law is that, generally, the length of notice required for termination of contracts of employment depends on the intention of the parties as can or may be gathered from their contract and in the absence of any express provision, the courts will always imply a term that the employment may be terminated by a reasonable notice (from either of the parties); and even where (as clearly provided in clause 21(c) of “Exhibit “B” for persons still under probation) the employer has power to terminate the contract in his absolute discretion, the law enjoins the employer to give reasonable notice to the employee (see Re-African Association and Allen (1910) 1 KB 396).  Per IDIGBE, J.S.C. in OLAYINKA KUSAMOTU V. WEMABOD ESTATE LIMITED (1976-LCER-1104-SC) at P. 7, Para. D. 

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