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Title
Labour law : principles & practice in Cameroon.
Published
Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Rpcig, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KQW1270 .Y36 2012
Former Call Number
Af.Cam 660 Y15 2012
ISBN
9956726427
9789956726424
9789956726424
Description
xvi, 247 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)768305270
Record Appears in
Variant Title
Labour law : principles and practice in Cameroon
Gift
Purchased from the income of the African Law Center Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the African Law Center Fund
Table of Contents
Table of Cases
vii
Foreword
xi
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgement
xv
ch. 1
Contract of Employment: A Historical Perspective
1
Introduction
1
Pre-Colonial Labour Relationship
2
Introduction to English and French Labour Law
3
Definition of a worker conceptual relevance
5
Who is a worker?
7
Control as a basis for determining a contract of Employment
9
Integration test
11
The composite test
12
Is the civil servant a worker in Cameroon?
14
ch. 2
The Contract of Employment
19
Introduction
19
Validity of employment contract
20
Employment of children
22
Form of contract of employment
24
Types of Contracts of Employment
27
Contracts of Specified Duration
27
Contract of Employment of unspecified duration
28
Other Forms of contract of Employments
29
ch. 3
Terms of Employment
31
Introduction
31
Express Terms
31
Implied Terms
34
Collective Agreement
36
ch. 4
Duties of the Employer
41
Duty to pay Wages
41
Duty to Provide Work
43
Rest Periods
46
Weekly Rest
46
Leave
47
Duty to Provide Safe Working Environment
49
Duty to provide Workers Certificate of Service
50
Duties of the Worker
53
Duty to Render Personal Service
53
Duty to Be Loyal Give Faithful Service
54
Duty of care and skill
56
Duty to obey reasonable orders
57
ch. 5
Intellectual Property Rights in Employment
61
Introduction
61
Intellectual Property
62
ch. 6
Termination
65
Introduction
65
Termination
66
The Effect of Notice
68
ch. 7
Dismissals
75
Introduction
75
Dismissal for Conduct Incompatible with Employment
78
Criminal Misconduct in Employment
80
Can a Single Misconduct Justify a dismissal?
82
Disobedience of reasonable orders
83
Dismissal for Sundry Reasons
86
Dismissal for Economic Reasons
87
Trade Union Activities
89
Constructive Dismissal
90
ch. 8
Remedies for Wrongful Determination of Employment
93
Introduction
93
Damages
93
Basis of assessment of damages
95
Assessment of Damages in Labour Matters Standard Practice
97
Special Damages
99
Severance Pay
101
Statutory Limitation
103
Specific Re-Instatement
106
ch. 9
Compensation for Work Related Injuries
113
Introduction
113
The National Social Insurance Fund
113
Industrial Accident
115
Materiality of Accidents
117
Claiming Compensation for Industrial Injury
118
Occupational Accident
119
The Place Where Meals Are Taken
120
The protected route
120
Occupational Diseases
121
Procedure for filling compensation claims
121
Disputes
122
Disputes Arising From the National Social Insurance Fund
125
ch. 10
Vicarious Liabilities for Acts of Worker
129
Vicarious Liability for Acts of Worker
132
Course of Employment
135
ch. 11
Procedures in Labour Actions
137
Introduction
137
Jurisdiction
137
Territorial Jurisdiction of Labour Courts
138
Commencement of Labour Actions
141
Individual Labour Disputes
142
Collective Disputes
144
Strikes
146
The procedure for resolution of collective disputes
147
Burden of Proof in Labour Matters
149
ch. 12
Labour Appeals
155
Further Evidence on Appeal
159
Provisional Execution of Labour Judgement
160
ch. 13
Trade Unions
167
Introduction
167
Purpose of a Trade Union
170
Registration of Trade Unions and Employer's Associations
171
What if the Registrar refuses to register a Trade Union
174
Status of Trade Unions
176
The Labour Code
177