Falkenburg & Braun Ltd v McGauran
Whether an employee was entitled to a gratuity upon her resignation; the importance of ensuring employment contracts contain all agreed terms in writing. Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, 7 July 1983
This case decided whether or not discussions as regards future payment of a gratuity formed part an employment contract even though though they were never written down. A useful examination of when oral statements become a contractual term and not mere representation, and the key tests to prove intention of the parties. Reported by Abdul Karim Koroma.
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