All about Summary dismissal

When an employer terminates the employment of an employee without notice or with less notice than that to which the employee is entitled by any statutory provision or contractual term, the termination amounts to summary dismissal. As a general rule, no employer has the right to terminate a contract of service without notice or with less notice than that to which the employee is entitled by any statute or by contract term. The exception to this rule is that an employee may be summarily dismissed on account of gross misconduct. Section 44 (4)(a) of the Employment Act, 2007 provides inexhaustive lists of what may constitute gross misconduct.