Legal Aspects of the Different Labor Contracts Suspension or Termination in Light of the Existence of an Epidemic as an Exceptional Circumstance

https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2022-001140

Authors

  • Dr. Hassan Sami Alabady PhD in Philosophy of law, Amman Arab University- Jordan. Associate Professor in Law, Faculty member in the faculty of Business- Amman Arab University, Jordan.
  • Dr. Shereen Abu Ghazaleh PhD in Philosophy of law, University of Aberdeen - UK. An Associate Professor in Private Law, Dean, Faculty of Law- Sohar University- Oman.

Keywords:

Labor contract, Fixed-term contract, Non-fixed-term contract, arbitrary dismissal, Exceptional condition, Epidemics

Abstract

This paper is an analysis of legal aspects of the different labor contracts suspension or termination particularly, in light of the existence of an epidemic as an exceptional circumstance in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It analyses the provision of the Labor, the provision of defense orders and the decisions of courts. Thus, the paper analysis the General provisions of the suspension or termination of labor contracts under the epidemic condition as an exceptional circumstance in Chapter One, in the absence of defense orders. With the presence and issuance of defense orders. The Special Provisions for the Suspension and termination of Non-fixed term labor contracts in the presence of epidemic as an exceptional condition in Chapter Two.

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Published

2022-12-24

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2022): issue-2-July-2022

Section

Articles