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suspension may be extended till the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.

(2) An employee who is suspended from employment under subsection (1) may at any time during the period of his suspension, notwithstanding sections 5 and 6, terminate his contract of employment without notice or payment in lieu.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (1), an employer may lay-off an employee for such periods as are expressly agreed in, or may be implied from, the contract of employment:

Provided that the period of lay-off shall in no case exceed three normal working days in any one calendar week.

11. (1) In this Part, “continuous contract” means a contract of employment under which an employee is deemed by virtue of the provisions of the Schedule to be in continuous employment.

(2) In any dispute as to whether a contract of employment is a continuous contract the onus of proving that it is not a continuous contract shall be on the employer. PART III.

12. The wage period in respect of which wages are payable under a contract of employment shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be one month.

13. Wages shall become due on the expiry of the last day of the wage period and shall be paid as soon as is practicable but in any case not later than seven days thereafter.

14. Wages of an employee on completion of his contract of employment and any other sum payable in respect of his contract shall be due to him on the day of the completion of the contract and shall be paid as soon as is practicable but in any case not later than seven days thereafter.

15. (1) Where a contract of employment is terminated any sum due to the employee at the time of the termination shall be paid to him as soon as is practicable and in any case not later than seven days after the day of termination.

(2) The sum referred to in subsection (1) shall be—
 * (a) the equivalent of the amount earned by the employee for work done over the period commencing on the expiry of his wage period next preceding the time of termination up to that time;
 * (b) the sum (if any) payable under section 6; and