A Critical Analysis of the Concept of Employment Contracts and Untimely Termination Circumstances Under Cameroonian Labour Legislation

Abstract

One of the most remarkable characteristics of the Cameroonian Labour Code of 1992 is the concept of contract of employment as provided specifically under section 23 (1) of the above code. This is because contracts of employment within the meaning of section 23 (1) are contracts of successive execution, which can also not be performed for life. The general principle is that contract of employment, especially that of specified duration cannot be terminated before it due date but circumstances still abound that automatically leads to it termination before the due date. This piece of work analytically analyzed, the concept of an employment contract in Cameroon, elements that will make it to be valid in the eyes of the law, what makes it different from other contractual engagement, the two classical types of contract of employment under Cameroon Labour Code and finally unveiling circumstances under which contract of employment will be terminated before it due date. In order to attain our objective, we adopted the doctrinal and analytical legal research methods.