It makes no difference how long you've been with a company so yes, it's legal to lay off any and everyone without severance. The exceptions: a union agreement requiring severance, a personal contract calling for a severance. This is usually only for executives and ``key'' people.
Section 29 provides a minimum code to facilitate such a termination without cause. Once an employer complies with that provision to bring an employment to an end there is no unfair dismissal claim that would lie, unless the employee has better terms under his contract of employment for termination without cause.
Employers can legally terminate employees for reasons including gross misconduct, redundancy, or breach of contract.
Ing to the Bahamas Penal Code article 315, "Whoever intentionally and unlawfully causes abortion or miscarriage shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years". Abortions can only be performed in cases of foetal deformity, or , and on health grounds.
Get it right! In a ``termination without cause'' the employer need not point to a reason for the termination. He/she can say ``I want this relationship to end now,'' without having the legal obligation to justify the termination by pointing to misconduct, malfeasance or lack of performance on the part of the employee.
Section 29 provides a minimum code to facilitate such a termination without cause. Once an employer complies with that provision to bring an employment to an end there is no unfair dismissal claim that would lie, unless the employee has better terms under his contract of employment for termination without cause.