DECISION ' These are.Six appeals of the workers against their termination of service involving common questions of law and fact. They will therefore be disposed of by this common order.
2. The appellants were employed as Machine Operators, in the respondent factory in the Button and Plastic Section. On 29-7-1989 their services were terminated with effect from 31-8-1989.
According to the appellants it was a verbal termination giving no reason but according to the respondent management regular written orders were issued to the terminated workers mentioning that on account of lack of demand, the Plastic and Button Department was being closed down and their services were therefore terminated under Order 12 of the Standing Orders Ordinance and they may collect their dues from the factory on any day. Thus the termination was under Order 12 of the Standing Orders by an order in writing giving reasons for their termination, being on account of reorganisation due to losses. They were offered all the benefits due to them on account of this termination. It is on the other hand the case of the appellants that they were terminated by oral order without any reasons on account of their union activities, but this fact has not been established from evidence. The learned Labour Court accordingly dismissed the grievance petition but advised the workers to contact the management for fresh employment.
3. There is accordingly no substance in these appeals which are dismissed and the order of the lower Court is maintained.