Dismissed from work in Zambia: where do I start?
Prepare a dismissal or termination question, preserve the evidence, and find the appropriate help.
Begin with what happened and when. A notice of termination, a disciplinary dismissal, redundancy and the expiry of a fixed-term contract may raise different questions. This guide helps you prepare for advice; it does not decide whether your dismissal was lawful.
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- Make a reliable timeline
- Ask for the basis of the decision
- Choose the next step promptly
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How we prepare and review content →Official and institutional sources
- Employment Code Act, 2019 — National Assembly ↗
Publisher record of the 2019 Act. Check amendments, commencement and the provisions applicable to the employment relationship.
- Workplace dispute resolution — Ministry of Labour and Social Security ↗
Official service guidance. It refers to older legislation; use it to identify the mediation service, not to establish the current legal test.