Hassan v. Fairline Garments International Ltd. and Others – sllr 1989 volume 2 page 137

In the case between Mr. Hassan (the appellant workman) and Fairline Garments International Ltd. (the Company), the court addressed whether a unilateral transfer of an employee to another company without consent constitutes a termination under the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act. It was held that transferring an employee to a legally separate entity without consent amounts to a termination of the employment contract, as such transfer represents a fundamental unilateral alteration of employment conditions. The decision reaffirmed the principle that an employment contract cannot be unilaterally assigned to an unrelated entity and that such transfers, without express consent, are not permissible. The holding relied on established precedents from Ceylonese, Indian,