Notice of termination of service

No employer shall dispense with the services of an employee who has been in his 97[continueous employment- (a) for not less than a year, without giving such person at least thirty days' notice in writing, or wages in lieu of such notice ; (b) for less than a year but more than three months, without giving such person at least fourteen days' notice in writing, or wages in lieu of such notice]. Provided that such notice shall not be necessary where the services of such employee are dispensed with for misconduct. 99[Explanation., For the purposes of this section, 'misconduct' shall include, (a) absence from service without notice in writing or without sufficient reasons for seven days or more ; (b) going on or abetting a strike in contravention of any law for the time being in force ; and (c) causing damage to the property of his employer.],