Clause 14

An employer may after due inquiry dismiss without notice an employee employed by him on the grounds of misconduct inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his service:Provided that instead of dismissing an employee an employer may —

For the purpose of an inquiry under subsection (1) of this section, the employer may suspend the employee from work for a period not exceeding one week but shall pay him not less than half his salary for such period:Provided that if the inquiry does not disclose any misconduct on the part of the employee the employer shall forthwith restore to the employee the full amount of salary so withheld.