A person abandons his employment within the meaning of this section who, notwithstanding that it is an express or implied term of his contract of employment that he may terminate his employment on giving notice to his employer of his intention to do so, so terminates his employment without the previous consent of his employer.

[See, Explanation to section 4, the Essential Services (Second) Ordinance, 1958 (E. P. Ord. XLI of 1958)].