I agree with you, Sally.

Doing a runner if you're legally employed is risky as well as deceitful. By doing that, you could end up on the SAFEA blacklist. Far better to try to negotiate with your employer in an attempt to resolve disputes. If he's unreasonable, you can suggest terminating the contract early by mutual agreement. It's only when all your negotiations with him have failed, do you have the right to refer the matter to SAFEA, not that that is likely to have a good outcome, and doing so will possibly entail an undesirable delay. But the threat of involving SAFEA might just be enough to persuade your employer to set you free. He might well take the view 'good riddance to bad rubbish'.