Dismissal by employer
Dismissal of employee at employer's initiative must be justified. It means one of the following reasons for dismissal should be present:
- reduction in business (operations) requiring workforce cut
- insufficient qualification or inconsistent health conditions of employee
- one-time gross or systematic violation by employee of job duties
- hiring full-time employee in place of secondary part-time employee
- dismissal of an executive director, deputy director(s) and/or a chief accountant following the change of a company owner
- reaching retirement age by employee with the right to receive state pension
Employer is obliged to notify employee about dismissal in writing:
- not less than 2 months in advance in case of dismissal due to a workforce reduction or company liquidation
- not less than 2 months in advance in case of dismissal of an executive director, deputy director(s) or a chief accountant following a change in company ownership
- not less than 2 weeks in advance in case of dismissal due to the inadequacy of employee for work due to insufficient qualification or health conditions
- not less than 3 days in advance in case of dismissal due to commitment of guilty actions and labor violations by employee