Termination
Terminated? Know your rights and steps before taking action.
What does the law say (plain)?
Article 23 requires at least one month written notice to end an indefinite contract (notice cannot be withdrawn without mutual consent). The contract remains in force during notice; employer may excuse the worker from work but must pay the notice period.
Article 25: if a court finds dismissal was arbitrary and unlawful within 60 days of termination, it may order reinstatement or compensation of half a month's wage per year of service (minimum two months) plus notice pay and entitlements under Articles 32-33, calculated on last wage.
Article 28 exhaustively lists cases where the employer may dismiss without notice (impersonation, forgery, serious loss, repeated disciplinary violations, 20 discontinuous or 10 consecutive unjustified absences after warning, disclosure of secrets, final criminal conviction, intoxication, assault). Any dismissal outside these cases requires notice or is considered arbitrary.
Article 29 gives the worker the right to quit without notice while retaining end-of-service rights if the employer materially changes the job, lowers grade or wage, requires relocation, harms health, assaults the worker, or persistently violates the Labour Law after being notified by the Ministry.