Employment
Labour Code with severance stacked on notice
The 2001 Labour Code allows dismissal only on listed grounds. Notice runs from one to three months by length of service, and an employee dismissed for redundancy is generally entitled to severance in addition to notice or in lieu of it.
Key rules
- Employer termination is limited to the grounds listed in section 63.
- Notice is one to three months depending on length of service.
- Severance of one to four months' pay applies on redundancy or health grounds.
- Minimum annual leave is four weeks, five for employees over 33 or with children.
Governing law
- Labour Code (311/2001)Zákonník práce.
- Act on Employment Services (5/2004)Placement and illegal employment.
- Act on Occupational Safety (124/2006)Health and safety duties.
In practice
Invalid termination must be challenged in court within two months of the termination date; wage supplements for night, weekend and holiday work are set by statute and often missed.