Unfair termination & Employer Specifying Reasons for Termination
Labour Law Article – Unfair termination & Employer Specifying Reasons for Termination Supreme Court case No. 7429/2560 Issue: If an employer terminates an employee and fails to specify the reason for such termination in the termination letter or explain the reason to the employee at the time of termination, then can the employer later raise the reason for the termination if the employee sues their employer in the Labour Court claiming unfair termination? Background: The Defendant terminated the employment of the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff (employee) then sued the Defendant (employer) to claim compensatory damages by arguing that their termination constituted an unfair termination. In this case the employer did not specify the reason for the employee’s termination in the termination letter, nor did they explain the reason for the termination to the employee at the time of the termination. Relevant […]