Employment Law In Egypt: Termination

Employers may need to terminate an employment relationship for a myriad of reasons from downsizing the company, to reprimanding an employee who has not been performing well, despite a number of warnings. We will discuss the former scenario further on in the book, since there are a particular set of rules governing the execution of downsizing, however here we will be looking at the general criteria for terminating an employment relationship.

As previously stated, a contract will generally terminate with the expiry of its period, or the accomplishment of the work it has been concluded for. If the term of the contract is not defined by an agreement or by the type or work or its purpose, either party may put an end to this relationship by providing written notice (2 months prior to termination if the worker's uninterrupted length of service does not exceed ten years, and three months prior to the contract termination if that period exceeds ten years) to the other party.