Dismissal And Notice Periods

Employment contracts cannot be terminated with immediate effect except for an urgent cause. Which deadlines do you, as an employer, have to take into account?

Statutory notice periods

The law prescribes how long the notice period must be. For employers, the notice period depends on the duration of the employment contract:

• Less than five years: 1 month
• At least five, but less than ten years: 2 months
• At least ten, but less than fifteen years: 3 months
• Fifteen years or more: 4 months.

In principle, the notice period for the employee is always one month.

There are several exceptions to these main rules:

• In the event of a dismissal after the employee has reached the AOW age, a notice period of one month applies.