Ministry of Labour: Multiple Cases of Employment Contract Termination in Accordance with the Law

Amir Zaki

The Public Authority for Manpower, through an awareness post published on its official accounts, clarified the cases in which an employment contract terminates in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Law, outlining the rights of both the employer and the employee, as well as the cases in which the contract terminates by operation of law.

The Authority explained that the employer has the right to terminate the employee’s service in cases permitted by law, including termination with notice in indefinite-term contracts, or dismissal for serious causes stipulated by law. The employee retains the right to appeal if he considers the dismissal decision unjust, in accordance with Articles 41, 44, and 46 of the Labor Law.

It added that the employee also has the right to terminate the employment contract in accordance with legal regulations. He may also leave work without prior notice and still be entitled to an end-of-service gratuity in specific cases, such as the employer’s breach of the contract or the law, assault on the employee, or the existence of a danger threatening his safety or health, in accordance with Article 48 of the Labor Law.

The Authority clarified that an employment contract terminates by operation of law in several cases, including the death of the employee, proven inability to perform work, illness after exhausting sick leave, final closure of the establishment, or a final court judgment declaring the employer bankrupt, in accordance with Articles 49 and 50 of the Labor Law.