Termination of employment and notice period

Termination of employment due to shortage of work

Shortage of work can mean that there are no work tasks or that the company does not have money for operations and salaries. As an employer, you must negotiate with the union, and if you are to dismiss more than five people, you must submit a notification to the Swedish Public Employment Service.

Termination of employment due to shortage of work

If your employees resign

If an employee resigns from your company, the notice period you have agreed on applies primarily. According to the Employment Protection Act (LAS), an employee otherwise has a notice period of one month.

Employee resigns

If your employees retire

In the case of old-age pension, employment is terminated when the employee reaches the age of 69 by the employer giving written notice no later than one month before the 69th birthday. An employee can also choose to withdraw the national pension from the age of 63, by resigning in the usual way.

Employee retires

Employee misconduct

As an employer, you have a certain responsibility to ensure that various types of employee misconduct cease. Unauthorized absence, crime, and refusal to work are some examples of misconduct. If the problems continue, you may have objective reasons to terminate the employee.

Employee misconduct

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Dismissal on grounds of misconduct

If you want to dismiss an employee on grounds of misconduct, you must have objective reasons. The employee must have misbehaved in a way that caused damage to the company, or risk of damage. Furthermore, you must have made the employee aware that they are at risk of being dismissed.

Dissmisal on grounds of misconduct

Frequently asked questions about terminations and notice period

What is the shortest notice period that can be agreed upon? add

According to the Employment Protection Act (LAS), the notice period is at least one month, both on the part of the employer and the employee. Collective agreements often have a longer notice period depending on age and length of employment.

Can I dismiss an employee for personal reasons? add

Yes, but then you must have factual reasons and be able to prove that the person misbehaved in a serious way. You must also conduct an investigation to see if it is possible to redeploy the person and avoid a dismissal.

How does it work with vacation days not taken by a dismissed employee? add

Just like with regular vacation, the employee can apply for vacation during the notice period. Otherwise, the employee is entitled to vacation allowance. The vacation days you pay compensation for are the previously saved vacation days, those not taken in the current vacation year and those earned by the employee for the upcoming vacation year.