Must the employer hold a discussion meeting before dismissal?
Yes. Before the decision is taken the matter must be discussed with the employee and, if the employee so wishes, with an employee representative, unless this is not practically possible. The meeting must cover the ground for the dismissal and the selection in a redundancy. A missing meeting is not in itself a ground of invalidity, but it weighs heavily when the objectivity requirement is tested.
Source
- Reference
- Working Environment Act section 15-1
- Acts
- Working Environment Act chapter 15 — dismissal and notice
- Area
- SME, employment and contracts
- Read date
- 2026-09-09
Working Environment Act chapter 15 — dismissal and notice · Read the act on Lovdata
Other acts in the same area
- Working Environment Act · LOV-2005-06-17-62
- Holidays Act · LOV-1988-04-29-21
- Contracts Act · LOV-1918-05-31-4
- Consumer Purchases Act · LOV-2002-06-21-34
- Consumer Complaints Act · LOV-2020-06-23-98
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