What formal requirements apply to a dismissal from the employer?
The notice must be in writing, delivered in person or sent by registered post, and state the right to demand negotiation and to bring legal action, the deadlines for doing so, who the action is to be brought against, and the right to remain in post. In a redundancy it must also state the preferential right to re-employment. A notice lacking this information is as a rule invalid if the employee brings action within four months.
Source
- Reference
- Working Environment Act section 15-4
- 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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