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Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 is an
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Convention. Its purpose is to coordinate minimum levels of
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in the laws of ILO member states.


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*art 2, establishes the scope and says short fixed term, probationary or casual workers may be excluded *art 3, defines termination as at the initiative of the employer *art 4, says the employer must have a valid reason for termination based on "the capacity or conduct of the worker or based on the operational requirements of the undertaking, establishment or service" *art 5, prohibits membership of a union, being a representative, seeking to assert a working right, or any discrimination based reason as becoming a valid reason. *art 6, temporary absence or sickness is not a reason *art 7, requires a minimum procedure for any disciplinary based dismissal where a worker has a chance to defend himself or herself *arts 8-10, require a procedure where a worker can appeal against a termination to an impartial authority *art 11, requires a reasonable period of notice before termination *art 12, requires redundancy or severance pay for income protection *art 13, requires consultation of worker representatives before collective redundancies


Ratifications

As of 2022, 36 states have ratified the convention. One of these states—
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
—has subsequently denounced the treaty.


See also

* Labour law * Unfair dismissal *
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Ratifications
International Labour Organization conventions Termination of employment Treaties concluded in 1982 Treaties entered into force in 1985 Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda Treaties of Australia Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Cameroon Treaties of the Central African Republic Treaties of Zaire Treaties of Cyprus Treaties of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Treaties of Finland Treaties of France Treaties of Gabon Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Lesotho Treaties of Luxembourg Treaties of North Macedonia Treaties of Malawi Treaties of Moldova Treaties of Montenegro Treaties of Morocco Treaties of Namibia Treaties of Niger Treaties of Papua New Guinea Treaties of Portugal Treaties of Saint Lucia Treaties of Serbia and Montenegro Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Slovenia Treaties of Spain Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Turkey Treaties of Uganda Treaties of Ukraine Treaties of Venezuela Treaties of the Yemen Arab Republic Treaties of Zambia 1982 in labor relations {{International-law-stub