{"id":3733,"date":"2020-12-29T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T13:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyoelamaan.fi\/?page_id=3733"},"modified":"2024-12-17T06:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:19:19","slug":"notice-and-resignation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tyoelamaan.staging.web-veistamo.fi\/en\/when-employment-ends\/notice-and-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice and Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Employment can be terminated for many reasons. A lay-off usually happens from the employer’s initiative and a resignation from the employee’s initiative. Giving a notice and resignation terminate the employment, but what’s next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fixed-term contract will terminate at the end of the fixed term or at the completion of the agreed work. A regular employee\u2019s employment can end with a notice given by the employer, the employee’s resignation or a cancellation of the employment. Employees can hand in their notice without a reason, but employers are required to give a justified reason for the dismissal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the reason for the ending of the employment, employees should remember to ask the employer for a testimonial for the work done. It is an important piece of paper when applying for the next job. If the employees are about to become unemployed, they should also ask for a payroll statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An employee resigning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employees can resign and terminate the work contract<\/a>. Employees will not need grounds for the termination of the work contract. It is enough to just wanting to end the employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Employees’ notice periods by law:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • 14 days, if the employment has lasted no more than five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • One month, if the employment has lasted more than five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    It is good to make the resignation with a written notice of termination or by email. It should show the date, the employee’s name and personal details as well the notice of resignation. Preferably, hand in your written notice to the employer or supervisor in person. You will find a template for a written notice in the materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Work shall continue until the notice period as provided by law or the collective labour agreement has passed. The notice periods have been determined in law. Deviations of them may occur in collective labour agreements and agreements between the employer and the employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The employer giving notice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The employer can only terminate the work contract for an appropriate and weighty reason. For example, repeated negligence of work shifts can be a reason for dismissal. Dismissals are possible in work contracts that are valid until further notice. A fixed-term contract cannot be terminated, unless it has been separately agreed on in the work contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If employees neglect their duties or otherwise act in a reproachful manner in the employer’s opinion, they must be given a warning prior to the dismissal. The purpose of the warning is to tell the employees how they have acted wrongly in the employer’s opinion. Another purpose is to give them an opportunity to correct their action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The employer’s notice periods by law:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • 14 days, if the employment has lasted no more than one year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • One month, if the employment has lasted more than a year but no more than four years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Two months, if the employment has lasted more than four years but no more than eight years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Four months, if the employment has lasted more than eight but no more than twelve years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Six months, if the employment has lasted more than twelve years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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