Termination of Employment Convention, 1982

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

Termination of Employment Convention, 1982
C158
ILO Convention
Date of adoptionJune 22, 1982
Date in forceNovember 23, 1985
ClassificationTermination of Employment - Dismissal
SubjectEmployment security
PreviousMaintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982
NextVocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983

Contents

  • 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 2013, 36 states have ratified the convention. One of these states—Brazil—has subsequently denounced the treaty.

CountryDateStatus
Antigua and Barbuda16:09:2002ratified
Australia26:02:1993ratified
Bosnia and Herzegovina02:06:1993ratified
Brazil05:01:1995denounced on 20:11:1996
Cameroon13:05:1988ratified
Central African Republic05:06:2006ratified
Democratic Republic of the Congo03:04:1987ratified
Cyprus05:07:1985ratified
Ethiopia28:01:1991ratified
Finland30:06:1992ratified
France16:03:1989ratified
Gabon06:12:1988ratified
Latvia25:08:1994ratified
Lesotho14:06:2001ratified
Luxembourg21:03:2001ratified
The Republic of Macedonia17:11:1991ratified
Malawi01:10:1986ratified
Republic of Moldova14:02:1997ratified
Montenegro03:06:2006ratified
Morocco07:10:1993ratified
Namibia28:06:1996ratified
Niger05:06:1985ratified
Papua New Guinea02:06:2000ratified
Portugal27:11:1995ratified
Saint Lucia06:12:2000ratified
Serbia24:11:2000ratified
Slovakia22:02:2010ratified
Slovenia29:05:1992ratified
Spain26:04:1985ratified
Sweden20:06:1983ratified
Turkey04:01:1995ratified
Uganda18:07:1990ratified
Ukraine16:05:1994ratified
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela06:05:1985ratified
Yemen13:03:1989ratified
Zambia09:02:1990ratified

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