Employees become again protected
JAN 20, 2025
From April 3, 2025, the employee who has requested or is currently enjoying i) flexible working hours for work-life balance (article 34.8 of the Workers' Statute [WS]) or ii) a paid leave for accident/serious illness, hospitalization or surgery of a family member according to article 37.3 b) of WS, will again be protected against a termination without serious grounds or with formal mistakes, and the termination will be automatically declared null and void.
In addition, the employee will be entitled to terminate his contract based on a breach of contract by the employer, having the right to the severance compensation corresponding to unfair terminations, when, among other reasons, the company a) pays the salary more than 15 days late within 6 months, or b) owes the employee 3 months of salary within 1 year (not necessarily consecutively in both cases).
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