Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

North Macedonia :: Retirement

The current age of retirement is 65 years for men and 62 years for women …

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North Macedonia :: Work certificate

Upon termination of the employment contract, an employer must, within three days, return to the employee all their original documents and issue a work certificate …

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North Macedonia :: Severance pay

There is no general right to severance pay upon dismissal in Macedonia, unless the employee is dismissed for business reasons …

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North Macedonia :: Notice periods

The statutory notice period prior to termination is one month …

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North Macedonia :: Protection from dismissal

An employer must not terminate an employee’s employment contract when that employee is on leave due to pregnancy, birth or adoption …

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North Macedonia :: Redundancy payments

An employer must pay severance payments to redundant employees as follows:  For up to 5 years of service one month’s net salary For 5 to 10 years of service two months’ net salary For 10 to 15 years of employment three months’ net salary For 15 to 20 years of service four months’ net salary 20 to 25 years of service five months’ net salary Over 25 years of service six months’ net salary The basis for calculating an employee’s average net salary is the average of the last six months before termination …

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North Macedonia :: Collective redundancy

A redundancy will be considered a collective redundancy if it affects at least 20 workers in a 90-day period (this is regardless of the total number of workers in the organisation) …

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North Macedonia :: Individual redundancy

Employment may be terminated due to business reasons …

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North Macedonia :: Termination by the employer

An employer may terminate the employment contract for reasons related to the behaviour of the worker; if the worker has violated work obligations; or if the cause is based on business needs …

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North Macedonia :: Termination by mutual consent

At any time, the parties to a contract of employment may mutually agree to terminate the contract …

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North Macedonia :: Termination of a fixed-term contract

A fixed-term contract will terminate upon the expiry of the agreed term, when the project has been completed or when the purpose for which the contract was signed has been fulfilled …

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North Macedonia :: Ways to terminate an employment contract

According to the Labour Relations Law, employment can be primarily terminated in the following instances: Dismissal by the employer; Termination by mutual consent; Upon the expiry of a fixed-term of employment; By providing appropriate notice; Redundancy; Resignation …

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