Notice of Termination of Employment at the Employer’s Initiative: Prospects for Adapting Foreign Experience in Russia

Abstract

In 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employer became more relevant, as the number of layoffs and related labor disputes increased significantly. The doctrine of labor law has not yet studied the concept of a notice of termination of employment developed in different countries. The paper provides a classification of a notice of termination of employment based on the ILO Convention No. 158, Recommendation No. 166, as well as the European Social Charter. The paper is devoted to a comparative legal analysis of a notice of termination of employment at the employer’s initiative in such countries as Australia, Belarus, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, China, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, France. The paper concludes that most countries adhere to the approach according to which the fundamental criterion for determining the period of notice of termination at the initiative of the employer is the length of service.