Slovak labour law regulates the termination of employment in a rigid manner, based on the principle of protection of the employee as the weaker party in labour relations. The Labour code distinguishes four key types of terminating an employment relationship: I. Termination by agreement, II. Notice of termination, III. Immediate termination and IV. Termination within a probationary period. In addition to that, an employment relationship will also terminate upon the death of the employee and fixed-term employment will terminate upon expiry of the agreed period. Special provisions apply to termination of an employment relationship with a foreigner (or a stateless person) and in connection with temporary secondment. The legal regulation of termination of the employment relationship in Slovakia has been relatively stable in recent years, without major changes or serious proposals for radical amendment.