Negligence

An employee must perform his/her duties with due care. If an employee acts carelessly he/she is considered to neglect his/her working duties, which can justify the employer to terminate the employment. The evaluation is affected by the level and recurrence of the negligence, the type of work duties, as well as the sort of damage caused by the negligence.  The more often negligence occurs or the more serious damages it causes, the more likely it is that the termination grounds are exceeded. Minor negligence does not usually constitute a sufficient reason for terminating an employment relationship.

Negligence as a ground for termination usually requires a warning to be given to the employee. This gives the employee an opportunity to amend his/her conduct. If negligence reoccurs despite given warnings the employer may have a legal ground for terminating the employment agreement. Negligence on the part of the employee is not usually a round for cancelling the employee’s employment agreement to end immediately without a notice period.