Unauthorized Absences

The employer may terminate an employment agreement if the employee is absent from work without permission. The employer must give the employee a warning for his/her absence and give him/her the opportunity to amend his/her conduct. The regular termination notice periods must be complied with by the employer The employer may terminate an employment agreement if the employee is absent from work without permission. The employer must give the employee a warning for his/her absence and give him/her the opportunity to amend his/her conduct. The regular termination notice periods must be complied with by the employer [General Notice Periods]⁠.

The employer may cancel the employment relationship to end immediately, if the employee is absent from work repeatedly regardless of the warnings.

If the employee has been absent from work for a minimum of seven days without notifying the employer of a valid reason for the absence for this period, the employer is entitled to consider the employment agreement as cancelled from the time on which the absence started. An employee has the same right if the employer is absent. If a valid reason for not notifying the employer of the absence exists, the cancellation of the employment agreement shall be null and void. The reason of absence can be fully acceptable, i.e. an illness. The decisive factor is, whether or not the employee has had an acceptable reason for not informing his/her absence. If no such reason exists, the employer has the right to consider the employment relationship cancelled (also in the case of illness).