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Termination Process

Termination Process

The company may terminate part or all work contracts when necessary owing to force majeure, economic, or technological situations, according to the restrictions in the Labor Law.

In addition, under some circumstances, such as the following, a company may unilaterally cancel a contract of employment without prior warning or severance pay:

• The worker makes up their nationality.
• The employee's performance throughout the three-month probationary period has not satisfied the company.
• If the employer did not notify the Ministry of Labor in advance of the infringement within three days after its verification, the employee is judged to have engaged in a deliberately negligent act or omission intended to harm the financial interests of the employer.
• Three severe violations of the company's internal rules are made by the employee in a given year, notwithstanding written warnings.
• The employee misses over 15 days of work or more than 7 days in a row in a calendar year without a justifiable reason.
• The worker was convicted of a felony or committed a misdemeanor while performing work-related duties and was given a minimum one-year prison sentence.
• The employee hits the management or the employer during work.

Otherwise, prior written termination notice must be served. Consequently, the employee may need clarification on the reasons for the termination. Also, an employment contract shall not be canceled in an unjust or abusive manner.

Notice Period

The period of notice that the law requires cannot be lowered. It changes according to the employee's length of service:

• Under 3 years: one month's notice is necessary.
• 3 to 6 years: two months' notice is necessary.
• Between 6 and 12 years: three months' notice is necessary.
• Over 12 years: four months' notice is necessary.

Severance Pay

The worker is eligible to severance compensation from the company in the event of an unfair dismissal, which can range from two to twelve months' worth of salary.

Probation Period

The probation period in Lebanon is 3 months. Businesses hire Professional Employee Organization services to abide by it.

Paid Time Offs

Following one year of employment, 15 days of yearly leave pay every year. Contractor Management Services are necessary to honor this rule.

Public Holidays

There are 10 national holidays throughout the year.

Vacation Holidays

There are 25 vacation holidays throughout the year.

Sick Days

Employees who have been working for the same company for longer than the three-month probationary period are eligible for the following paid sick days:

• 100% of the salary is payable for a half-month and 50% of the compensation is due for another half-month from the third to the second year of employment.
• From 2 to 4 years of employment: 100% of the monthly salary payable for 1 month and 50% of the monthly salary payable for the next month.
• From 4 to 6 years of service: one and a half months' compensation at 100% and then another 1 and a half months' salary at 50%.
• 6 to 10 years of service: 100% of the pay for 2 months plus 50% of the income for another 2 months.
• Above 10 years of service: 100% of the income payable for 2 and a half months, followed by 50% of the wage payable for the remaining 2 and a half months.