How to legally terminate an employment contract?

Short answer

1. 1Go to 4mycontracts.net and select the Employment Contracts category.
2. 2Choose the termination type: resignation, mutual agreement, or dismissal.
3. 3Fill in employee details, role, and last working day.
4. 4Generate the document and send it for electronic signature.
5. 5Archive the signed termination and related decisions in the platform.

What the law says

• Labour Code art. 55–80 — legal forms for terminating an individual employment contract.
• Labour Code art. 75 — mandatory minimum notice period (20 working days for employees).
• Labour Code art. 81 — resignation: notice period requirements and settlement rights.
• eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 — qualified electronic signature equals handwritten signature legally.
• GDPR art. 17 — employee personal data in contracts must be erased or anonymised upon request after termination.

Practical examples

• Mutual termination agreement for a sales manager, including a 6-month non-compete clause.
• Dismissal decision for economic reasons (position eliminated), with 20-day notice and severance.
• IT employee resignation with notice period reduced to 10 days by written agreement.
• Fixed-term employment contract expiry at end of seasonal project — no additional formalities required.

Common mistakes

• Missing written notice or proof of delivery — makes the termination contestable in court.
• Dismissal decision without specific grounds and without stating the employee's right to appeal.
• Mutual agreement signed verbally or via plain email, without a legally valid signature.
• Failing to pay outstanding settlement (unused leave, overtime) before the employee's last working day.

How 4mycontracts helps

• Pre-drafted dismissal decisions and mutual termination agreements aligned with the current Labour Code.
• Integrated qualified electronic signature — document is legally valid without physical presence.
• Mandatory fields auto-validated (notice period, termination date, outstanding rights) — reduces formal errors.
• Centralised archive with full history of contracts and decisions per employee, accessible at any time.
• Automatic reminders for notice period deadlines — no missed legal dates.