Employment law
Claims and compensation actions arising from the employment contract between employee and employer, reinstatement proceedings and the mandatory mediation stage. Disputes concerning working mothers’ rights to maternity leave, parental leave and nursing breaks also fall within this field.
In most employee-claim and reinstatement cases, applying to a mediator before filing a lawsuit is mandatory. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the case is brought before the labour court. Because limitation periods for claims and the time limit for reinstatement applications are short, it is important to keep your documents when the employment contract ends.
Matters handled in this field
- Severance pay and notice pay claims
- Reinstatement actions, pay for the period of idleness and compensation for non-reinstatement
- Claims for wages, overtime, weekly rest day and public holiday pay
- Annual paid leave claims
- Pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation for work accidents and occupational diseases
- Compensation for bad faith, trade union discrimination and breach of the duty of equal treatment
- Pay for job-search leave and payment of percentages
- Refusal to work where occupational health and safety measures are not taken
- Rights arising from maternity leave, and workplace nurseries and nursing rooms
- Handling of the mandatory mediation process
How does the process work?
- Collecting documentsThe employment contract, payslips, social security service record, termination notice and correspondence are gathered.
- Calculating the claimsSeverance, notice, overtime and leave claims are calculated on the basis of the documents.
- Mandatory mediationAn application is made to the mediator; if an agreement is reached, the process ends here.
- Action before the labour courtIf there is no agreement, a lawsuit is filed; the witness and expert stages are followed.
Frequently asked questions
An application must be made to a mediator within one month of notification of the termination. If no agreement is reached in mediation, a lawsuit must be filed within two weeks of the final minutes.
You must have worked for the same employer for at least one year, and the employment contract must have ended in one of the cases listed in the law.
A female employee who leaves of her own accord within one year of her marriage is entitled to severance pay. Rights after childbirth are assessed according to the specific circumstances.
The information on this page is general in nature; each specific case is assessed on its own facts.
