Legal advice on employment contract termination

Hi Dingles,

without exact knowledge of your contractual details and position it is very difficult to give advice and only a lawyer is allowed to give legal advice in Malta.

I would advise you to contact the GWU or a lawyer of your choice to possibly make a claim/case.

Cheers
Ricky

I agree with Ricky but can add from my personal experience in a similar position earlier this year but as the employer which might help.

Here's a copy of the legislation I was referring to:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/fin … -ml-mt.pdf

States that:
‘during the probationary period the employment may be terminated at will by either party without assigning any reason:

Provided that a week's notice of the termination of employment shall be given to the other party in the case of an employee who has been in the employment of the same employer continuously for more than one month.

I learnt from my experience that the one week notice period during the probationary period emerges from the law therefore neither party can contract out of this.  Although my contract stated two months' notice to be given by either party to terminate this could not apply during the probationary period and that one weeks' notice given by the employee was sufficient.

Thanks for the replies :-) Much appreciated!