Appealing against unfair dismissal Thursday, 16 September 2010 04:12

A worker can appeal an employer’s disciplinary action against him/her within seven days of being notified about the action. If the worker’s appeal is met by rejection, he/she can file a complaint at the Labour Department within seven days.

Officials at the Labour Department have to respond to the worker’s appeal within seven days. The decisions of the Department can not be appealed. If the Department does not make a decision on the worker’s appeal within seven days, the worker has to consider his/her appeal rejected.

Workers have the right to appeal dismissals before the court concerned. If the court decides that the dismissal was arbitrary or contrary to the provisions of this law, it can either revoke the dismissal or properly compensate the worker, taking other benefits when calculating the compensation into account according to the Labour Law No. 14/2004.