Labor Law > Dismissal and Termination

The Labor Law lists the grounds under which an employee may be dismissed. The employee may not be dismissed until the matter is brought before the local conciliation committee at the Ministry of Manpower and Training. The committee seeks to help parties settle employment related disputes and can issue non-binding recommendations. However, the employer may be thereafter dismiss an employee against such recommendation and the employee retains the right to challenge the dismissal in court.

The Egyptian labor courts retain discretion in reviewing an employment dismissal. Compensation awards may be granted to employees for wrongful dismissal on the basis of a review of the facts and circumstances of each case. Court decisions have tended to award payments of between two and three months' salary for each year of employment for wrongful dismissal. Grounds for legal termination without notice include the expiration of a fixed-term employment contract, retirement, resignation, death, total incapacitation of the employee to work at the relevant job or his unfitness during probation period.

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