In Which Cases May Employee Terminate the Employment Contract Immediately Without Notice?

The employee may terminate the employment contract before the expiry of its term or without observing the notice period in the following cases:

I.Health Reasons

• If the performance of the work under the contract endangers the employee’s health or life due to the nature of the work.

• If the employer or another employee with whom the worker has close and direct contact is afflicted with a contagious disease or a disease incompatible with the employee’s work.

II.Immoral or Ill-Faith Conduct and Similar Cases

• If the employer misleads the employee by providing false qualifications, conditions, or information about essential points of the contract.

• If the employer insults the honor and dignity of the employee or a family member, or sexually harasses the employee.

• If the employer assaults, threatens, or incites the employee (or their family) to commit unlawful acts, commits an imprisonable crime against them, or makes serious defamatory accusations.

• If the employee is sexually harassed by another employee or third party in the workplace and the employer fails to take necessary measures despite being informed.

• If the employer fails to duly calculate or pay wages in accordance with the law or the contract.

• If wages are based on piecework or output but the employer fails to provide sufficient work, and does not compensate the employee for lost wages, or otherwise fails to apply agreed working conditions.

III.Force Majeure

• If compelling reasons arise at the workplace that suspend operations for more than one week.

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