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Cases · People & private matters · Employment, labour & workplace disputes

Terminate an international employment relationship

How do we dismiss an employee in another country lawfully?

WONE Global sets out the lawful process and costs, and has an employment professional manage the exit and agreement.

Countries in the typical case United States · France

The situation

What is happening

What is at stake

Dismissals abroad without proper process lead to claims, reinstatement or large awards.

A scenario

Technology companyCorporation · from United States · in France

It must let go of its country manager in France.

Where it ends A lawful exit without a tribunal claim.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Termination rules abroad”“Severance pay for an employee abroad”“We need to dismiss an executive in another country”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global sets out the lawful process and costs, and has an employment professional manage the exit and agreement.

Usually led by Employment, payroll and immigration, with Contracts and commercial law and Disputes and arbitration.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Day 1WONE Global sets out the French process.
  2. Week 1Costs and options.
  3. Weeks 2-4Process managed locally.
  4. ThenSettlement agreement.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Lawful grounds and process in the country
  2. 02Notice, severance and consultation obligations
  3. 03Settlement terms and restrictive covenants

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A compliant termination process
  • Settlement agreement
  • Final payroll and filings completed

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsEmployment, payroll and immigration5 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedContracts and commercial law12 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedDisputes and arbitration5 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Employment, payroll and immigration, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Francein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. United Statesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  4. Kenya WONE Global Partner James Ngochi Ngugi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  7. Vietnam WONE Global Partner Le Quoc Duy · Chairman - Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  8. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  9. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  10. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  11. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

Le Quoc DuyHo Chi Minh City · Vietnam

WONE Global Capability Partner · Vietnam

Le Quoc Duy

Chairman - Lawyer · Vina TPT Company Limited · Ho Chi Minh City

Over 20 years of experience specializing in legal matters and practical operations for Japanese businesses in Vietnam (investment law, corporate law, labor, commerce, intellectual property, and tax).

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