Cancellation period for catering contracts: what are your rights?

Questioner

What is the legal notice period for a specific 6-month contract of the catering industry collective labor agreement?

Lawyer

In principle, a fixed-term employment contract cannot be terminated prematurely. This is different if the employer and the employee have agreed that the employment contract can be terminated prematurely or if the collective labour agreement stipulates this. The CAO Horeca does not contain any provisions on interim termination of a fixed-term employment contract. Whether you can terminate the employment contract prematurely therefore depends on whether you have agreed to this in the employment contract. For this you must check your employment contract. If nothing has been agreed on this, you cannot terminate the employment contract prematurely. If you terminate the employment contract prematurely without this having been agreed, your employer is entitled to compensation. This compensation is equal to the amount that you would have received in wages if the employment contract had not been terminated prematurely. You could discuss with your employer whether he would agree to an interim termination of the employment contract.