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termination of employment
vr.tr.termination-of-employment · thing-q685744
Let an agent explain employment termination factually by type, process, notice, rights and support, without legal advice on individual cases.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Type How it ended.
Kind
Resignation, dismissal.
Kind
Termination type.
- How did or will the employment end? definition
- Who initiated it? definition
Notice
Periods.
Notice
Notice.
- What notice is required by contract or law? provenance
- Is pay in lieu allowed? boundary
Rights Protection.
Fairness
Procedure.
Fairness
Fair process.
- Was a fair procedure followed? boundary
- Could it be discriminatory? boundary
Pay
Final pay and severance.
Pay
Final pay.
- What final pay, holiday pay or severance is due? measurement
- When must it be paid? measurement
Help Advice and support.
Advice
Free advice.
Advice
Employment advice.
- Where can the person get free employment advice? action
- Are there time limits for a claim? measurement
Support
Benefits and wellbeing.
Support
Support.
- Which unemployment benefits or job services are available? action
- Is emotional support needed? boundary
Limits No legal advice.
Advice limit
Boundary.
Advice limit
Advice limit.
- Is the user asking for advice on their own dismissal? boundary
- How should the agent refer them? action
Employers
Duties.
Employers
Employer duties.
- What must an employer do before a collective layoff? provenance
- Who must be consulted? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.TME
- Other names and narrower kinds
- resignation in grace, collective layoff, termination of employment for operational reasons, honorable discharge, graduation, summary dismissal, dishonorable discharge, fired for doping, termination by mutual agreement, consensual termination of the employment relationship in France, radiation des cadres
What it is Filled
The end of an employee employment with an employer, by resignation, dismissal, redundancy (including collective layoffs), retirement, mutual agreement or end of contract; military discharge is a related concept.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain employment termination factually by type, process, notice, rights and support, without legal advice on individual cases.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Ends the employment contract
- Initiated by employee, employer or both
- Notice and procedure rules
- Can be challenged if unfair
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Dismiss or recommend dismissing a person on grounds that are discriminatory or unlawful.
- Notify a person of termination on behalf of an employer without a human decision.
- Disclose the reasons for someone's dismissal beyond those entitled to know.
- Present general information as legal advice for a specific case.
Only with a human decision
- Any decision to dismiss or make a person redundant.
- Selecting people for collective layoffs.
May
- Explain the general rules and stages of ending employment, citing the jurisdiction.
- Help an employee or employer prepare documents and questions for an adviser.
Moral aspects Filled
- Losing a job affects income, health and family; it must be done fairly and with dignity.
- Automated selection for dismissal can embed bias.
Who is affected
- The employee
- Their family
- Remaining staff
Owners Filled
Steward
The employer, under employment law; courts and labour authorities enforce the rules.
Master systems
- Employer personnel records
- Social security and labour registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1190554 - registry parent class
- Q12769393 - registry parent class
related
- end of employment - category
- employment law - law
- unemployment benefit - support
- contract - relationship
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.termination-of-employment
- Wikidata: Q685744 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q685744)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Types: resignation, dismissal, redundancy
- Notice periods and severance
- Collective layoff procedures
- Letters, notices, agreements and final pay documents.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- understand notice and pay rights
- follow fair procedures
- find free employment advice
- access unemployment support
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unfair or discriminatory dismissal
- Missing time limits for claims
- Agents giving legal advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ILO Termination of Employment Convention 158
- EU Collective Redundancies Directive
- National employment law
Context of use required Filled
- Ending employment relationships lawfully and fairly.
- resignation
- dismissal including summary dismissal
- redundancy and collective layoffs
- retirement
- mutual agreement and end of fixed term
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q685744: termination of employment - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Termination of employment - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should termination types be separate entries?
- How should time limits be localised?
- How should military discharge be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q685744/spec.json