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- It is understood that for the purposes of this article the terms ``termination of employment" and ``terminated" mean termination of employment at the initiative of the employer.
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- It is understood that this article covers all workers but that a Party may exclude from some or all of its protection the following categories of employed persons:
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- a)workers engaged under a contract of employment for a specified period of time or a specified task;
- b)workers undergoing a period of probation or a qualifying period of employment, provided that this is determined in advance and is of a reasonable duration;
- c)workers engaged on a casual basis for a short period.
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- For the purpose of this article the following, in particular, shall not constitute valid reasons for termination of employment:
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- a)trade union membership or participation in union activities outside working hours, or, with the consent of the employer, within working hours;
- b)seeking office as, acting or having acted in the capacity of a workers' representative;
- c)the filing of a complaint or the participation in proceedings against an employer involving alleged violation of laws or regulations or recourse to competent administrative authorities;
- d)race, colour, sex, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin;
- e)maternity or parental leave;
- f)temporary absence from work due to illness or injury.
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- It is understood that compensation or other appropriate relief in case of termination of employment without valid reasons shall be determined by national laws or regulations, collective agreements or other means appropriate to national conditions.
