Article 2257

Advance notice is not required where the termination is automatically terminated, where the parties agree to terminate, or where the employer terminates.

The employee is excused from giving advance notice where:

his employer fails to fulfill his obligations as defined by this Chapter;

his employer commits an offence against the employee punishable under the Penal Code;

he and his dependents are exposed to a great danger or a disease which was not foreseen when the contract of employment was concluded; or

payment of wages has been delayed for more than a week.