Arabic-language reference guide to arbitrary dismissal and end-of-service in Lebanon under the Labour Code of 1946 (Art. 50) and the NSSF end-of-service scheme. General legal information, not legal advice — verify with Lebanese counsel. The 2019 crisis has badly eroded real NSSF payouts.
In Lebanon, end-of-service indemnity is paid by the NSSF (one month of the last salary per year of service), not directly by the employer; the employer funds it through an 8.5% payroll contribution. Notice scales with seniority (1 to 4 months). Arbitrary dismissal (Art. 50) is compensated at the court's discretion, commonly between 2 and 12 months' wages. Note: the lira collapse has wiped out much of the real value of NSSF indemnities, prompting a 2023 pension reform.
