what is a notice of termination 
a notice of termination is what an employer uses to notify an employee as to the end of their employment contract more broadly it may also refer to the formal notification of the end of a contract between two or more parties while a notice of termination usually is provided to an employee for reasons unrelated to their job performance for example because business conditions necessitate layoffs or downsizing it may also be given to an employee for poor job performance or misconduct in certain cases however employers are required to give workers advance notice of mass layoffs or a plant closure especially if they are a member of a union another term for notice of termination document is pink slip or termination letter if your job is terminated but you are under a union contract your employer is legally bound to give you a notice of termination otherwise there is no law that individual companies must provide their at will workers with a notice of termination 