The subject of this paper is the extraordinary termination of the employment contract. At the beginning of the paper, it is discussed in general about the termination of the employment contract, dismissal of the employment contract and, in particular, types and differences between the mentioned types of dismissal of the employment contract. In the central part of the work, the main subject is the extraordinary dismissal of the employment contract. Extraordinary dismissal causes harmful consequences for the parties of the employment contract, which is why we want to ensure exceptionality in application and that is achieved by applying the principle provisions on the reasons for giving extraordinary dismissal, which includes serious violations of obligations from the employment relation and other important facts, the existence of which makes it impossible to continue employment relation, so the emphasis is placed on judicial practice. Of great importance is the dismissal procedure itself through provisions on the right to defense, time limit for the possibility of dismissal, form, content and delivery of the dismissal. It is important to emphasize the role of the work council and to note that there are protected categories of workers to a certain extent. At the end of the paper, the legal protection mechanisms available to the parties are discussed.