Who can dismiss an employee?

[SanPellegrino]

Hi guys, this is my first post in the forum so apologies if the matter has been discussed already.

I am trying to find out who is legally entitled to dismiss an employee in a big company; I thought it had to be someone from HR but from my personal experience it was just a manager who carried out the investigation without even consulting anyone from human resources.

If you know the answer to the issue, please let me know

Many thanks

[seduraed]

Re: Who can dismiss an employee?

In large company it would be whoever the company has delegated the authority to . Often the manager or Managers manager. In a small company it's usually the owner or proprietor.