This article discusses the general characteristics of the grounds for termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employer and the decision, regulation in the legislation of the specifics of their classification. Some issues of the application of legislation upon termination of an employment contract, the existence of grounds for termination of employment relations do not always stop it. In some cases, along with the justification specified in the Labor Code, a certain legal act is required as an action of the relevant person, which is raised as an order from the employer or an employee's statement issued in accordance with the established legal procedure and indicating the will of the party to the contract to terminate it. At the initiative of the employer, recommendations were proposed on the need to improve labor legislation characterizing the procedure for termination of an employment contract.