Assessing employment-relationship risks in Georgia is not a consulting methodology but numeric law: behind each risk stands a numbered article, and behind each violation a concrete fine bracket. A risk map built on the Labour Code consists of three layers: the risk events (Article 47 — grounds and rules of termination; Article 49 — mass dismissal), the priced exposure (Articles 77 and 78 — the fine matrix and triple penalties) and the perimeter (Article 1 — the law's scope and floor).
Risk Events — Articles 47 and 49
Termination of an employment contract is the most frequently contested risk, and Article 47 enumerates its grounds: economic, technological or organizational change requiring a reduction of the workforce; expiry of the term; completion of the work; the employee's own written departure; agreement of the parties; mismatch of qualification or professional skills; gross or repeated breach of an obligation imposed by the contract or internal rules; and other objective circumstances. For risk assessment one critical detail hides here: a breach of an obligation imposed by internal rules becomes a ground only where the rules are part of the contract. The second risk event is mass dismissal (Article 49): termination within 30 calendar days on grounds not conditioned by the person or conduct of the employee — with at least 10 employees in an organization of more than 20 but fewer than 100, or at least 10 percent where more than 100. A planned mass dismissal requires consultations, written information to the association or representatives, and prior notice to the minister and the affected employees at least 45 calendar days in advance — the dismissal takes effect after 45 calendar days from that notice.