How to draw a contract of employment and periods of notice?
- Always draft a written employment contract (including probation or trial period) and add a clause regarding the prohibition of competition
- With a collective agreement or a contract of employment, it’s possible to agree on different terms regarding periods of notice than those written down in the law. According to the contracts of employment acts, the general periods of notice are the following: when the employment has continued for a maximum of 1 year = 14 days, over 1 year but a maximum of 4 years = 1 month, over 4 years but a maximum of 8 years = 2 months, over 8 years but a maximum of 12 years = 4 months, over 12 years = 6 months
- The periods of notice that the employee must follow: when the employment has continued for a maximum of 5 years = 14 days, over 5 years = 1 month