Estonia: the new law on labor contracts to come into force on July 1, 2009

A few limited improvements for employees. In addition to the more specific definition of the content of the labor contract, one can see that employees’ rights to a private life have been considerably increased, since the employer can no longer go through their things or read their emails. The obligation for the employer to provide vocational training to his employees is introduced, and other provisions are aimed at improving employees’ safety when a fixed-term contract is terminated.
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loyers in the organization of labor relations, to improve businesses’ competitiveness.

  • For all employees recruited, the try-out period will now last four months, which the employer may terminate with a 2-week notice.
  • Fixed-term contracts may be concluded for a maximum of five years if this is justified by the nature of the task.
  • Pregnant women, employees with children under the age of 3, staff representatives, who couldn’t be dismissed without prior authorization from the labor inspectorate, no
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