The changes will take effect due to the European Union directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. As the European Union is directing, working conditions and starting a new job must be translucent and straightforward. There should be no hidden gems to discover after the employment contract(Tööleping) is signed.
The law so far states that the employee needs to have information on tasks, wages, working hours, and how to execute the tasks. Under the new law and legislation, additional details must see the light of day.
So before you sign any contract, know your rights. These are:
The training habits of the employer. How many training days are you granted throughout the year, and what type of training does the employer support. Unless the employer does not offer training. In that case, they do not have to provide this information.
The employer must inform you of the duration, start to end, of the probationary period under any circumstances, which should be in the contract.
The employer must notify you on any paid leave they are compelled to compensate. The employer also must let you know if they will receive the money paid for the vacation back from the government afterward. The employer is not complied to notify of the paid leave they do not have to pay.
Any overtime hours are the equivalent of 1,5 times the average hourly wage rate or additional days off. Better to reach an agreement before the signing of the document. Until now, the employer must inform you of the period to hand in your leave notice. From the 1st of August, the employer must also let you know the formal requirements to hand in your leave notice and why you want to leave. The employer must also explain that the notification must be in a form that allows resubmission. The employer must also provide information on how to cancel the probational period.
You are entitled to know any additional information on what taxes are paid by the employer, what kind of protection it gives you and what institution received the taxes.