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According to the Employment Contracts Act, employees have the right to receive, upon request, a written certificate from the employer concerning the duration of the employment relationship and the nature of the employee’s duties (a short certificate of employment). At the express request of the employee, the employer must also add the grounds for the termination of the employment relationship and an assessment of the employee’s working skills and behaviour (a comprehensive certificate of employment). The certificate of employment must not contain anything other than what is stated in its wording.
The assessment entered in the certificate of employment at the employee’s request is based on the employer’s perception of the employee’s working skills and behaviour.
The employer is obliged to provide the employee with a certificate of employment if the request is submitted within 10 years of the termination of the employment relationship. However, a certificate of the employee’s working skills and behaviour must be requested within five years of the termination of employment relationship.
If more than 10 years have elapsed from the termination of the employment relationship, a short certificate of employment, containing information on the duration of the employment relationship and the nature of the duties, may be given only if this causes the employer no undue inconvenience. On similar terms, the employer is obliged to replace a lost or damaged certificate of employment.
If an employee has requested a certificate of employment from the employer and the employer has not provided it, the employee may bring the violation to the attention of the occupational safety and health authorities.
