WHO CAN CONCLUDE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS?

Legal basis:

– Code on Labor 2019.

1. Competence of employees to conclude employment contracts

Employees may directly conclude their employment contracts. In respect of seasonal works or certain jobs which have a duration of less than 12 months, a group of employees aged 18 or older may authorize the representative of the group to conclude the employment contract.

The person who concludes the employment contract on the employee’s side shall be:

– The employee himself/herself if he/she is 18 or older;

– The employee aged 15 to under 18 with a written consensus by his/her legal representative;

– The employee aged under 15 and his/her legal representative;

– The employee is lawfully authorized by the group of employees to conclude the employment contract.

2. Competence of employers to conclude employment contracts

The person who concludes the employment contract on the employer’s side shall be:

– The legal representative of the enterprise or an authorized person;

– The head of the organization that is a juridical person, or an authorized person;

– The representative of the household, artels or an organization that is not a juridical person, or an authorized person;

– The individual who directly hires the employee.

Noted: The person who is authorized to conclude the employment contract must not authorize another person to conclude the employment contract.