| The length of a working week |
5 days |
| The length of a working day |
8 hours |
| General vacation |
28 calendar days |
Age of retirement (both men and women)
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63 years |
Maternity leave - altogether 140 calendar days before and after childbirth. After that during the period of 15 months, mother receives from the state her last years' average wage to the extent of 100%. The right to childcare vacation remains until the child is three years old.
Sickness - in case of sickness, the employee can be given up to 182 calendar days of paid vacation (max 250 days per year). The gross wage during this period is 70% of her/his last years' average salary. The employer pays the wage from the 4th till 8th day of sickness and the state starting the 9th day.
Payment for overtime - additional remuneration of per hour of overtime paid to an employee shall not be less than 50% of the rate of hourly wage. Work during holidays could be compensated either by offering time off or by extra remuneration of at least 50% of wage rate. Work on public holidays has to be compensated at a double rate.
Social tax is paid by employers operating within the territory of Estonia on all payments in cash and in any kind made to individuals at a rate of 33% of total payments.
Unemployment insurance is 4.2% of the wage. Employer pays 1.4% of the wage and deduction from employees wage is 2.8%.
Unemployment benefit - those who are out of work are eligible to receive an unemployment benefit, as of 1 January 2007 a minimum of EEK 1 000 (EUR 64 per month) for a period of up to nine months provided they have registered themselves with the Unemployment Office.
Additional information
Employment Contracts Act: http://www.legaltext.ee/et/andmebaas/tekst.asp?loc=text&dok=XXXX042&keel=en&pg=1&ptyyp=RT&tyyp=X&query=t%F6%F6lepingu
Unemployment Insurance Act: http://www.legaltext.ee/et/andmebaas/tekst.asp?loc=text&dok=X50053K6&keel=en&pg=1&ptyyp=RT&tyyp=X&query=t%F6%F6tuskindlustuse
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