Monthly
33.80%
20%
Sick leave is 182 days per year, paid at 70% of the employee's salary. Payments for the first nine days must be covered by the employer. From day ten onward, payments are the responsibility of health insurance.
Paid maternity leave entitlement in Estonia is 140 days, a minimum of 30 days of which must be taken. Maternity leave can begin anytime from 70 days before the due date. Maternity pay is 100% of the employee's salary from the last year. Mothers who have not worked during that time but started work before the child's birth receive maternity pay equivalent to the national minimum wage.
Paid paternity leave is ten days in the two months before the due date and two months after the birth. Pay is 100% of the father's salary (up to a cap of three times the national minimum wage.
In any case of termination, notice and a written explanation are required, employees must also be given an opportunity to defend themselves.
Notice periods in Estonia vary depending on length of service: During probation period – 15 days’ notice Between one and five years – 30 days’ notice Under one year – 15 days’ notice Between five and ten years – 60 days’ notice Over ten years – 90 days’ notice Employers also have the option of providing pay in lieu of notice.
Employers must pay one month's salary to employees made redundant. Employees who have been with the employer for between five and ten years must also receive an extra month's salary from the unemployment insurance fund. Employees with over ten years' service are entitled to an extra month's pay on top of that.
Probation periods are role-dependent and defined in employment agreements (up to a maximum duration of four months).
Monthly
33.80%
20%
Sick leave is 182 days per year, paid at 70% of the employee's salary. Payments for the first nine days must be covered by the employer. From day ten onward, payments are the responsibility of health insurance.
Paid maternity leave entitlement in Estonia is 140 days, a minimum of 30 days of which must be taken. Maternity leave can begin anytime from 70 days before the due date. Maternity pay is 100% of the employee's salary from the last year. Mothers who have not worked during that time but started work before the child's birth receive maternity pay equivalent to the national minimum wage.
Paid paternity leave is ten days in the two months before the due date and two months after the birth. Pay is 100% of the father's salary (up to a cap of three times the national minimum wage.
In any case of termination, notice and a written explanation are required, employees must also be given an opportunity to defend themselves.
Notice periods in Estonia vary depending on length of service: During probation period – 15 days’ notice Between one and five years – 30 days’ notice Under one year – 15 days’ notice Between five and ten years – 60 days’ notice Over ten years – 90 days’ notice Employers also have the option of providing pay in lieu of notice.
Employers must pay one month's salary to employees made redundant. Employees who have been with the employer for between five and ten years must also receive an extra month's salary from the unemployment insurance fund. Employees with over ten years' service are entitled to an extra month's pay on top of that.
Probation periods are role-dependent and defined in employment agreements (up to a maximum duration of four months).