At a glance
- When a company hires an employee, it must notify them in writing of their salary, working hours, holidays, and other items required by law as important working conditions.
- New items will be added to this list as of 1 April 2024.
When a company hires an employee, it must notify them in writing of their salary, working hours, holidays, and other items required by law as important working conditions.
Effective 1 April 2024, the following items will be added to the list of working conditions for which companies must provide written notification:
- for all employees the extent to which the employee’s job description or work location will change in the future;
- for fixed-term employees whether there is any upper limit regarding renewal of the contract (ie maximum total duration or number of renewals) and the details; and
- for employment agreements which would result in a total contract period exceeding five years, granting the opportunity to convert to a permanent employment agreement and working conditions after the conversion to a permanent employee.
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