PwC Moldova: Tax and Legal Alert no.5 - Amendments to the Labour Code

PwC Moldova: Tax and Legal Alert no.5 - Amendments to the Labour Code

• 29.08.2017

In brief

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova recently approved amendments and supplements to the Labour Code, in accordance with the provisions of Directives 97/81/EC, 2001/23/EC, 2002/14/EC and 92/85/EEC.

In detail

Regulation of part-time work

The new supplements regulate part-time work. Employersmay hire employees for a one- day period or set a partial workweek. The specific duration is agreed in the individual labour contract. At the request of an employee who is pregnant, looks after children up to the age of ten or cares for a sick family member, with medical certificate, the employer is required to set a partial daily or weekly work schedule. Part-time work is remunerated in proportion to the time worked or the amount of work completed. The employer is required to take into account the employees' preferences in the case of transfers from full- time work to part-time work.

Employers' duty to inform

Employers are required, within the deadlines and in the manner prescribed by law, to inform the employees by written means and consult with them on a timely basis regarding a number of issues.

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