Resignation, references, family leave and pay in Liechtenstein

For employees with a job in Liechtenstein, in English: asks the employer for a full reference on the kind and length of employment and on performance and conduct, an interim reference, or a confirmation limited to kind and length (§ 1173a Art. 36 ABGB), or for the correction of a reference, with the current and requested wording and a deadline. You can ask at any time. A court or authority takes only the German version.

For employees in Liechtenstein who were dismissed, in English: the written objection to the notice under § 1173a Art. 48 ABGB, the condition for compensation of up to six months' pay, with a request for the reasons in writing (Art. 45 para. 2). It must reach the employer by the end of the notice period, or there is no compensation; the claim must then be filed at the Landgericht within 180 days after the employment ends, or it lapses. For employers who work in English; a court takes only the German version.

For employees in Liechtenstein whose wages or overtime were not paid, in English: claims the outstanding pay month by month, overtime with the quarter supplement (§ 1173a Art. 6 ABGB) and a written pay statement (Art. 16), sets a payment deadline and states 5 % default interest. If the employer still does not pay, the next step is a conditional payment order (bedingter Zahlbefehl) or a claim at the Landgericht — in German only.

A resignation letter in English for employees with a job in Liechtenstein, including commuters from Switzerland and Austria: notice with the contractual or statutory period (§ 1173a Art. 45c ABGB), or in probation with seven days to the end of a working week (Art. 45b), else on the next possible date, asking for confirmation, a reference and the final pay, and settling remaining holiday. For employers who work in English; a court or authority takes only the German version.

For employees in Liechtenstein expecting or having had a child, in English: tells the employer you will take 20 weeks' maternity leave, two weeks' paternity leave or up to four months' parental leave (§ 1173a Art. 34a–34c ABGB), with start, end and how you want to split it, three months ahead where possible (Art. 34f). It asks for confirmation and, if the employer wants to postpone, written reasons. A court or authority takes only the German version.

For employees in Liechtenstein who were dismissed, in German: makes the written objection to the notice under § 1173a Art. 48 ABGB — the condition for compensation of up to six months' pay — and asks for the reasons in writing (Art. 45 para. 2). The objection must reach the employer by the end of the notice period at the latest, or there is no compensation; the claim must then be filed at the Landgericht within 180 days after the employment ends, or it lapses. Send it by registered post or hand it over against a receipt.

For employees in Liechtenstein expecting or having had a child, in German: notifies the employer of 20 weeks' maternity leave, two weeks' paternity leave or up to four months' parental leave (§ 1173a Art. 34a–34c ABGB), with start, end and the split you want, three months ahead where possible (Art. 34f). It asks for written confirmation and, if the employer wants to postpone, written reasons. Send it by registered post or hand it over.

A resignation letter in German for employees with a job in Liechtenstein, including cross-border commuters from Switzerland and Austria: notice with the contractual or statutory period (§ 1173a Art. 45c ABGB), or in probation with seven days to the end of a working week (Art. 45b), else on the next possible date. It asks for confirmation, a reference and the final pay, and settles remaining holiday. Send it by registered post or hand it over against a receipt.

For employees with a job in Liechtenstein, in German: asks for a full reference on the kind and length of the employment and on performance and conduct, an interim reference, or a confirmation limited to kind and length (§ 1173a Art. 36 ABGB), or for the correction of a reference, with the current and requested wording and a deadline. You can ask at any time. Send it to the employer by registered post.

For employees in Liechtenstein whose wages or overtime were not paid, in German: claims the outstanding pay month by month, overtime with the quarter supplement (§ 1173a Art. 6 ABGB) and the written pay statement (Art. 16), sets a deadline for payment and states 5 % default interest. If the employer does not pay, the next steps are a conditional payment order (bedingter Zahlbefehl) or a claim at the Princely Court of Justice. Send it by registered post and keep a copy.