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The first document a client sees, and the last one they come back to when there is an argument about what was promised. The quotation sets out the scope, the price and the timescale — and also how long it stays valid, without which old prices get produced months later. It states plainly what the price does not include, which heads off the most common falling-out at the start of a job.

The contract between a client and a contractor for a specific piece of work — a repair, a translation, a design, a course, anything given to a person rather than to a company. The weak point of most such contracts is vagueness: without a precise description of the work, a deadline and criteria for acceptance, there is no way to prove what was agreed. Here all three are separate fields rather than free text.

Interrupting studies is granted on particular grounds — health, family, work abroad, maternity — and almost always requires a document. What the application asks expressly is which examinations remain outstanding and how they are to be made up, because on returning a student is reinstated into a specific year, not where they remember being.

The other half of a contract for work. The record fixes what has been accepted, what has been noted as defective, what remains to be put right and how much is owed. Without it, an argument about whether the work was finished is conducted from memory. It is signed by both sides at the moment of acceptance, not afterwards.

In the admissions ranking for a nursery or kindergarten, working parents prove their employment with a certificate from the employer. It is most often sent back not over its content but over a missing formality. So this request spells out what the certificate must carry: the employer's company number, an outgoing reference number, a date, a signature and a stamp. File it early — the rankings have deadlines, the payroll office does not.

For every time you leave originals with someone else — an accountant, a lawyer, an employer, a bank, an agent. The receipt lists the documents one by one, marks which are originals and which copies, and gives a date for their return. An original handed over without a receipt is later chased with no evidence that it was ever handed over at all.

The all-purpose declaration that institutions and employers ask for most often. You fill in your details and the wording of what you are declaring; the clause on criminal liability for a false declaration is already in the text.

Where a diploma is lost, destroyed or damaged, a duplicate is issued from the register held by the school or university. The application identifies exactly which diploma is wanted — year of completion, course, registration number if known — because the issuer searches an archive rather than a name. A fee is usually payable and a declaration of the circumstances required.

Used where an original document has been lost, stolen or destroyed — a diploma, a certificate, an employer's letter. The particulars of the lost document and the reason for the loss are stated.

A notice cannot be withdrawn unilaterally — once it has been given, withdrawing it needs the employer's agreement. That is why this document is an application rather than a notification, and why it should be filed as early in the notice period as possible. It identifies the notice by date and asks expressly for written confirmation that the employment continues.

When you leave of your own accord, the law wants written notice — not a conversation and not an email. This document puts it in the form Art. 326(1) of the Labour Code requires, states the notice period and names your last working day, so there is no argument about when the contract ends. The period is thirty days unless your contract says otherwise, and by law it cannot exceed three months.

The way to leave at once, without working a notice period — but only if the employer agrees. The application proposes a date on which the contract is to end. The part almost nobody knows: the employer must answer within seven days, and silence counts as a refusal. Without written consent there is no termination.

For moving to part-time hours, for a different start and finish, or for a flexible arrangement. The change affects an essential term of the employment contract, so it is put into effect by a written amendment — and part-time hours reduce pay proportionately. The application proposes a specific arrangement and the date it should start.

Remote work is not settled by a spoken arrangement — it is written into an amendment to the employment contract, which fixes the place of work, the working hours and who provides the equipment. This application puts the request in writing and proposes a specific arrangement, rather than leaving everything to be decided afresh the next time management changes.

Unpaid leave is not an entitlement — it is granted by the employer, so the application has to be in writing and has to carry a decision on it. State the exact period and the reason, because whether the time counts towards length of service and insurance depends on how long it is. File it early enough for someone to be able to cover your work.

A standard application to an employer for paid, unpaid or any other kind of leave, stating the period and the number of working days it covers.

While an agreed probationary period is running, the party in whose favour it was agreed may end the contract with no notice and without giving a reason. The application identifies the contract, the termination date, and that the ground is Art. 71 of the Labour Code. Check your own contract for whose benefit the probationary period was agreed before filing it.

A reference is not a certificate: it is an assessment of your work, and an employer is not obliged to give one. So the request states which period, for what purpose and in which language you need it — a specific request is answered far more often than a general one.

The bank, the court or the social services office wants a document showing your income, and the employer wants a written request. This form is that request: for which period, for what purpose, in how many copies. Stating the purpose matters — a certificate for a loan and a certificate for social assistance often carry different figures.

For an employee in Bulgaria who considers their dismissal unlawful. The claim asks the district court to declare the dismissal unlawful and set it aside and, if you choose, to reinstate you in your previous job and award compensation for the time without work, up to six months' gross pay (Art. 344(1) and Art. 225(1) of the Bulgarian Labour Code). It must be filed within two months of the end of the employment (Art. 358). The employee pays no court fee and may file it without a lawyer. In Bulgarian.

A sick note is issued by the doctor, but the employer has to be told that you are absent — at once, not when you come back. This document does that in writing: the date your absence starts, the number of the sick note, and how to reach you. The notification does not replace the sick note; it goes with it.

You need it when applying for a loan, in a dispute about a post or about pay, or simply because your own copy is lost. The employer keeps the personnel file and issues certified copies of what is in it. The request lists the documents you are after by name, because a generally worded one usually comes back with a single sheet.

Leave under Art. 164 of the Labour Code is taken after maternity leave and is granted on an application to the employer, while the benefit is paid by the social security institute through a separate procedure. The age limit and the amount of the benefit are set by law and do change — check them for the year you are applying in. The application also states whether the leave is being transferred to the other parent or to a grandparent, which is common.

These certificates are requested from an employer when retiring or when proving length of service: UP-2 shows insurable income, UP-3 the length and category of service. They are two different documents, issued separately, so mark which of them you need. If the employer no longer exists, they are sought from the regional archive rather than from the employer.