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The agreement by which an employer and an employee in Cyprus end the employment contract together, without a dismissal or a resignation. It sets the last working day, the pay and annual leave still owed, any agreed lump sum and when it is paid, the return of equipment, a certificate of employment and continuing confidentiality, with a settlement clause that leaves untouched any rights the law does not allow to be waived. It rests on the Contract Law, Cap. 149, which requires free consent.

A Cypriot company's resolution appointing a new director, removing a director or recording a resignation under the Companies Law, Cap. 113: the company's details with its HE number, how the decision is taken, the director's details with identity card, passport or ARC number, the date it takes effect, the appointee's acceptance and who files. Section 178 allows a director to be removed without consent by ordinary resolution at a general meeting, after 28 days' special notice; the articles may provide another route too. The change is notified separately to the Registrar of Companies on form HE4 within 14 days.

A Greek employment contract with no end date, written for the Labour Law Code (Presidential Decree 62/2025) and the 2025–26 changes: job and duties, place of work, hours, gross pay in figures and words, the holiday bonuses and leave allowance, probation of up to six months and how the contract ends. It gives the essential terms in writing, as the law requires within one week, and sets out the ERGANI II steps: the contract itself is no longer filed, but since 16 February 2026 the employee must accept the hiring notice before starting.

A written employment contract with no end date for an employee in Cyprus: job and duties, place and hours of work, gross salary in words, payment into a bank account, social insurance, 20 or 24 days' annual leave, probation and termination under the Termination of Employment Law. It gives in writing the terms Law 25(I)/2023 requires the employer to hand over, the core ones within seven days of the start, and protects confidential information without a non-compete clause, which Cypriot law would treat as void.

The agreement by which a Greek employer and employee set up unpaid leave: the period, the return date, the suspension of work and pay while the employment contract continues, and the return to the same job. In Greece such leave is granted only by an individual written agreement, for up to a year (art. 62 of Law 4808/2021) — the employer is not obliged to grant it — and the agreement must be filed in ERGANI II before the leave starts. That is why it is a document for both to sign, not a mere request.

An agreement between two businesses in Cyprus for the supply of services under the Contract Law, Cap. 149: the services and what is excluded, term, fee plus VAT, invoicing and payment terms, complaints and corrections, independent performance, confidentiality, intellectual property in the deliverables, a liability cap and termination. Late payment carries the interest (ECB reference rate plus eight points) and the €40 of Law 123(I)/2012. It has no non-compete, which section 27 of Cap. 149 makes void, with narrow exceptions, and it needs no stamp duty.

A written agreement between an employer and an employee in Cyprus for leave without pay: how long it lasts, the return date, what happens to the employment contract, social insurance and length of service, and which benefits continue. Unpaid leave is granted by agreement between the two, which is why its terms are best written down before it starts. The employment contract is suspended, not ended, and the employee returns to the job on the date set.

The written notice by which a tenant of a home in Cyprus ends the tenancy: under the lease's break clause, with the notice an open-ended tenancy requires, at the end of the agreed term, or as an offer to end it by agreement where the lease gives no other way out. It sets the end date and the date the home is handed back, asks for the deposit to be returned to a bank account, and is sent by registered post or by hand, so that what was sent and when can be proved.

The agreement by which a Greek employer and employee end the employment contract together on a date they choose: the last working day, the final settlement of pay, leave and bonuses, a lump sum if one is agreed, the return of equipment and the certificate of employment. No statute governs it: no form, reason or compensation is required, only a clear shared will — and the written agreement is what proves it when the end is declared in ERGANI II.

A written employment contract with an end date for an employee in Cyprus: job, place and hours, gross salary, social insurance, annual leave, probation in proportion to the term, and the reason for the fixed term. It sets whether the contract can be ended early on notice or only by agreement, and follows Law 98(I)/2003: a fixed-term employee may not be treated less favourably than permanent staff, and employment that reaches 30 months in total on successive contracts counts as open-ended unless there is an objective reason.

The written request to a school in Cyprus for a copy of the leaving certificate (apolytirio), a certificate of studies with the marks for each year, or a certificate of attendance: the graduate's details as the school keeps them, the name while at school if it has changed, the year of graduation, the number of copies and the purpose. If the records are now kept elsewhere, it asks for the request to be passed on to whoever keeps them. It serves for a job, a university application or recognition abroad.

The receipt in which someone in Greece who takes money from a private person confirms it: who paid and who received, the sum in figures and words, what it was for, the date and method of payment, and whether it settles the whole debt or is paid on account, with the balance. A debtor who pays is entitled to a written receipt and, on paying the whole debt, to the return of the debt document (art. 424 of the Greek Civil Code). It goes with the loan agreement, the acknowledgment of debt and the settlement.

A Greek employment contract with an end date, carrying the same essential terms as the open-ended one and what sets it apart: the term, the objective reason for the fixed term and the end without notice. The reason matters: successive fixed-term contracts without an objective reason that run past three years in total are presumed to meet permanent needs and become open-ended (Presidential Decree 81/2003). The ERGANI II steps for hiring are included.

A business's contract with a freelancer in Greece: the services, independence in time, place and means, the fee, invoicing, confidentiality, copyright and termination. The independence terms matter: under Greek Law 2639/1998 the contract is presumed to hide employment if the freelancer works personally, exclusively or mainly for the same client for nine consecutive months. It records whether the freelancer has only one or two clients, in which case they are insured like an employee (Law 4387/2016, art. 39(9)), and whether the 20% tax withheld on invoices above €300 applies (art. 64 of Law 4172/2013).

The agreement by which an employee in Cyprus undertakes to keep the employer's information confidential, during and after the employment, and not to approach, for a limited time, the clients and colleagues they worked with. It contains no non-compete clause: under section 27 of the Contract Law, Cap. 149, an agreement that stops someone practising a lawful profession is void, and only narrow, reasonable restrictions can stand. It expressly excludes the employee's general knowledge and reports of wrongdoing.

The written request to the Social Insurance Services in Cyprus for a statement of one's insurance record: periods of insurance, insurable earnings, contributions and employers for the period you choose. It serves to check that an employer paid the contributions, before a claim for a benefit or pension, or for use in another country. It is also made as a request for access to personal data under art. 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation. With a verified CY Login account the statement can also be seen on gov.cy; this letter is for asking in writing, at the district office, a Citizen Service Centre or by email.

A written agreement between an employer and an employee in Cyprus for telework under the Telework Framework Law of 2023: pattern and days, place, hours and time recording, the right to disconnect and the measures that secure it, equipment, costs, data, health and safety, and the return to the office. Telework is voluntary and agreed in writing, and the employer bears the equipment and its costs. The agreement also serves as the written statement of telework terms the Law requires.

The request to a Greek school for a certificate of studies, a certificate of attendance or a copy of the school-leaving certificate (apolytirio): the graduate's details as the school keeps them (father's and mother's names, date of birth, name while at school), the year of graduation, the document wanted, the number of copies and the purpose. Graduates from the 2016–2017 school year on can get their apolytirio from gov.gr; this request serves older titles and certificates that are not there.

Insurance first: in Cyprus the policy must cover the driver, by name or under its age and experience terms, or whoever drives is uninsured, whatever authorisation they hold. On that basis, this document lets another person drive the vehicle for a set period, area and purpose, and proves the owner's consent to the police, a hire firm or a border post. It states what is forbidden, who pays fines and damage and how it is revoked, and has a summary in English.

The agreement in which an employee in Greece undertakes to keep the employer's information confidential, during employment and after, and not to compete with the employer for a set period after leaving. Greece has no statute on non-compete clauses, and the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos 1183/2025) held that a clause without reasonable compensation and without a defined geographical area is, as a rule, void. So this agreement sets the activities, the area, the length and a monthly compensation.

The agreement by which a Greek employer and employee set up telework, at hiring or as an amendment to the contract (art. 67 of Law 4808/2021): the pattern and place of telework, working hours and time recording, equipment and costs, the right to disconnect and the ban on camera monitoring. The law puts the cost of equipment, telecoms and repairs on the employer, unless use of the employee's own equipment is agreed, and wants the terms in writing within eight days.

An invoice for a business or self-employed person in Cyprus, with the particulars VAT law requires: a sequential number and issue date, the date of delivery or supply, the issuer's details with TIC and VAT number, the customer's details, the goods or services with quantity and unit price, the amount before VAT, the VAT rate and amount, the total, the due date and an IBAN. You choose whether VAT is charged, whether the issuer is not VAT-registered (below the €15,600 threshold), whether the reverse charge applies, or whether the supply is exempt.

A Cypriot business's agreement with a self-employed person who provides services as an independent contractor: the services, independence over when, where and how the work is done, tax and Social Insurance as the contractor's responsibility, fee and invoicing, expenses, confidentiality, intellectual property and termination. The label alone is not enough: if in practice the contractor works like an employee, the relationship may be treated as employment, so the agreement sets out how the work is actually done. It has no non-compete (section 27 of Cap. 149).

The letter by which an employee in Cyprus resigns and ends the employment contract. It states the notice in weeks and the last working day, asks for the sums due with the final pay and for a certificate of employment, and leaves room for the employer to sign for receipt. Under the Termination of Employment Law the employee owes less notice than the employer: one week after 26 weeks' service, two after 52 and three after 260, and none during probation.