Employment: templates and forms

The notice in which an employee in Romania demands unpaid wages and overtime not made up with time off: the periods, the hours, the sum and a deadline. It cites the rules that give it weight: overtime not compensated with time off within 90 days is paid with a premium of at least 75%, and wage claims can be brought in court for 3 years, free of court fees.

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.

The claim with which an employee in Austria challenges the employer's notice of dismissal at the Labour and Social Court (Arbeits- und Sozialgericht) — as socially unjustified or for a forbidden motive (§ 105(3) of the Labour Constitution Act, ArbVG), in workplaces with at least five permanent employees. The deadline is short: two weeks from receipt of the notice where there is no works council (§ 107 ArbVG) or the works council did not object; if it objected, first ask it to challenge (§ 105(4) ArbVG). The Arbeiterkammer advises and represents its members free of charge. You can file it yourself at first instance. In German, to print, sign and file in two copies.

For an employee in Spain whose employer has not paid wages, extra payments or overtime. The letter itemises what is owed by month and type, demands payment by a set date with the ten per cent late-payment interest of art. 29.3 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, interrupts the one-year time limit to claim and announces the request for conciliation (papeleta). It is sent by burofax with certified content. In Spanish.

For an employer in Italy ending a job during the trial period. If the trial clause is valid, that is written before work began and naming the duties, the contract may be ended freely, without notice or compensation (art. 2096 of the Italian Civil Code). The letter states the end date and the final payments. It is not for a dismissal after the trial, which follows the rules on dismissal. Hand it over against a signed receipt, or send it by registered post with proof of receipt. In Italian.

A letter for a former employee in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte who wants to denounce the final-settlement receipt (reçu pour solde de tout compte) signed at the end of the contract. Sent within six months of signing, it stops the receipt from discharging the employer from the amounts listed in it (article L. 1234-20 of the Labour Code), and can name the amounts disputed. The withdrawal goes by registered post (article D. 1234-8 of the Labour Code) and the six months run from signing: use proof of receipt and send it early enough to arrive in time. In French.

A termination by mutual consent of an employment in Austria (einvernehmliche Auflösung), as an agreement between employer and employee: end date, final pay and garden leave, leave and pay in lieu, statutory and voluntary severance (Abfertigung), the written reference and the return of work equipment. It asks about protection under Austria's Maternity Protection Act (MSchG) and Fathers' Parental Leave Act (VKG), which requires writing (§ 10 Abs 7 MSchG), and about the works council (§ 104a ArbVG). The AMS imposes no waiting period afterwards. Not for apprenticeships. In German.

A letter asking a German employer for a full employment reference (qualifiziertes Arbeitszeugnis) on leaving, or an interim reference (Zwischenzeugnis) while still employed — expressly covering performance and conduct, because without that request the employer owes only a basic reference stating the type and length of the work (§ 109 of the German Trade Regulation Act, GewO). It gives the job, the period of employment, the reason and a date by which the reference should be posted. No form is prescribed for the request. In German.

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 request in which an employee in Greece, when the contract ends, asks the employer for the certificate of employment under art. 678 of the Greek Civil Code, which serves as proof of previous service for a new employer. The certificate states the kind and length of the work, and the quality of the work and the employee's conduct only if the employee asks for that specifically — so the request lets you choose what it should state. One document does the work of both a certificate and a reference.

The request in which a parent in Greece asks for parental leave under art. 28 of Law 4808/2021: the child, the dates and statements on the conditions. Each parent is entitled to four months until the child turns eight, after a year with the same employer, and DYPA, the public employment service, pays the first two months at the level of the minimum wage. It goes in at least a month ahead, asks for any refusal or postponement to be reasoned in writing, and asks the employer to file form E.14 in ERGANI II.

The request to a Romanian employer for child-raising leave until the child turns 2, or 3 for a child with a disability (Emergency Ordinance no. 111/2010), with the employment contract suspended for that time. It also asks for the income certificate needed for the monthly allowance claim, which is filed separately, at the town hall.

The agreement by which a Romanian employer and employee end the employment contract on an agreed date, without notice or a reason (art. 55(b) of the Labour Code). It fixes the last working day, the final pay — including payment for untaken leave — and the return of company property, and leaves room for any extra sum negotiated. It cannot contain the employee waiving statutory rights.

An employee's demand for unpaid wages in Poland: for which periods, how much, by when and to which account, reminding the employer that pay is due within the first 10 days of the following month, and saying that the labour court and the National Labour Inspectorate come next. It ends the silence and proves an attempt to settle amicably.

A courteous, practical request to a current or former employer in Poland for a reference: the position and period worked, what it is needed for and what is worth highlighting. In Poland a reference is voluntary — only the certificate of employment is compulsory — so the letter makes agreeing easy by suggesting specific achievements and a date.

Ending a Polish employment contract by agreement of both sides, on a date they choose, with no notice period and no reasons given. The agreement records who proposed it — which matters for the certificate of employment, for severance where the reasons do not concern the employee, and for the labour office — and settles leave and anything else the parties have agreed.

A Polish employment contract with no end date, carrying what art. 29 § 1 of the Labour Code requires: the parties with the employer's registered address, job title and duties, place of work, working time, pay and its components, pay date and start date. Notice periods are written out, and the employer gives the remaining terms separately within 7 days of the employee starting work.

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.

For an employee in Spain whose contract has ended and who has not received the paperwork. The letter asks the employer for the employer's certificate for the SEPE, the final settlement (finiquito) with each item itemised, any missing payslips and the income-tax withholding certificate, and leaves room for other documents. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employee in Italy asking the employer for unpaid time off: leave for serious family reasons under Italian Law 53/2000, up to two years over a working life, with the job kept, or the unpaid leave (aspettativa) provided by the collective agreement. The letter states the kind of leave and the dates, encloses the supporting documents without describing health data, and asks for a written reply. Sent by registered post, PEC or by hand. In Italian.

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.