SDU HR
New rules on employment certificates
On 1 July, a new law on employment certificates came into force. The law is necessitated by an EU directive.
The new rules mean that all employees must receive a certificate of employment no later than 7 days after the start of the employment relationship.
Before 1 July 2023, the deadline was 30 days. Similar to the current law on employment certificates, the employee can be awarded compensation if this deadline is not met.
The new rules also mean that all employees working more than an average of 3 hours per week for an employment period of 4 consecutive weeks must have a certificate of employment.
These changes require amendments to our business processes to ensure that contracts are issued to the groups that are entitled to them and that contracts are issued in a timely manner. Further information will follow soon.
The new law also means that there is new information that SDU must provide to employees who start after 1 July.
SDU HR is updating the employment certificates to fulfil these requirements.
The following sections have been updated/added to the employment certificates:
- Holidays
- Care days
- Senior holidays, senior days, etc.
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Illness
- Child’s first and second sick days
- Skills development and training
- Secondary employment
- Social security