Legal guides
Each guide is based on the provisions in force and cites them down to the section and subsection. Quotes, figures and references are checked against the sources.
Employment
- Annual leave: length, schedule and holiday pay
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), an employee's annual basic holiday is presumed to be 28 calendar days, unless a longer…
- Final pay and compensation for unused holiday
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), all claims arising from the employment relationship fall due when the employment contract…
- Late or unpaid wages in Estonia: what you can do
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), the employer must pay wages on the agreed terms and at the agreed time (TLS § 28 lg 2 p 2)…
- Probation period in an Estonian employment contract
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), a four-month probationary period applies to an employee from the day they start work, unless…
- Redundancy and redundancy pay in Estonia
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), redundancy (koondamine) is the extraordinary termination of an employment contract by the…
- Resigning from a job in Estonia
Under the Employment Contracts Act (töölepingu seadus, TLS), an employee may terminate an open-ended employment contract at any time by ordinary notice…
Renting and housing
- Ending a residential lease in Estonia
Under the Law of Obligations Act (võlaõigusseadus, VÕS), either party may terminate an open-ended residential lease by ordinary notice of at least three…
- Rental deposit in Estonia and getting it back
Under the Law of Obligations Act (võlaõigusseadus, VÕS), a residential lease may require a security deposit (tagatisraha) of up to three months' rent…
Consumer rights
- Right of withdrawal when buying online
Under the Law of Obligations Act (võlaõigusseadus, VÕS), a consumer may withdraw from a contract concluded by means of communication, such as online…