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Original name: Töölepingu seaduse ja sellega seonduvate seaduste muutmise seadus
Name: Law amending the Law on Employment Contracts and Other Related Laws (RTI, 27.06.2009, 36, 234).
Country: Estonia
Subject(s): Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 2009-06-18
Entry into force:
ISN: EST-2009-L-84978
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=84978&p_lang=en
Bibliography: www.estlex.ee www.estlex.ee Database of legal acts in Estonia, AS Andmevara, Pärnu mnt. 139d/1, Tallinn 11317, Estonia (consulted on 2010-12-07)
www.estlex.ee www.estlex.ee Database of legal acts in Estonia, AS Andmevara, Pärnu mnt. 139d/1, Tallinn 11317, Estonia PDF in Estonian PDF in Estonian (consulted on 2010-12-07)
Abstract/Citation: Introduces an important number of amendments to the Law on Employment Contracts of 2008 which can be found in the consolidated version of the 2008 Act.

Amends, inter alia, article 4 of the Law regulating cases of validity of employment contracts, rephrases article 40
regulating issues of compensation of fees incurred while conducting occupational duties; rephrases article 50 and 51 regulating issues of limitation of work for night shifts and rest time during the day; supplements the Law by a new article 137(1) entitled Compensation of Non-used Vacation Accumulated Before Entry Into Force of this Law; and amends Articles 14 (1) and 14 (2) regulating issues of insurance compensation in case of staff reduction.

Also makes minor amendments to the following laws:
- Law on Services and Allowances in the Labour Market of 2005
- Law on Unemployment Insurance of 2001
- Law on Public Service of 1995
- Law on Military Service of 2000 (Kaitseväeteenistuse seaduses)
- Law on Preschool Childcare Institutions of 1999 (Koolieelse lasteasutuse seaduse)
- Law on Boarder Guards 2007 (Piirivalveteenistuse seaduses)
- Law on Police Service of 1998 (Politseiteenistuse seaduses)
- Law on Primary Schools and Upper Secondary Schools of 1993
- Law on Customs of 2004 (Tolliseaduse)
- Law on Imprisonment of 2000
- Law Rescue Service of 2008 (Päästeteenistuse seadust).
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