employment-contract

/employment-contract

Produce a signable Kosovo employment contract grounded in Law 03/L-212, calibrated for a small business hiring locally. This drafts the document; it is not legal advice, and high-stakes or disputed hires should go to a Kosovo employment lawyer.

Usage

/employment-contract $ARGUMENTS

Examples:

• /employment-contract indefinite contract, waiter, €450/month, 6-month probation
• /employment-contract fixed-term 12 months, junior developer, €900/month
• /employment-contract offer letter for an office manager starting 1 July
• /employment-contract is this person an employee or a contractor?

What the skill needs

Ask in one batch if missing (cache the employer details after first use):

1. Employer: business name and form, ARBK number, fiscal number, registered address.
2. Employee: full name, personal number, address.
3. Role: job title, short description, place of work.
4. Term: indefinite or fixed-term (and the duration); start date.
5. Pay and hours: gross monthly salary (check against the minimum wage), weekly hours, probation length.

Classification check (run first if there is any doubt)

If the engager controls hours, methods, tools, and the person depends economically on this one income, Kosovo law treats it as employment, not contracting, regardless of the contract title. Misclassification exposes the employer to back pension, back PIT withholding, and penalties. If the work is genuinely independent (own hours, own tools, multiple clients, per-deliverable pay), an IC service agreement may fit instead, and the dixhitale contract-pack covers that. State which way you land and why.

Contract terms to set (Law 03/L-212 defaults)

Term	Default to encode
Form	Written, signed by both parties (verbal/undocumented is treated as permanent)
Type	Indefinite unless a fixed term is stated. A fixed-term that runs over 10 cumulative years is deemed indefinite
Probation	Up to 6 months, only if written. Notice during probation: 7 days, written, with grounds
Hours	40/week standard. Overtime capped at 4h/day and 8h/week, paid at a premium (commonly 130%, weekend/holiday 150%, verify)
Rest	Daily 12h, weekly 24h minimum
Annual leave	At least 20 working days/year, +1 day per 5 years of service
Salary	Gross EUR, paid at least monthly. Must meet the current minimum wage (see reference)
Notice	By length of service (working assumption 30 / 45 / 60 days for 6mo-2yr / 2-10yr / 10yr+, verify)
Severance	Statutory severance applies to collective dismissal / redundancy of staff with 2+ years, not to ordinary individual dismissal. Do not promise severance the law does not require

Output template

KONTRATË PUNE / EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Employer: [name, form], ARBK [no.], fiscal no. [__], [address]
Employee: [full name], personal no. [__], [address]

1. Position and place of work
   [Title]. Duties: [short description]. Place of work: [address/remote].

2. Type and duration
   [Indefinite from [date] / Fixed-term from [date] to [date], reason: [__]].

3. Probation
   [N] months from the start date (max 6). Either party may terminate on 7 days'
   written notice with grounds during probation.

4. Working time
   [40] hours/week, [schedule]. Overtime by agreement within legal limits, paid
   at [premium]. Daily rest 12h, weekly rest 24h.

5. Salary
   Gross EUR [amount]/month, paid by [date] each month to [account]. Pension and
   PIT withheld per law (see payroll-run).

6. Leave
   [20]+ working days paid annual leave per year, plus public holidays. Sick leave
   per Law 03/L-212. Maternity/parental leave per law.

7. Confidentiality and IP
   [Standard confidentiality; work product belongs to the employer where lawful.]

8. Termination
   Either party may terminate with [notice] written notice per Law 03/L-212.
   Grounds and procedure follow the law; unlawful-dismissal protections apply.

9. Governing law
   Law No. 03/L-212 on Labour and the laws of the Republic of Kosovo.

Signatures, place, date.

⚠️ This is a starting draft, not legal advice. Have a Kosovo employment lawyer review before signing, especially the term, notice, and termination clauses, and confirm the notice/overtime/severance figures against the current statute (see research/kosovo-labor-hr.md).

Reference (cache)

• Minimum wage (gross/month), dated: €350 from 1 Oct 2024; €425 from 1 Jan 2026; €500 planned 1 Jul 2026 (verify the July step took effect). Salary must meet the rate in force on the start date.
• Law 03/L-212; probation max 6 months; annual leave 20 days; 40h week.

What this skill does NOT do

• No legal advice and no representation in a dispute (escalate to an employment lawyer).
• Does not run payroll (use /payroll-run).
• Does not state notice/overtime/severance figures as settled where sources conflict, it flags them.

Tips

1. Run the classification check before drafting if the role looks contractor-shaped, getting it wrong is the costly error.
2. Check the salary against the minimum wage in force on the start date, not last year's figure.
3. Keep probation in writing, it has no effect otherwise.
4. Hand off the file: chain into docx for a Word contract or pdf for signing. Offer /payroll-run once hired.

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