for employers

A variety of sample contract templates, including job contracts, non-competes, intellectual property protection, and more — in Estonian and English.

Updated on 5 January 2021 (unless stated otherwise):

Üürileping / Residential rental agreement EST (updated March 2021)
Üürileping / Residential rental agreement ENG (updated March 2021)
Üürileping / Residential rental agreement (Parallel English and Estonian, March 2021)
Practical Guidelines on Rental Agreements in Estonia (updated Dec 2020)
Tööleping / Employment contract
Ametijuhend / Job description
Tausta-uuringu teostamise nõusolek / Consent to perform a background check
Käsundusleping / Authorisation agreement
Töövõtuleping / Contract for service
Äri- ja tootmissaladus / Agreement on the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of trade and business secrets
Konkurentsipiirangu kokkulepe / Non-compete agreement
Ületunnitöö kokkulepe / Overtime work agreement
Töökorralduse reeglid / Rules of Work Organization
Kaugtöö ja paindliku tööaja kokkulepe / Telework and flexible working hours agreement
Varalise vastutuse kokkulepe / Agreement on proprietary liability

Brand Estonia

The Brand Estonia website has guidelines and best practices for talking about Estonia in a way that’s simple, consistent and compelling. We have Estonia’s unique selling points all mapped out and we’ve created guides to help you effectively communicate what makes Estonia special through a variety of mediums including photography, videos, presentations, and the written word. Feel free to download and use them as you see fit.

Selling story

Here you’ll find all of Estonia’s core messages for attracting talent. Combine these messages to customise compelling arguments for a variety of industries and markets.

Webinars

Work in Estonia regularly hosts events to raise awareness for international recruitment. Check out these webinar recordings on our YouTube channel.

Feel free to extract learnings and data from these studies:

• Work in Estonia tööandjate välisvärbamise hetkeolukorra ja vajaduste uuring (2021)
• Välisspetsialisti sisseelamiskulud kolme tüüpkliendi näitel (2021)
• Ettevõtete välisvärbamise kogemused ja ettepanekud Work in Estonia meetmete kasutamisel (2021)
• Rahvusvahelise kaugtöö uuring (2020)
• Tipptasemel kutseoskustega välisspetsialistide mõjust Eesti riigieelarvele (2020)
• The best and worst countries to live and work in 2019 by Expat Insider (2019)
• Expat city ranking 2019 Northern European cities (2019)
• Eesti tööandjate ja siin elavate välisspetsialistide arvamusuuring (2019)
• Brazil Labor market analysis: IT and engineering (2019)
• IT job market analysis for Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy and Turkey (2017)
• Eesti ettevõtete ootused ja kogemused välismaalt spetsialistide värbamisel (2017)

Want insight into what’s on the horizon for Work in Estonia? Have a look here:

• Välistalentide kaasamise tegevuskava 2022 – 2025