Labour contract with a pupil of a secondary vocational school or a vocational training centre

What

It is an agreement on a future labour contract in which the employer undertakes to employ the pupil after passing the final, school-leaving or graduate exam and the pupil undertakes to work as the employer´s employee.

Who

The pupil of a secondary vocational school or a vocational training centre who completed 15 years of age undertakes in the agreement to remain an employee of the employer for a fixed period and for max. three years, or the employer may request such a pupil to reimburse the expenditure incurred for his/her vocational training in the respective field of education or study.

How

Upon concluding the contract, the employer is required to request the opinion of the legal representative of the adolescent employee.

When

The employment is established by a written labour contract between the employer and the employee and begins on the day agreed in the labour contract as the date of the commencement of the employment.

NOTE: The working time of an underaged employee under 16 years of age is max. 30 hours a week, including when working for several employers. The working time of an underaged employee over 16 years of age is max. 37.5 hours per week, including when working for several employers. The working time of an underaged employee may not exceed 8 hours in the course of 24 hours.

Good to know

The employer may conclude a labour contract with an underaged solely upon previous medical examination of the adolescent. The underaged ´s legal representative must be informed of any notice given to the underaged employee and of immediate termination of his/her employment. If the employment is terminated by the underaged , the employer must request the opinion of the legal representative.