Employment Contract Law: reviewing templates after the 2026 reform

The current text changes rules on sources, presumptions, registration and termination. Internal templates should be checked against the law in force.

The current text of the Employment Contract Law incorporates amendments published in March 2026. Among other matters, provisions on sources of regulation, the presumption that an employment contract exists, registration and certain forms of termination changed.

The first task is not to summarize the entire reform, but to identify the internal documents and processes that depend on amended sections: hiring templates, onboarding workflows, contractor policies, records, communications and termination agreements.

The classification of a relationship does not depend only on the name given to the contract. Actual performance, organization of work, documentation and payments should be reviewed against the current text and applicable collective rules.

This note does not replace an employment-law analysis of a particular relationship. Industry, collective agreement, jurisdiction and facts may change the answer.