Employment certificate

When the employment relationship ends, you are entitled to get an employment certificate from the employer. It shows how long you have been employed and what you have done.

At your request, the employer can also enter an evaluation of how you have performed your work and why the employment relationship ended. If you do not request an evaluation, your employer may not enter this information in your employment certificate.

The employment certificate is useful when applying for a new job: it is a certificate of your work experience in a job interview. The employment certificate is also important if you are unemployed and apply for unemployment benefit.

If you do not remember to request an employment certificate immediately, you can request it later. The employer is obligated to issue an employment certificate if you request it within 10 years of the end of the work.