LLMD

Labour Law (MD)

Labour Law of the Republic of Moldova


In force since 2017-08-25

Art.

97 .1

Guarantees for part-time employees

(1) Less favorable treatment of part-time employees in respect of full-time employees performing equivalent work in the same unit shall not be allowed if such treatment is based exclusively on daily or weekly working time and does not have an objective justification.


(2) In the context of par. (1), the activity in the conditions of part-time work does not imply the limitation of the employee's rights regarding the calculation of seniority, contribution period (except for the law), regarding the duration of annual leave or limitation of other employment rights.


(3) The employer:


a) take measures to facilitate access to part-time work at all levels of the unit, including skilled and managerial positions;


b) ensure, in accordance with the provisions of Title VIII, the access of part-time employees to vocational training which increases their professional opportunities and professional mobility;


c) will take into account the requests of employees to transfer from full-time to part-time work and vice versa or to increase their working time, if such an opportunity arises.


(4) In order to facilitate the transfers provided in par. (3), the employer will inform the employees about the full-time and part-time vacancies that appeared within the unit, within 5 working days from the date of their appearance. Information on vacancies will be made known to employees and their representatives at unit level through a public announcement placed on an information panel with general access to the unit's headquarters (including each of its subsidiaries or representative offices), as well as on its website. , as the case.