Employees posted to Estonia

The concept of a posted employee is regulated in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.

The working conditions of employees posted to Estonia are regulated by the Working Conditions of Employees Posted to Estonia Act, according to which an employee posted to Estonia is a natural person who usually works in a foreign state on the basis of an employment contract, and whom the employer posts to work in Estonia for a specified period of time for the provision of a service. An employee on a domestic business trip is not a posted employee within the meaning of the Working Conditions of Employees Posted to Estonia Act.


The entry of foreigners (except citizens of a member state of the European Union, a member state of the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation, and their family members who have the right to stay or live in Estonia in the sense of the Citizen of the European Union Act) into Estonia, and their rights and obligations while living, staying, or working in Estonia are regulated by the Aliens Act, as well as additional information can be found on the website of the Police and Border Guard Board.

Last updated: 01.09.2023

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