The Republic of Moldova is a small and densely populated landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south, which gained its independence in 1991. Moldova’s key industries include financial services, energy, utilities and mining, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, retail and consumer, technology, information, communications, and entertainment.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Moldova.
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The Republic of Moldova is a small and densely populated landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south, which gained its independence in 1991. Moldova’s key industries include financial services, energy, utilities and mining, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, retail and consumer, technology, information, communications, and entertainment.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Moldova.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year Holiday | |
| January 7-8 | Orthodox Christmas Day | Movable - As per Orthodox Calendar |
| March 8 | International Women’s Day | |
| April 20 | Orthodox Easter | Movable - As per Orthodox Calendar |
| April 21 | Memorial Easter | Movable - The eighth day after Orthodox Easter |
| April 28 | Easter of Blajini | |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| May 9 | Victory Day | |
| June 1 | International Children’s Day | |
| August 27 | Independence Day | |
| August 31 | National Language Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Moldova is 10 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
Through the public social security system (Casa Națională de Asigurări Sociale– CNAS), the state guarantees citizens the right to social protection in cases of old age, unemployment, illness, disability, and loss of maintenance through social payments – pensions, allowances, and other social insurance benefits. Through the CNAS, certain categories of citizens are granted social assistance benefits, the financing of which is carried out from the means of the state budget.
An overview of the social security contributions paid by the employer is given below:
| Type of Employer | Employer Contribution |
| Employers in the private sector, higher education, and medical institutions | 24% |
| Employers for employees working in special conditions | 32% |
| Employers in agriculture | 24%, with 18% paid by the employer and 6% by the state budget |
The normal working hours of the employees in the enterprise may not exceed 40 hours per week.
At the employer’s request, employees may work outside work hours within 120 hours in a calendar year. In exceptional cases, this limit, with the agreement of employees’ representatives, can be extended up to 240 hours. Performance of additional work cannot have the effect of increasing the daily working time over 12 hours.
Employers must provide at least two months’ notice if they are terminating an employee for financial reasons, or just a month’s notice if the decision is due to unsatisfactory performance on the employee’s part. Employees who are being let go of misconduct are not entitled to a prior notice of termination.
Employees have the right to resign by giving a written request 14 calendar days in advance. The notice begins on the day immediately following the day on which the application is registered.
A period of three months is permissible to test an employee’s professional skills that may be extended up to a maximum of six months for employees selected for a key position. For positions with non-qualified employees, a trial period of 15 days is only allowed for exceptions.
Employees hired on the basis of a definite term individual labor contract can be subject to a trial period which must not exceed:
The normal working hours of the employees in the enterprise may not exceed 40 hours per week.
At the employer’s request, employees may work outside work hours within 120 hours in a calendar year. In exceptional cases, this limit, with the agreement of employees’ representatives, can be extended up to 240 hours. Performance of additional work cannot have the effect of increasing the daily working time over 12 hours.
Employers must provide at least two months’ notice if they are terminating an employee for financial reasons, or just a month’s notice if the decision is due to unsatisfactory performance on the employee’s part. Employees who are being let go of misconduct are not entitled to a prior notice of termination.
Employees have the right to resign by giving a written request 14 calendar days in advance. The notice begins on the day immediately following the day on which the application is registered.
A period of three months is permissible to test an employee’s professional skills that may be extended up to a maximum of six months for employees selected for a key position. For positions with non-qualified employees, a trial period of 15 days is only allowed for exceptions.
Employees hired on the basis of a definite term individual labor contract can be subject to a trial period which must not exceed:
Through the public social security system (Casa Națională de Asigurări Sociale– CNAS), the state guarantees citizens the right to social protection in cases of old age, unemployment, illness, disability, and loss of maintenance through social payments – pensions, allowances, and other social insurance benefits. Through the CNAS, certain categories of citizens are granted social assistance benefits, the financing of which is carried out from the means of the state budget.
An overview of the social security contributions paid by the employer is given below:
| Type of Employer | Employer Contribution |
| Employers in the private sector, higher education, and medical institutions | 24% |
| Employers for employees working in special conditions | 32% |
| Employers in agriculture | 24%, with 18% paid by the employer and 6% by the state budget |
