employee

Definitions over time (1)

09/06/2025 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Regulation (EU) 2025/941 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

‘employee’ means any person irrespective of nationality, residency or time worked in a Member State who has a direct employment relationship with an employer, established by a formal contract or an informal agreement, and who receives remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) or the duration of the contract or agreement (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages or a salary, and includes bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind;