FreelanXEmployment certificate
The certificate of employment due at the end of a contract in many countries: identity, dates, positions held, and optionally an assessment.
[Employer name, address, registration number]
We certify that [Name], born on [date], was employed by [Employer] from [start date] to [end date] as [Role], [full time / part time, [hours] per week].
[Where required: the successive positions held and their dates.]
[Optional, at the employee's request: assessment of performance and conduct.]
This certificate is issued at the request of the employee for all legal purposes.
[Place, date] · [Name, title, signature]
Step by step
- 1Issue it on the last day or with the final pay.
- 2Keep it factual; add an assessment only where the employee asks and the law allows it.
- 3For hires through FreelanX EOR, FreelanX EOR issues the local documents.
Watch-outs
What changes from one country to another, with the legal source.
The certificat de travail is mandatory at the end of every contract, with the dates and positions held.
Code du travail L1234-19, D1234-6A simple or qualified Arbeitszeugnis on request.
Gewerbeordnung § 109Employers must issue a certificate on request, with only the items the employee asks for.
Labour Standards Act, art. 22Experience and relieving letters are customary at the end of employment.
PracticeLegal references checked on 15 Oct 2026. Rules change: check the source before you rely on it.
Questions people ask
Is it free?
Yes. Every template is free to read and copy: no sign-up, no email, no download.