What documents must my employer give me at contract end?

Your employer must give you a work certificate.

Upon termination of the contract, the employer must provide you with a work certificate within a maximum of eight days, on pain of damages (art. 72). This certificate states only the start date, the end date, and the positions held; by agreement, it may mention your qualifications and the services rendered (art. 72). It is exempt from registration fees (art. 72).

For your part, you may sign a full and final settlement receipt, which records the payments received from the employer at the end of the contract (art. 73). On pain of nullity, this receipt must state (art. 74):

• the total amount paid, with a breakdown of the payments;
• the 60-day forfeiture period, written in legible characters;
• the fact that it was drawn up in two copies, one of which is given to you.

Your signature must be preceded by the words "read and approved" (art. 74). If you are illiterate, the receipt must be countersigned by the labor inspector (art. 74).

Important: you may contest this receipt within 60 days of signing it, by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or by summons before the court, specifying the rights you are claiming (art. 75).

Finally, if the employer provided you with housing because of your work, you must vacate it within a maximum of three months after the end of the contract (art. 77).