How to extend an employment contract?

Short answer

1. 1Go to 4mycontracts.net and select the Employment Contracts category.
2. 2Choose the Employment Contract Extension Addendum template.
3. 3Fill in the employee details, new duration, and updated terms.
4. 4Send the document to the employee for signing through a link, with a simple electronic signature.
5. 5Archive the signed addendum in your account archive.

What the law says

• Romanian Labor Code art. 17 — amendments to individual employment contracts require a written addendum.
• Labor Code art. 83 — fixed-term contracts can be extended, but total duration cannot exceed 36 months.
• Labor Code art. 41 — any essential change (duration, salary) requires written consent from both parties.
• eIDAS Regulation 910/2014 — qualified electronic signatures have the same legal value as handwritten ones.
• Law 455/2001 on electronic signatures — applies to digitally signed addenda in Romania.

Practical examples

• Extension addendum for a 12-month fixed-term contract for an IT developer in a startup, with salary update.
• Seasonal employment contract extension for a hospitality worker at the end of the summer season.
• Probation period extended and converted to fixed-term contract for a B2B sales agent.
• Part-time employment extension agreement for an external marketing specialist, with updated confidentiality clause.

Common mistakes

• Failing to specify the new expiry date explicitly in the addendum, leaving the duration ambiguous.
• Signing the extension addendum after the original contract has already expired, invalidating the extension.
• Exceeding the 36-month legal limit for fixed-term contracts without converting to an open-ended contract.
• Omitting updated salary or job title clauses when these have changed alongside the extension.

How 4mycontracts helps

• Extension addendum template drafted on the basis of the Labor Code, with fields to fill in.
• Expiry radar in the panel: see the contracts that expire within 30 days.
• Simple electronic signature through a secure link — the signer needs no account.
• A signature certificate as PDF, with the IP address, time of signing and SHA-256 fingerprint of the document.
• Archive in your account, with the event history of each contract.