---
title: "NGO Employment Contracts"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/non-profit-and-ngo-law-en/ngo-employment-contracts-en"
field: "Non-Profit & NGO Law"
description: "Employment contracts in the NGO sector: information duties, form and term, content and continuation under the Labour Code. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-06-27"
updated: "2026-10-19"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# NGO Employment Contracts

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/non-profit-and-ngo-law-en/ngo-employment-contracts-en

## The Legal Framework of the NGO as Employer

A non-commercial legal person hires its staff under the same Labour Code as any commercial company — no special employment rules for the non-governmental sector exist in Georgian legislation. Hiring in an organization therefore depends on knowing four norms: the pre-contractual information duties (Article 11), the form and term of the contract (Article 12), the mandatory list of essential terms (Article 14), and the continuation of work after expiry (Article 51). These four knots form the legal frame in which an NGO acts in the employer's role.

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### Is NGO hiring different?

No — the same Labour Code applies; special rules do not exist.

### When is written form mandatory?

When the relationship exceeds 1 month.

### When does a contract become indefinite?

Over 30 months, or successive contracts totalling over 30 months.

### Can work continue after expiry?

Yes, where stopping would cause significant harm — on the employer's instruction, with pay.