Specialty literature indicated that the suspension of the individual employment agreement assumes the cessation of the work supply by the employee and accordingly of the payment of the wage rights by the employer, with the resumption of the fulfilling of these obligations after a certain period of time. In this article the authors elucidated the characteristic features and the specific effects of the suspension of the individual employment agreement. Furthermore, there were highlighted documentation formalities whose respecting is necessary for operating correctly the suspension of the individual employment agreement.