European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legal regulations provides information on regulations in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change.
Part E
No specific penalties are indicated with respect to non-compliance with dismissals regulation: the same penalties apply as for breaking labour related legislation.
In the case of violation of regulatory enactments regulating employment relations a warning or a fine from seven to 70 units of fine shall be imposed on the employer if it is a natural person, but a fine from 14 to 220 units of fine - if it is a legal person. A unit of fine is defined in Law on Administrative Liability.
There is a specific administrative liability for violation of prohibition of differential treatment in the field of employment relationship, which can occur, for example, while selecting employees for dissmissal. For this violation a warning or a fine from 28 to 70 units of fine shall be imposed on the employer if it is a natural person, but a fine from 70 to 140 units of fine - if it is a legal person.
There are several other different provisions of administrative liability - for not providing the employment contract in written, not ensuring the state specified minimal monthly wage if the person is employed for a normal working time, not ensuring the minimal hourly tariff rates, or withdrawal from collective bargaining.
Administrative offence proceedings for the offences of Labour Law is conducted by the State Labour Inspectorate.
The State Labour Inspectorate provides statistics on cases involving violations of dismissal regulations, along with other labour law infringements.
Eurofound (2015), Latvia: Effects of non-compliance with dismissal regulations, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/effects-of-non-compliance-with-dismissal-regulations/latvia
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