- Phase
- Labour Law
- Native name
- Darba likums
- Type
- Effects of non-compliance with dismissal regulations
- Added to database
- 08 May 2015
Description
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 and currently is €5. This means, that if the employer is a natural person a fine may vary from €35 to €350, while if the employer is legal person a fine may vary from €70 to €1,100.
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 (according to current unit it is €140 - €350 for naturla person, and €350 - €700 for 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.
Sources
- Karnīte, R., 2011, Evaluation of the operation and effects of information and consultation directives in the EU/EEA countries, Fitness Check, National Report Latvia, European Commision, DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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Labour Law
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State labour inspectorate
Citation
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