Rights And Duties Of Employees Between France And Latvia

New Latvian Labour Code took effect as of 1 June 2002. It balances employers and employees rights in accordance with EU directives.

The code introduces principle of equal rights to work, to fair, safe and healthy working conditions and to a fair remuneration for the work. No discrimination is permitted between men and women over the terms and conditions of employment. Furthermore, the code makes it unlawful to discriminate on racial, age, religious, disability, political or any other belief, national or social origin, property or family status or other grounds in employment, promotion and training. It is also illegal to advertise for staff on a discriminatory basis. A) Employments contracts in Latvia

An employer and employee establish mutual employment relations through an employment contract. Through an employment contract the employee agrees to perform certain work by abiding by particular work regulations and the orders of the employer, and the employer to pay the agreed salary and to provide fair, safe and healthy work conditions.

A labour contract is deemed as concluded as of that moment when the employee and the employer have agreed about the work being performed and on the wage and also about employee's further obedience to the particular working regulations and employer's orders. A labour contract must be in writing. Employer has the obligation to secure the concluding of labour contracts in writing and perform the registration of labour contracts concluded.

The period of the labour contract concluded for a definite period of time cannot be more as two years (including the extensions of the term). When that period for which a labour contract was concluded expires and no party has requested to terminate the labour contract and labour relations are actually continuing, the labour contract is deemed as concluded for the indefinite period of time.

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