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Emergency situation announced in Latvia
From 9 November 2020 to 6 December 2020, an emergency situation will be in force in Latvia, with the right to extend or shorten it. An emergency situation is a special legal regime during which the government has the right to restrict the rights and freedoms of state administration and local government institutions, natural and legal persons […]
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How to protect your business during the coronavirus outbreak
The fast-spreading coronavirus is raising many questions and concerns. Our international COVID-19 Task Force: Karin Madisson, Eva Berlaus, Mantas Petkevičius, Alexey Anischenko is at your disposal, should you need advice in any legal issues you are facing. Below are some tips to help make decisions in a quickly changing situation: Hold meetings of corporate bodies without […]
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Latvia: Employment law topicalities
The Court: summarised working time cannot be applied for part-time employees On 2 February 2019, the Civil Cases Department of the Latvian Supreme Court published a judgment (case No. C29688412, SKC-1818/2014) to the effect that recording summarised working time under Section 140(1) of the Labour Law refers only to full-time employees. The Civil Cases Department came to the […]