Recently, significant amendments to the Lithuanian Labour Code and the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners were approved by the Parliament. These amendments will come into force once they are approved by the Lithuanian President. In this newsletter we offer an overview of the most important changes and take a look at what these […]
We successfully represented Svarmil in a dispute with a former employee who was diagnosed with an occupational disease and claimed damages, including moral damages for pain and suffering. The claimant wished to receive life-long monthly compensation for loss of income. Unsatisfied claim It is usually assumed that if such a disease exists, it has been […]
Our pan-Baltic team of lawyers contributed to the Whistleblower Systems interactive tool prepared by law firm Dentons in collaboration with 28 other law firms from around the world. Tool to look up and compare regulations in 68 countries This innovative comparative online tool allows the user to look up and compare regulations regarding whistleblower systems […]
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 […]