Latvia

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2024 Score

93

2022 Score

93

2020 Score

93

Rating

Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

100

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

100

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

100

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Freedom of
Association

75

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Freedom of Association

Fair Wages - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? Yes 1 §61 of Labour Law, 2001; Cabinet Order No. 390 on Monthly Minimum Wage, 2011
No Change
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? Yes 1 §59 & 69-71 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? Yes 1 §68 & 130-136, and 140 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? Yes 1 §68 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? Yes 1 §67 & 138 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change

Decent Working Hours - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1 §68 & 130-136, and 140 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? Yes 1 §68 & 130-136, and 140 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1 §140, 142-143 of Labour Law, 2001; Order No. 278 of the Cabinet of Ministers for 2014, 2013
No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1 §135 & 144 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? Yes 1 §69, 73 & 149-152 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change

Employment Security - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? Yes 1 §39-41 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? Yes 1 §43-45 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? Yes 1 §46-47 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? Yes 1 §58, 100-110 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? No 0 §100, 101, 112 and 149 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change

Family Responsibilities - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? Yes 1 §156 of Labour Law, 2001; §10(6) of the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance 1997
No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? Yes 1 §155 of Labour Law, 2001; §10(1-3) of the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance 1997
No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? Yes 1 §134 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? Yes 1 §146 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change

Maternity at Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? Yes 1 §33 of Labour Law 2001
No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? Yes 1 §37(7) & 154 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1 §154 of Labour Law, 2001; §14 of the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance 1997
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? Yes 1 §154 of Labour Law, 2001; §14 of the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance 1997
No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1 §101(1)(1-5 & 10) & 109(1) of Labour Law, 2001
No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1 §17(3), 18(2) & 25(3) of the Labour Protection Act, 2002; Cabinet Regulation No. 372 of 20 August 2002
No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1 §6(2), 14 & 17(6) of the Labour Protection Act, 2002
No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1 §37(7), 136(7), 138(1,6 & 7) & 99 of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? Yes 1 Law on Compulsory Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases, 1997
No Change

Social Security - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1 Law on State Pensions, 1995; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1 Law on State Pensions, 1995; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? Yes 1 Law on Unemployment Insurance 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? Yes 1 §17 of the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance 1997; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1 Law on State Pensions, 1995; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change

Fair Treatment - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? Yes 1 §60 of Labour Law, 2001; §107 of Latvian Constitution, 1922
No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1 §29(4, 7-9) of Labour Law, 2001
No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1 §7 & 29 of Labour Law, 2001; §91 of Latvian Constitution, 1922
No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? Yes 1 §106 of Latvian Constitution, 1922
No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1 Law on State Pensions, 1995; MISSOC Comp. Table for Latvia
No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1 §37(1-3) & 132(2) of Labour Law 2001
No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? No 0 §37(1-3) & 132(2) of Labour Law 2001; §30 & 32 of General Education Law, 2008
No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1 §37(4-6), 63, 132, 136(6), 138 & 150(5) of Labour Law 2001
No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1 §94-97 & 106 of Latvian Constitution of 1922, reinstated in 1991
No Change

Freedom of Association - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? Yes 1 §102 & 108 of Latvian Constitution, 1922; §7-10 of Labour Law, 2001; Trade Union Law, 2014
No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? Yes 1 §108 of Latvian Constitution, 1922; §17-24 of Labour Law, 2001; Trade Union Law, 2014; Statute of the National Tripartite Council, 1998
No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike? No 0 §108 & 116 of Latvian Constitution, 1922; §11-12 & 16-17 Strike Law 1998; §21 of Labour Disputes Law 2003
No Change
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? Yes 1 §108 of Latvian Constitution, 1922; §26 of Strike Law 1998; §21 of Labour Disputes Law 2003
No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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