Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Latvia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Latvia: Minimum wage planned at EUR 620 in 2023
The Minimum wage will be increased to EUR 620 in 2023 and EUR 700 in 2024 …
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Latvia: Amendments to the “Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance” passed 2nd reading
At second reading, the Saeima (parliament) has supported several amendments to the “Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance” relating to parental leave …
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Latvia: Tax relief on child birth benefit
With effect from 1st July 2022, an employer may pay a one-off childbirth benefit of up to €250 (US$263 …
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Latvia: Measures introduced to reduce identity card processing times
The government is speeding up the process of issuing passports and identity cards …
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Latvia: Retirement age to reach 65 years in 2025
The retirement age will be gradually increased by 3 months every year until it reaches 65 years on 1st January 2025 …
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Latvia: Sickness benefit from April 2022
Changes made to state sickpay rules …
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Latvia: Plans to introduce remote work visas
The Saeima (the parliament) is currently considering a draft amendment to the immigration law to permit entry by Digital Nomads …
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Latvia: Changes to the maternity and sickness insurance law are planned
Implementation of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive is currently subject to debate before the Saeima (Parliament) …
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Latvia: Saeima raises the non-taxable minimum (2022)
The minimum monthly income exempt from personal income tax will rise from €350 (US$390) to €500 (US$556) from 1st July 2022 …
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Latvia: Average monthly gross wages and salaries amounted to EUR 1 277 in 2021
In 2021, the average monthly gross pay amounted to €1,277 (US$1,406) …
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Latvia: Government will extend working hours of some services
During the run up to Christmas, the government is allowing stores and service providers to remain open until 23:00 …
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Latvia: Employers can dismiss unvaccinated workers
Employers now have the freedom to designate positions where it is necessary for employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 …
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Latvia: Robot cooks up new future for fast food in Riga
The era is fast approaching when a simple robotic system can replace most job functions in a fast food facility …
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Latvia: Females on average earn 22 % less than males (2020)
According to the provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), over the period 2019-2020, the average gross hourly earnings gap between female and male workers rose by 2 …
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Latvia: Average gross monthly pay (Q1 2021)
Average gross monthly private-sector pay rose over the year to Q1 2021 by 9 …
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