Responsibilities of an employer and an employee

Responsibilities of an employer and an employee

The employer takes full responsibility for the third-country national’s employment (including remuneration limits) and stay in Latvia (including accommodation and healthcare), as well as, if necessary, for the costs of deportation.

As any employee in Latvia, a third-country national has duties and responsibilities. For example, you have to pay taxes, your contract specifies your working hours, your remuneration for work and your annual leave. Third-country nationals have the same rights to a standard working week, rest periods, annual leave, termination of employment and unemployment benefits (if they apply for a European Union Blue Card).

It is compulsory to have a written employment contract between an employer and an employee. An employment contract can be signed with either a physical signature or an electronic signature.

The basis of employment is:

• a signed employment contract
• another civil contract (e.g., a company contract)