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The Amendments To The Labour Law

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Darba likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of work done in the labour law (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2001, no. 15; 2003; 2004, nr. 2, 5, 10; 2005, nr. 22. no) the following amendments: 1. in article 7: Add to the second paragraph after the words "family status" with the words "sexual orientation";
adding to the third paragraph after the words "professional training" with the words "or" qualifications ".
2. Make article 9 the first paragraph by the following: "(1) forbidden punish employees or otherwise directly or indirectly lead to adverse consequences for him so that the employee labour relations within the permissible use of their rights, as well as when he informs the competent authorities or officials on suspicion of criminal offence or administrative offence."
3. Replace article 17, first paragraph, the words "further training" with the word "qualifications".
4. Replace article 18, in the fourth paragraph, the number "60" with the number "50".
5. Article 29: to supplement the first subparagraph following the words "professional training" with the words "or qualifications";
to complement the ninth subparagraph following the words "family status" with the words "sexual orientation";
Add to article 10 by the following: "(10) a religious organisation of differential treatment based on religious beliefs is permissible if certain religious beliefs is the job or occupation concerned objective and reasonable basis, taking into account the Organization's ethos."
6. Article 33: make the second part of paragraph 1 by the following: "1) pregnancy;"
adding to the third paragraph after the word "regulations" with the words "as far as the work of the envisaged".
7. Article 40: express the second part of paragraph 5 by the following: "5) employee trades, position, specialty (Professional) according to the professions and the General characteristics of the contracted work;"
to supplement the article with the seventh subparagraph by the following: "(7) the classification of occupations, professions and qualifications to the appropriate mission requirements, the use of the professions and escalation procedures established by the Cabinet of Ministers. Profession classifier does not include military and national security staff of profession. "
8. Article 44 off the first part of paragraph 7, the word "public".
9. Replace article 45 in the first paragraph, the word "two" with the word "three".
10. Article 53: make the second and the third part as follows: "(2) a Person who is younger than 18 years of age may be sent on mission or business trip, if one of the parents (guardian) has given written consent.
(3) the pregnant woman, woman who have up to one year and a woman is breastfeeding, you can send a business trip or travel if she has given written consent. "
11. Add to article 55 of the introductory part of the second paragraph after the word "regulations" with the words "if it is not included in a collective agreement or contract of employment".
12. Supplement article 58 to fifth the following: "(5) prohibited to censure the staff more than three months, except for in the second paragraph of this article, in certain cases."
13. Express article 73 and 74 as follows: "article 73. Annual paid leave and leave pay, the employer is obliged to pay the employee average earnings for the time when the employee is on paid leave or annual leave.
74. article. Remuneration in cases where the employee is not performing the job for good reasons (1) the employer is obliged to pay in the third paragraph of this article, determine if the employee is not performing the job for good reasons, especially in cases where an employee: 1) on the basis of the employer's orders, undergo a medical examination in medical institution;
2) notice to the employer, the medical institution shall transfer the blood;
3) on the basis of the order of the employer, within working hours taking part in professional training or qualifications;
4) not more than two working days does due to the spouse, parent, child, or other close family member death;
5) no more than one working day does not perform work in resettlement to another resident in the same locality at the employer's initiative or not more than two working days, due to move to a different residence in another locality;
6) based on the call, arriving the cognitive authority of the public prosecutor's Office, court or participate in the hearing as the judge;
7) participates in such cases of force majeure, fortuitous event, or other exceptional circumstances lead to consequences, which endanger or may endanger public safety or order;
8) do not carry out any work on the public holiday that falls on the employee to determine the working day;
9) telecommute.
(2) an employee shall be deemed to comply with the commitments and the employer is obliged to pay in the third paragraph of this article, determine the remuneration of, even if the employer does not employ staff or an employee commitment to performance activities required for adoption (idle). About downtime due to the fault of the employee, he does not receive this reward.
(3) If an employee is given time, salaries in the first and in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph the cost set out in his pay. If an employee has a fixed salary, the chords in the first and second part of these cases he paid average earnings.
(4) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 6 and 7 in the cases specified in this article for the employee on the third part of the remuneration paid by the employer for which they pay the appropriate State institutions. The order in which the national authority for the employer to pay the employee remuneration to be paid shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(5) the first paragraph of this article shall not apply where an employee does not work the transient unfitness.
(6) employee medical institution shall transfer the blood after each day's following granting of rest days, paid the remuneration laid down in the third subparagraph. The request that day is added to the annual paid vacation. "
14. off the third subparagraph of article 76.
15. Express 95 and 96 of the article as follows: "article 95. Different treatment of violating the ban, determining working conditions, professional training or qualifications or increasing post

(1) If the employer in determining working conditions, professional training or qualifications violated the prohibition of different treatment, the employee has the right to request the termination of such different treatment.
(2) If the employer in determining working conditions, professional training or qualifications or increasing, different treatment violated the ban, an employee has the right to bring an action in court within one month from the day when he learned or had to know about the different treatment a violation of prohibition.
Article 96. Professional training or qualifications of the employee, stopped working, sent to vocational training or to raise qualifications, save the job. Expenses related to professional training or qualifications, shall be borne by the employer. "
16. off 100 article, second paragraph, the word "public".
17. Article 103, first paragraph: replace paragraph 2 numbers and the words "1, 3 or 5" with numbers and the words "1, 3, 5 or 7";
3. turn the number "7".
18. the express article 104, the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the reduction in the number of Employees in the event of the employer not later than one month in advance, notify the State employment agency for the redundant workers and occupation."
19. To make 110. the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) Workers Union has a duty to promptly, but no later than seven working days after receipt of the request of the employer to inform the employer of his decision. If workers Union seven working days does not inform the employer of his decision, considered that the Workers Union agrees with the employer's notice. "
20. Replace article 134, second paragraph, the number "16" with the number "18".
21. in article 136: express the sixth part as follows: "(6) is prohibited to employ persons in the overtime that is under 18 years of age.";
to supplement the article with the seventh subparagraph by the following: "(7) the pregnant woman, woman who have up to one year and a woman is breastfeeding, the whole power to employ during overtime, when she made a written agreement."
22. Make 145. the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) a break shall be granted not later than after four hours of work. Breaks will be determined by the employer following consultation with the staff representatives, but it may not be less than 30 minutes. Respecting occupational health and safety, collective bargaining can set another break in procedure. Break not counted as working time. If possible, the boy breaks committed when he worked for half of the contracted daily work time. "
23. Add to article 150 of the fifth subparagraph, the first sentence after the word "age" with the words "or a disabled child under 18 years of age".
The law adopted by the Parliament in 2006 on September 21.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 2006 11 October editorial comment: the law shall enter into force on 25 October 2006.