A reader asks: I work in a metal workshop and occasionally need to use an angle grinder to cut metal. The employer wants us to use larger diameter discs than before. These were supposed to cost about the same as the ones we have been usi...
A reader asks: I started work at another company. The production here is the same as at my previous job, and therefore I did not consider it an issue that I wasn’t instructed before I commenced work. Now my boss wants me to use a forklif...
A reader asks: Yesterday was Pentecost, which is a public holiday in Estonia. For working on a public holiday, the employer must pay the employee double the wages. Can I agree with the employee that work done on a public holiday is compe...
A reader asks: I work on the basis of summarised working time, so I can take child leave at weekends as well. I want to take child leave on Saturday and Sunday. When I applied for leave, the schedule had not yet been prepared. How many h...
A reader asks: I sprained my ankle at work on Friday before the end of the working day. The pain was not too bad and I carried on with work. My foot did not recover over the weekend and on Monday I felt that I could not work with an achi...
The employee asks: At the company's weekly meeting, the manager of the company said that orders had fallen significantly and the management board was considering a reduction of wages. Can an employer unilaterally reduce an employee's wag...
A reader asks: Do employers have the right to require Estonian as a native language in a job advertisement? Do employers have the right to require foreign language skills?
Reader asks: I was walking to work in the morning and the road was so slippery that I fell. Is an accident on the way to work an occupational accident?
A reader asks: Our company employs a Ukrainian war refugee, but now they want to return to their home country. What are my and their rights to terminate an employment contract and should I as an employer somehow support them?
A reader asks: My company could offer employment to several war refugees from Ukraine. What does temporary protection mean and can a person who has been granted temporary protection commence employment immediately?
