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Although occupational health and safety in Estonia has made significant progress over the past decade, the Labour Inspectorate still observes several shortcomings in the safety of working environments. At the same time, we see more and m...

Another school year is about to begin. For some families, it is a familiar process – frantically shopping for school supplies once again, driving children to school and doing homework in the evening. For others, it is a first-time experi...

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...

Pursuant to the Working Conditions of Employees Posted to Estonia Act, employers are obliged to register employees posted to Estonia with the Labour Inspectorate before the employee commences work.

Your enterprise is visited by an inspector of the Labour Inspectorate who finds deficiencies? They say something about a precept? And mention a penalty payment warning? Does that mean you have to pay a fine? Below we explain how the sup...

The Council has agreed on its position for an update of the EU’s anti-trafficking law. Forced marriage and illegal adoption will explicitly feature as types of exploitation covered by the directive. EU countries must also make sure that ...

Employers failing to pay wages, employees accused of theft and unjustified termination of employment by the employer are just a few of the many disagreements that bring individuals to the labour dispute committee sessions.

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...

On 2 March 2023 the European Court of Justice made a judgment that will change the current implementation of working and rest time requirements in Estonia and may affect companies whose employees work based on a schedule.