Labor rights in Latvia

If Ukrainian citizens need a job, detailed information is available here.

Upon employment, a resident of Ukraine is entitled to a one-time financial assistance of EUR 620.

The application for the allowance must be submitted to the State Employment Agency within one month after starting work. Information on how to apply for the allowance is available here.

The State Employment Agency helps residents of Ukraine to find a job in Latvia.

You can apply

·       to any customer service centre of the State Employment Agency in person

·       by phone (from Monday to Thursday: from 9:00 to 16:30; on Fridays: from 9:00 to 15:00).

Contacts

Telephone number of the free information service of the State Employment Agency: +371 80200206 

Available vacancies and other relevant information are posted on the website of the State Employment Agency.

You can also search for a job on your own on the portal www.teirdarbs.lv ,  www.cv.lv in the section for Ukrainian job seekers.

Residents of Ukraine who are registered as self-employed in the tax register of the State Revenue Service (SRS) can apply for a one-time self-employment allowance (EUR 700) to the State Employment Agency (required within one month after registration with the SRS).

The assistance will not be provided to those who have previously received assistance from the State Employment Agency in connection with the start of work.

If a person is eligible for both start-up and self-employment benefits at the same time, he or she can receive only one of these benefits.

For more information on the one-time allowance for self-employed residents of Ukraine, please visit the website of the State Employment Agency.

More information on employment requirements in Latvia is available on the website of the State Labor Inspectorate. 

·       Information on employment opportunities in the field of childcare is available here.

·       Information about employment opportunities in the healthcare sector is available here.

·       Information on employment opportunities in cultural and creative professions is available here.

·       Information about the Creative Scholarship Program is available here.