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In the new year, amendments to the Employment Contracts Act and to the laws and regulations related to it will enter into force. With these amendments, the variable hours agreement in retail will be repealed, equal rights to annual leave...

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...

In order to increase the awareness of employers and employees of various hazards, prevent accidents and help create a safe working environment, the Labour Inspectorate will carry out targeted inspections from May in agricultural undertak...

Too many occupational accidents occur in the building sector. We accompanied labour inspector Mikk to a construction site.

December 24, 25, 26 and January 1 are public holidays, which are usually off days for employees. If an employee works on a holiday, double wages must be paid for the time worked. On a day before public holidays (December 23 and 31), the ...