Employee asks: I have dreadlock extensions. My employer demands that I wear my hair in a ponytail to look presentable. Other employees with long hair are not required to wear their hair in a ponytail. Can my employer require me to wear m...
The employee asks: I feel I am treated badly at work. My colleagues avoid me, I often hear whispering when I pass them. I perceive that there are rumours circulating about me, and the atmosphere is very bad. I think it all started when I...
"I never thought that the Labour Inspectorate was there to intimidate. It is essential to carry out inspections and it is a good thing for us to get feedback," claims Raul, who works for a Danish children’s furniture manufacturer, to cha...
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?
There are around 2,000 enterprises in Estonia whose area of activity is the manufacture of metal products. The metalworking sector is one of the sectors with the highest number of occupational accidents. What are the hazards in these wor...
The warm, gentle summer is receding and another wave of COVID-19 is picking up. Therefore, the Labour Inspectorate is once again focusing on stopping the spread of the virus.
