Any company registered in Latvia, fulfilling a set of conditions and requirements, can receive a job placement service license issued by the State Employment Agency (NVA). Only a business that has been granted a license by the State Employment Agency (NVA) to provide job placement services is permitted to do so (consultations regarding job placement, information on the vacant workplaces, job placement or other employment-promoting services).

Employment Agency Requirements in Latvia

Attracting foreign workforce to EU may be complicated, however any company registered in Latvia, fulfilling a set of conditions and requirements, can receive a job placement service license issued by the State Employment Agency (NVA). Its receipt is regulated in Cabinet of Ministers (MK) regulations no. 458 "Procedures for licensing and supervision of merchants - employment service providers".

t doesn't take a lot of time to receive an employment service license because the process is simple and straightforward to grasp. EU LAW FIRM has more than 10 years of experience in obtaining licenses for employment agency services in Latvia and other countries of the European Union.

When the license is necessary?

Employment service license is necessary in case the company specializes in matters related to HR or is established to function as an employment agency in Latvia. The employment service license in Latvia allows the company to provide job placement services in Latvia, also extending the services to other countries in the European Union. The license for employment services is used to find, hire, and lease both domestic and international workers.

Only a business that has been granted a license by the State Employment Agency (NVA) to provide job placement services is permitted to do so (consultations regarding job placement, information on the vacant workplaces, job placement or other employment-promoting services). Even though job placement services are provided for free, a license is still required to provide them.

The license for employment services is also a helpful tool for businesses whose primary operation is something other than providing employment services. As a result of the long-standing labor need in Latvia, the firm attracts possible collaboration partners after it is granted a license for a job placement service.

Requirements for License for Employment Agency in Latvia

As implied by the name, the service is connected to recruiting and is intended for both employers looking for qualified candidates for open positions and job-seeking individuals. The business can thus decide which type or types of employment services it is bound by after getting an employment service license. The license that was issued includes information on the company's type of employment service.

Types of employment services in Latvia

  • provision of brokerage employment services
    • the type of employment service is related to the establishment of work or civil service relations, working for remuneration in international youth cultural, educational, employment and experience exchange programs;
    • type of employment service: advice on employment matters, information on job openings, and other initiatives to provide or support the development of employment-related legal relations for a person. This kind of service is intended to assist prospective workers who are seeking for jobs both domestically and overseas;
    • the type of employment service is related to the selection of potential employees for employers, with the exception of those services related to the placement of job advertisements and advertising, if the sole purpose of such advertising is not the provision of employment services.
  • labor supply service
    • A sort of employment service known as "labor provisioning" sends an employee to work for another person for a certain amount of time under their supervision and direction. This service is provided simultaneously by the employer and the employment service provider. In other words, a business leases its staff to another business in exchange for payment for the services rendered. The employer, who provides the service, is responsible for paying the employee's wage and any applicable taxes. Employee "leasing" is legal both nationally and overseas.
    • When requesting an employment service license, several employment service categories may also be provided. A list of the nations where job seekers will be hired, including both those in the European Union and other nations, must also be provided by the firm when the aforementioned license is requested.

It should be emphasized that the employer is also permitted to choose potential hires from among foreign nationals who are not now residing in Latvia. It is required to apply for a residence permit, the foundation of which is employment with a certain company, in order to hire foreign employees. Foreigners are only permitted to work after obtaining a residence permit.

Main requirements for the company

In order for a company to be able to submit an application for a job placement service license and ultimately receive a license, the NVA sets a series of requirements that the company must comply with.

  • the company is registered in accordance with the law of the Republic of Latvia;
  • the company has not been declared insolvent;
  • the company has not started a liquidation process;
  • the company has no state tax debt;
  • the members of the company's management have not been punished for an intentional criminal offense against a person's life, health, fundamental rights, morality and sexual integrity, property, etc. In the event that the conviction for the above-mentioned criminal offenses of a member of the company's management has been removed or erased, the company will not be issued a license.

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