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Posting Employees to Lavita– When Does the Posted Workers Directive Apply?
When posting employees abroad, an A1 certificate must always be obtained.
This documentation confirms that the employee remains covered by Danish social security – including benefits such as parental leave, unemployment benefits, and sick pay – during their stay abroad.
What is the Posted Workers Directive (PWD)?
The PWD is a registration designed to ensure that posted workers are protected by key working conditions in the country where the work is performed. The aim is to ensure fair competition and safeguard workers’ rights.
The PWD ensures, among other things:
- The right to minimum wage and overtime pay
- Rules regarding working hours, breaks, and rest periods
- Entitlement to holidays and days off
Whether PWD registration is required depends on several factors – including the nature of the work, the industry, duration, location, and which country ultimately benefits from the employee’s work. As regulations vary from country to country, the process can be both extensive and complex.
What should you be aware of when posting employees to Latvia?
To assess whether registration under the Posted Workers Directive is necessary, you must consider whether your employees’ working conditions comply with the applicable Latvian regulations.
🔗 Information for Employers – Ministry of Welfare, Latvia
It’s also important to determine whether the company is registered in Latvia, as this may affect the obligation to register under the PWD.
In addition, you must appoint a local representative in Latvia who can be contacted by both the authorities and the posted worker during the entire posting period. This representative must be prepared to submit documentation upon request from the authorities.
🔗 Register posted workers in Latvia via this portal
Supporting documentation
At the request of supervisory or control authorities, the employer of a posted worker must immediately submit the following documents. These may be required in the local language, and the employer must retain them for up to two years:
- Employment contract
- Wage calculations and summaries
- Records of working hours
- Documentation of wage payments
These documents must be available through the employer’s appointed representative in Latvia, who is authorized to act on behalf of the employer with local authorities.