Employment Overview

Employment law is undergoing intensive development in the Baltic States and Belarus. New challenges appear not only by economic twists or regulatory changes but also by novel practices of foreign companies. While meeting increasing demand for employment advice, the SORAINEN Employment Practice remains devoted to the values of professionalism and a business oriented approach.

As the only truly integrated law firm in the Baltics and Belarus, SORAINEN has the best capacity to advise on regional employment issues that the firm’s international clients face. In the light of the rapidly changing business environment, lawyers from the SORAINEN Employment Practice regularly assist in managing labour costs, adapting global policies to the regional employment environment, and resolving contractual issues or disputes with personnel.

SORAINEN is recommended for its Employment Practice by international directories such as The Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe (“Offering ‘a service-oriented attitude, precise documentation and highly qualified lawyers’ – it is little wonder that this pan-Baltic outfit was identified as a leading player in the employment arena.”) and IFLR1000.

SORAINEN offers expertise in all key employment areas in the Baltic States and Belarus, including:

• concluding and terminating employment or management contracts; 
• assistance in negotiations;
• collective redundancies;
• employment disputes;
• employee handbooks and codes of conduct; 
• remuneration systems and incentive programmes;
• transfer of employees; 
• data protection and screening;
• collective agreements;
• non-competition and confidentiality arrangements;
• residence and work permits;
• health and safety issues; 
• state social insurance.