Protection of employees in insolvency proceedings
2020
Kelmere, L., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
When an enterprise becomes insolvent, it affects the partners (suppliers) of the company, the State and has a significant impact on the employees. The issue of the protection of workers' rights is one of the most important aspects in situations where the employer is declared insolvent. The country can develop its own employee protection system in case of company’s insolvency. In this article, based on the statistical data for the period 2003–2019, the author analyses the situation in Latvia. The aim of the study is to analyse the existing employee protection mechanism in Latvia, which the State implements with the help of state entrepreneurial risk fee. Two ways of protecting the rights of employees or satisfying claims are distinguished: a privilege system and a guarantee system. Latvia chooses the guarantee system. In this article, based on the statistical data obtained, it is proved that the model chosen by Latvia is financially successful although creates a negligible burden for entrepreneurs, and its benefits are significant because, in line with the situation of Latvia, sufficient financial resources are accumulated each year and employees' claims are covered to a certain amount according to regulations in enactments, as well as the Income Tax and Mandatory State Social Insurance Contributions are paid from these requirements covered by the guarantee fund. The author considers that the State may act as an intermediary or insurer in the insolvency situations of an undertaking in order to protect employees and, in particular, the State budget from covering unforeseeable costs.
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