国际英语资讯:Latvian president orders lawmakers to improve overtime pay regulation
<p><span word="RIGA">RIGA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 9-- <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Raimonds">Raimonds</span> <span word="Vejonis">Vejonis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spokespeople">spokespeople</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 150 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span> <span word="unreported">unreported</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="table">table</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1, 2018.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vejonis">Vejonis</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ombudsman">Ombudsman</span> <span word="Juris">Juris</span> <span word="Jansons">Jansons</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, (<span word="LCCI">LCCI</span>), <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Investors">Investors</span>' <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latvia">Latvia</span> (<span word="FICIL">FICIL</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pediatric">pediatric</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p>
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