Employment, Management Agreements
We advise domestic and international clients in various sectors providing comprehensive support in all aspects of domestic and international employment law.
We provide expertise in all of the following:
- Planning and setting up local and pan-Baltic employment and management structures
- Conducting negotiations when a client is looking to appoint or dismiss an employee or member of management
- Preparing agreements for management and employees
- Advising on non-competition and other restrictive covenants
- Advising on incentive schemes
- Drafting standard policy documents for employers
- Advising on dismissals and handling collective issues
- Conducting employment law due diligence
- Assisting in disputes and litigation
- Handling employment issues related to corporate transactions and restructurings
- Assisting in processing of employee data
- Immigration
- Advising on employment taxes
COBALT is a longstanding member of Ius Laboris, an exclusive international network of the leading employment, labour and pension law firms that provide companies employing an international workforce with first-class legal advice and support on all human resources issues.
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Changes in organising occupational health and safety (2022 - 12 - 16)
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Employment guide for Ukrainian employees in Lithuania (2022 - 03 - 23)
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COVID-19 in Estonia: Ius Laboris Back to Work Guide for International Employers (2020 - 09 - 10)
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Crisis solutions for HR management (2020 - 06 - 30)
COVID-19 in Estonia: The coronavirus in employment relations & taxes – April update (2020 - 04 - 03)
COVID-19 in the Baltics and Belarus: FAQs by employers (2020 - 04 - 03)
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COVID-19 in Lithuania: Can employers lay-off employees due to Coronavirus? (2020 - 03 - 12)
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Baltic Employment Law News – May 2019 (2019 - 05 - 13)
What preparations are being made for Brexit in terms of immigration rules in Latvia (2019 - 02 - 22)
Baltic Employment Law News – November 2018 (2018 - 11 - 27)
Baltic Employment Law News – November 2017 (2017 - 11 - 01)
Baltic Corporate Law News – July 2017 (2017 - 07 - 27)
Can an employee be paid in kind? (2016 - 09 - 30)
Lithuanian lawmakers override the presidential veto of the Labour Code (2016 - 09 - 14)
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Comparative Investment Guide to the Baltics – July 2016 (2016 - 07 - 28)
Amendments to the Labour Law – June 2016 (2016 - 07 - 05)
The use of volunteer work in commercial activity (2016 - 03 - 07)
Changes to agreement for employees with a minimum wage (2016 - 01 - 15)
False self-employment (2015 - 07 - 06)
Invalidation of employee’s termination notice (2015 - 03 - 31)
Amendments to the Labour Law – December 2014 (2014 - 12 - 22)