Work & Jobs notices and news from Latvia.
Couriers with large delivery bags on bicycles are a common sight in Latvia's largest cities and a constant source of speculation. So Latvian Television's programme "Aizileigatis panēmiens" ('Forbidden Method') decided to look behind the rumours at the specifics of such work, what
18h ago · Read at LSM English →
The “RE-MENT” project by the Swedish company “Cemvision” has been selected to receive funding of up to 27.5 million euros from the European Union’s Innovation Fund for the construction of a commercial-scale low-emission cement plant in Ventspils, the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA)
20h ago · Read at LSM English →
It is planned to introduce the State Defence Service (VAD) into the State Border Guard from 2028, as announced by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (United List) following a conceptual decision taken during the closed part of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, LSM.lv reports.
10/21/2026 · Read at LSM English →
Mass redundancies are expected among the staff of Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, in the near future, and this is the most challenging process yet to come, said Andrejs Martinovs, Chairman of the Board of airBaltic, in an interview on the Latvian Radio programme “Labrīt”.
10/20/2026 · Read at LSM English →
Mass redundancies are expected among the staff of Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, in the near future, said Andrejs Martinovs, Chairman of the Board of airBaltic, in an interview on the Latvian Radio programme “Labrīt” on October 20th.
10/20/2026 · Read at LSM English →
Latvian airline airBaltic is planning layoffs that could affect 500–700 jobs across the Baltics, including in Tallinn, as it restructures its business.
10/5/2026 · Read at ERR News →
Between 500 and 700 jobs at its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn – this is the number of staff who could be made redundant as a result of the implementation of the national airline ‘airBaltic’s’ new business plan. It has notified the State Employment Agency of the planned collective redundancies,
10/5/2026 · Read at LSM English →
Latvia’s national airline AirBaltic plans to cut one fifth of its workforce as part of a new business plan aimed at aligning the company’s structure and cost base with the expected scale of its future operations.
10/5/2026 · Read at LRT English →
October 5th is marked as World Teachers’ Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Eurostat released some data on teachers in the European Union.
10/5/2026 · Read at LSM English →
Amber Latvijas balzams, which is currently facing financial difficulties, must draw up a legal protection plan and agree it with its creditors by Monday, October 5. This plan protects the creditors’ interests and would allow the company to continue operating. Meanwhile, the company itself is optimis
10/5/2026 · Read at LSM English →