Darbinieka atstādināšana no darba un tās tiesiskās sekas

Section 58 of the Republic of Latvia Labour Law provides for the right of an employer to suspend an employee from work in certain cases. Given that employee’s suspension involves certain legal consequences, an employer has a duty to comply with precise preconditions for the legal and justifiable suspension of an employee. The law lays down preconditions, such as the presence of alcohol, drugs or toxic intoxication, and more general preconditions for the suspension of an employee, – cases when failure to suspend an employee from work may be detrimental to his or her safety or the health or safety of third parties. The law also provides for the legitimate interests of employer or third parties as a precondition for suspension. The aim of this paper work is to analyse the legal meaning of Section 58 of the Labour Law, case law and doctrine. The research is carried out in order to provide precise identification and general criteria when the suspension by an employer would be legal and when it would be considered as implemented without observing the purpose and meaning of the law. Atslēgvārdi: Darba likums, darbinieka atstādināšana, darba devēja pamatotās intereses, trešo personu pamatotās intereses, atstādināšanas kārtība, atstādināšanas rīkojums