"Tele 2": There are a lot of prejudices about work and work in Latvia – Latvia

There is a lot of prejudice about return, life and work in Latvia, which are no longer relevant today after a seminar in which existing and potential partners of the social movement "Latvia Labor" shared their experience in attracting emigrants to Latvia, Tele2 informed that current and potential partners – employers of different sectors and sizes – shared their experience of attracting emigrants to work in Latvia. Participants, along with representatives of ministries, discussed prejudices about the return of returnees, researched the facts to refute them and learned more about national activities for the promotion of emigration

"It is important that employers speak and be ready to speak to needy citizens. There is a lot of prejudice among the deputies, both on the return, the life and work in Latvia, on their memory of Latvia before departure, but the time has come and we can no longer say that, for example, it there is no work in Latvia. Currently, the unemployment rate in Latvia is the lowest of the last 10 years, reaching only 8.2%, but the largest job search portal in Latvia currently has more than 14,000 vacancies ", said the commercial director of Tele2.

The company also informed that the movement" Latvia The survey "Tele2" from employers shows that there are employment opportunities in the regions, since 34% of all job offers opened this year were in the regions, especially in Vidzeme. It is also increasingly proposed to work remotely, which is proposed by 27% of employers surveyed. Another 22% provides fuel compensation. On the other hand, 34% of employers surveyed can already offer the possibility of working without basic knowledge of the Latvian language, and in 50% of cases, these positions are already filled by the following employees:

The survey Tele2 companies The Latvian Work movement is an initiative developed by Tele2 that invites companies, organizations and institutions across the country to voluntarily agree to address and attract more than 170,000 citizens Latvians who currently live and work abroad in the Latvian labor market. Some of these people can be returned to Latvia by offering specific jobs and developing strategic communication with this audience, which members commit to when signing a memorandum.

Mobility partners cover a variety of sectors: retail, services and information technologies. consulting firms, arts industry organizations and public administrations. The movement is also supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Latvia

The LETA agency has already reported that the first cooperation partners are the Ministry of Economy, the distributor of fuel Circle K Latvia, the audit firm Ernst & Young, IT company Evry Latvia Solvay Business Services Latvia and SmartLynx Airlines, Latvian charter airline

Tele2 last year with a turnover of 125.208 million euros, an increase of 12.6% over 2016, while the company's profit rose by 79%, reaching EUR 28.693 million

Latvijas Tele2 belongs to the group Swedish Tele2