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According to the Employment Contracts Act, there are two grounds for cancelling an employment contract: ordinary and extraordinary. The easiest option is agreement between the parties, but what are the other options? How to dismiss someone who drinks on the job? Read more from our legal manager Kristel Tiits's article.

Organisations and companies that are required by law to conduct an internal audit often ask: is it more economical to establish an internal position at the company or outsource internal audit service?

A situation where a company gives or guarantees a loan to a shareholder, partner or board member comes up all the time. Yet the Commercial Code does set out restrictions on granting loans. I will discuss some of the most likely problems and potential tax risks below.

When you read about the draft ePrivacy Regulation it may appear as though all it does is regulate the use of cookies and manage direct marketing; but the draft ePrivacy Regulation also proposes more regulation of over-the-top (OTT) communications provides, such as Skype or WhatsApp.

Despite one of the main goals of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being to harmonise data protection law across the EU, it does allow the individual member states to introduce broad derogations concerning national security, the prevention of crime and the enforcement of civil claims, when fundamental rights to data protection are guaranteed and derogations themselves are necessary and proportionate.

Although it is cold as I am writing this, spring is here and summer is right around the corner. A number of important events are on the way – the wildly popular Game of Thrones wrapped up its last season and the GDPR celebrated first birthday. What is the temperature like in Estonia in the field of personal data protection – lukewarm, ice-cold or smoking hot?

How to protect your company? Five most important recommendations for ensuring cyber security. The biggest targets of these new brand of bandits are companies that own and process large amounts of data and companies whose cybersecurity measures are lagging behind the times.

A year has passed since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. The main purpose of the regulation is to give individuals more control over what data about them is processed. The GDPR also applies to employment relations where the employer processes personal data of employees.

The most talked about legislative piece last spring was undoubtedly the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR as it is known, which came in force 25 May 2018. As a regulation, it applies directly to all of the EU member states. Why did we need the GDPR, which if to believe popular opinion is an act of pointless bureaucracy, doesn’t improve the protection of privacy rights of individuals and increases the administrative burden of companies?

Grant Thornton Baltic is proud to be a local payroll partner of ADP in Baltic countries and been named as one of the winners for the 2018 Partner Excellence Award.

What happens if a cyber criminal manages to gain access to critical systems in the "smart house"?

Landmark German ruling points up challenges of international tax law

Starting this year, some important changes to the health insurance system took force, and thus those serving as management board members and working on the basis of contracts under the law of obligations (authorisation agreements, contracts for services etc) should pay attention to the issues relating to activation and suspension of health insurance coverage.

Maintaining proper accounting on transfer prices and documenting the reasoning for conformity to market value is in the interests of every enterprise, as it avoids tax risks. In preparing documentation, the requirements of legal acts should be considered along with the specific company’s risks and needs.

Many companies in the process of preparing annual reports for the last year find themselves facing the need to recognize transactions between related parties.