Labour Code

  • Economy

German investors in Lithuania call for labour law reforms and better vocational training

Nine out of ten German investors in Lithuania are happy with their choice to invest in the country, although many…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian Seimas takes on Labour Code reform

The Lithuanian parliament is resuming discussions of the so-called new social model, a package of reforms to the country's Labour…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Employers lambast ‘unbalanced’ Labour Code reform

Additions to the Labour Code reform package proposed by the parliamentary Committee on Social Affairs and Labour have "unbalanced" it,…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Foreign investors attack Lithuanian labour code for ‘not meeting demands of market’

The Lithuanian labour code is outdated and is constantly drawing criticism from both foreign investors and international organisations, the Investors'…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

MPs disagree on whether Labour Code reform will bring more flexibility

Members of the parliamentary Social Affairs and Labour Committee have divergent views on whether the new Social Model - an…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Prime minister to meet teachers’ unions as dispute deepens over ‘illegal’ strike

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Labour Code amendment suggests more flexible employment contracts for high-earners

High-earners should have more latitude to negotiate employment terms with their employers, a Lithuanian parliamentary committee has decided. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania no longer a low labour cost country, say investors

The majority of foreign companies operating in Lithuania no longer consider Lithuania a low labour cost country, according to a…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Indexing pensions and labour flexibility should be reform focus, president says

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is somewhat sceptical about the so-called new social model, a package of reforms to the labour…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Investor confidence in Lithuania continues to grow

Foreign investors in Lithuania have started the year optimistically, with most expecting to increase profitability and hire more staff. [...]

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Discussions on reforms of labour code almost complete

The Parliamentary Committee on Social Affairs and Labour is working out the final details of the social model package that…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Is Lithuania willing to embrace the next industrial revolution?

This year's World Economic Forum in Davos will focus on the next wave of innovation, but are Lithuanian politicians ready…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Overtime rules and other labour code changes being discussed by Seimas

This week, the Seimas Committee on Social Affairs and Labour deliberated on changes to the Labour Code and approved the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian PM wants Labour Code reforms adopted in spring

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius hopes that the Lithuanian Parliament will adopt the new social model, a package of Labour Code…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President Grybauskaitė sceptical about ‘excessive’ Labour Code reform package

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is critical about the so-called social model, an ambitious Labour Code reform undertaken by the current government.…

9 years ago
  • Politics

PM Butkevičius says Lithuania became energy independent in 2015

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the euro introduction, power interconnections with Poland and Sweden, and reforming the Labour Code are…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament to extend session in order to adopt Labour Code reform

After a meeting with Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said that the Lithuanian parliament's autumn session…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian MP suggests indexing minimum wage to average pay

New proposed amendments to the Labour Code of Lithuania suggest that the minimum monthly wage should not be lower than…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian liberals re-elect party leader on platform of tax cuts and e-voting

Lithuania's Liberal Movement re-elected the party's current leader Eligijus Masiulis for another term in the position during the party congress…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania plans to raise retirement age

The Lithuanian Parliament has begun considering legislative amendments that would peg retirement to average life expectancy. It has been proposed…

9 years ago