Labour market

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Lithuanian unions to stage protest action in Vilnius

Lithuanian trade unions will stage a protest action outside the government buildings on Friday to demand, among other things, better…

8 years ago
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Lithuania launches initiative to tackle ageing population problem

Lithuania has launched a campaign to draw attention to the problems of an ageing population and to the need for…

8 years ago
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Lithuanians oppose unskilled migrants despite labour shortages

There is a growing recognition that immigration will be needed to solve skill shortages in the Lithuanian labour market, but…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian real wages still lowest in Baltic States

Lithuania has the lowest average wage in the Baltic States with last year average real wages in Lithuania increasing by…

8 years ago
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Labour relations and skills shortages ‘main obstacles to economic growth’

Inflexible labour relations and the absence of any immigration policy are the major obstacles to Lithuania's economic growth, the country's…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian government simplifies visa process for foreign workers

The government has approved a proposal to simplify the procedures for granting temporary residence permits to foreign workers moving to…

8 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…

8 years ago
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Unemployment in Lithuania down in March

Lithuania's Labour Exchange reports the growing number of new jobs and decreasing unemployment in March.Last month, the number of job…

8 years ago
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Increasing profitability drives half of Lithuanian companies to raise wages

The number of Lithuanian companies operating profitably increased over the last six months with a majority raising wages, said the…

8 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,…

8 years ago
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Lithuania has third lowest labour costs in EU

Lithuania had the third lowest labour costs in the EU according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the European statistics…

8 years ago
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  • Economy

Lithuania’s strict rules on foreign workers ‘causing skills shortage’

Excessive bureaucracy and overly strict rules on bringing in skilled foreign workers for sectors where there are shortages are damaging…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian corporate profits come close to record highs but labour costs pose threat

Last year Lithuanian corporate profits almost hit the record levels of 2007 with pre-tax profits reaching €4.2 billion or 40%…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Red tape for foreign workers killing Lithuania’s competitiveness

Lithuania’s work visa system for foreigners has become so complicated and time-consuming that it is causing shortages of skilled labour…

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
  • Politics

European Commission criticises lack of progress on tax, labour, education reforms in Lithuania

The European Commission has criticised Lithuania’s lack of progress on key recommendations it made for reforming the country’s pension, tax…

9 years ago
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Salary increases in Latvia outpace Lithuania

The average wage in Latvia has reached €603 after tax in 2015, growing 7.6% from the year before. [...]

9 years ago
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Lithuanians consider changing jobs most regularly of Europeans

Lithuanians are the least loyal staff among the Baltic, Scandinavian and Western European countries, according to a survey commissioned by…

9 years ago
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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
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Youth unemployment in way of Lithuania’s OECD membership

High youth unemployment might hamper Lithuania's plans to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), says the country's…

9 years ago