Economy
ania’s unemployment in March at 9.5 percent
In March 2015, Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment level stood at 9.5 percent with 139 000 seekers in the country, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. […]
Labour market
Society
Lithuanian universities launch Health Informatics program
With the rapid progress of science and technology, and the increasing demands of top employers for specialists with knowledge in a range of fields, traditional degree programs are being expanded and diversified. It is with this in mind that Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) have announced the launch of Lithuania’s first ever Health Informatics degree program. […]
Economy
29,200 job vacancies available in Lithuania in March
There were better employment opportunities in March, as a 28.4 percent increase of job offers was recorded in Lithuania. The demand for fixed-term contracts grew particularly. More job proposals were registered for operators of mobile agricultural and forestry machinery, nursing specialists, painters, construction and mechanical engineers. The demand remained high for salespeople, drivers of heavy lorries and cargo vehicles as well as advertising and marketing specialists. There were a total of 29,200 job vacancies registered at the Labour Exchange in March. […]
Economy
Lithuanian PM says new labour code to bring more flexibility
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that much-discussed draft amendments to the country’s Labour Code will be good both for employees and employers and will make the labour market much more flexible. […]
Economy
Lithuanian president approves of minimum wage raise
President Dalia Grybauskaitė approves of the proposal to raise minimum wage, noting that Lithuania has the lowest minimum monthly salary in the Baltic states. […]
Society
Gender pay gap in Lithuania among lowest in EU
The pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was one of the lowest among 28 EU Member States in 2013, data from Eurostat shows. […]
Economy
Lithuanian industrialists welcome another minimum wage increase
The Presidium of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) has confirmed on Tuesday that industrialists welcome the government’s plans to increase the minimum monthly wage once again in July. […]
Economy
Experts to start work on changing Lithuania’s labour laws
Experts working on amendments to the Labour Code will examine a proposal to liberalize the existing dismissal procedure. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s unemployment at 9.4 percent in December
Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment level stood at 9.4 percent in December 2014, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. […]
Economy
Wages in IT determined by productivity, not change of currency
The euro which will shortly replace the litas will have a positive effect on the IT services market of Lithuania, however, it will hardly bring any significant changes. Antanas Ursulis, general manager of CSC Baltic which provides IT services, says that the euro will not bring any dramatic changes to working conditions or expectations of employees; nevertheless, the new currency will help Lithuania enhance its image as a reliable and attractive country for investors. […]
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Economy
Positive trends in Lithuania’s labour market despite geopolitical threats
Swedbank analysts say that Lithuania’s labour market continues improving, even though rapid wage growth does pose some challenges. Looking ahead, slower employment growth and strong wage growth are expected. […]
Economy
Lithuanian PM suggests targeted immigration as solution to labour shortage
As individual economy sectors of Lithuania have started feeling shortages of labour, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he is in favour of holding discussions on targeted labour immigration. […]
Economy
Lithuanian employers say college graduates lack skills to apply knowledge
Lithuanian employers have quite different expectations from students and graduates when hiring and getting hired, shows a poll published on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s best employers 2014: Lietuvos Draudimas, Adform, Cramo
For the third year in a row, the winners of Best Employers in Lithuania were announced. In 2014, the Best Employers awards went to the digital advertising software company Adform, Cramo, a service company specialising in equipment rental services, and the insurance company Lietuvos Draudimas. […]
Economy
Pay gap between men and women deepens in Lithuania
Pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was 12.5 percent in 2013. It increased 0.5 percentage points compared to the year before. […]
Economy
Parliament speaker says minimum pay could grow EUR 29 next July
Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė reckons that next July the minimum monthly salary could rise by LTL 100 (EUR 29). The head of Parliament is also open to discussions over the increase of non-taxable minimum income. […]
Economy
IMF sees no room for further rise in Lithuania’s minimum wages
The IMF mission chief for Lithuania sees no room for further increases in minimum monthly wages, saying that the ratio of minimum wages to average wages is rather high already, the business daily Verslo Žinios reports. […]
Economy
Lithuanian MP proposes to tie minimum wages to average salary
Member of Parliament, chairman of the Order and Justice Party parliamentary group Petras Gražulis has proposed a law that the minimum monthly salary could not be lower than half of the average salary in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Shortage of IT specialists in Lithuania nearing 13,000
Every year, over 1,000 students finish information technology (IT) studies in Lithuania; however, according to employers, it is not enough to meet the current demand of IT specialists in the country. […]