Labor Code

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has proposed including nine legislative initiatives into the parliament's spring agenda, including a public procurement reform, reducing the scale of clearcutting and giving parents raising a child under 12 an additional day-off.

Lithuania has gone up a notch to the 14th position in the Employment Flexibility Index on countries' labor regulation laws.

Lithuania's Tripartite Council, uniting the government, employers and trade unions, on Tuesday failed to reach agreement on how much to raise the minimum monthly wage as of 2020, leaving the government to decide that once again, just as it did last year.

Part of medics' trade unions have renewed their agreements with the Ministry of Health over pay rises and longer vacations.

Lithuania's Tripartite Council, which brings together representatives of the government, some employers and trade unions, on Monday is to resume discussion on raising the minimum monthly wage next January.

Retailers and trade unions tentatively agree to large retail chains being closed on two days a year, on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, but there are no discussions about not working on other Sundays, Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Monday.

The Seimas of Lithuania has started discussions on a proposal to close shops on holidays and the last Sunday of a month.

The government's efforts to talk to social partners and match different interests are welcome, however, implementation of the National Agreement, which was signed on Monday, is questionable, as it may not secure support among other political forces, says professor Vitalis Nakrošis of the Vilnius Uni...

Monday marks a year since the first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections. BNS provides an overview of the key decisions taken by the new parliament, as well as the scandals it faced and the challenges it will still have to cope with.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Friday fired back after President Dalia Grybauskaitė accused the government of "political arrogance" in carrying out reforms.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday accused the government of "political arrogance" in carrying out reforms and called for the new Labor Code to be improved in workers' favor.

Lithuanians do not approve of the Labor Code and their confidence in the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is declining, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS.