Blaziene, Inga

Interpretation of new Labour Code provisions, legislative amendments to strengthen trade unions, and several initiatives of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists on social issues are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the third quarter of 2017.

Difficulties in collective bargaining, industrial action in the education and forestry sectors, discussions on the national agreement and enactment of the new Labour Code are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the second quarter of 2017.

Controversial provisions in the Labour Code; four new members for Lithuania’s Tripartite Council; and initiatives by the main employer organisation, the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists, are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the first quarter of 2017.

The election of the new parliament, subsequent discussions with the social partners and the decision to postpone implementation of the 2016 Labour Code are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the fourth quarter of 2016.

This article examines national-level initiatives aimed at strengthening social dialogue among social partners in five Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania. It summarises the content of the programmes, reviews the outcomes of the evaluations and offers a view of the new programming period ahead.

As part of an 18-month project to examine employment and demand for services in Lithuania’s elderly care sector, researchers have carried out a survey that highlights the low wages and poor working conditions of the sector. Despite this, the findings indicate that workers in the sector report a high level of job satisfaction.

The adoption of laws related to the new social model, the possible consequences of Brexit for the Lithuanian economy and collective bargaining in the education sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the third quarter of 2016.

The debate on the controversial new Labour Code, the opening of an information centre for posted and migrant workers, and the rise in the minimum monthly wage are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the second quarter of 2016.

On 21 April 2016, the first Information Centre in Europe for posted and migrant workers was opened in Lituania at the Kalvarija border crossing post near the Lithuanian-Polish border.