The Seimas finally approved the proposal to pay sickness benefits for the care of young children or children with disabilities when they must self-isolate due to traveling to country affected by the coronavirus or had a direct contact with a affected person.

At the beginning of August, various amendments to the Labour Code come into force, which are relevant to many. For those with health disorders there are more guarantees at work, the duration of project work is extended, and the working conditions of foreigners posted to Lithuania and...

Older workers fear that the economic hardship caused by the pandemic will make employers less inclined to keep them in employment, as older people are at greater risk from a health point of view. For this reason, it was decided to pay subsidies to employers for older workers put to downtime during the state of emergency or quarantine.

Anyone can experience financial hardship throughout life: it can be caused by a pandemic, economic crisis, sudden loss of job, family crises, lack of social skills, or other misfortunes. 

The State pays subsidies to companies that have announced downtime for employees during quarantine to cover part of their salaries, which during the downtime cannot be less than the minimum monthly salary for all normal working hours.

The Seimas approved special aid and support measures for employees, the self-employed, people who lost their jobs and employers after quarantine. Most of these measures will be applied temporarily, until the country succeeds in recovering from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. However, social benefits as well as reimbursement for heating costs...

Employers will be able to get  90 percent or 70 percent level state subsidies when downtime must be imposed during the extreme situation and quarantine. During this difficult period, self-employed persons will be granted a benefit of EUR 257 per month.

In December 2019, the Parliament of Lithuania (Seimas) has ratified the International Labour Organization's Protocol on Forced Labour, that supplements the 1930 Convention. Pursuant to this Protocol, Lithuania has committed to guarantee adequate protection to victims of forced labour and protection of their rights, and to take effective preventive measures to...