Lithuania - CLR

Lithuania

No score
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2024 Score

93.5

2022 Score

93.5

2020 Score

96

Rating

Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

100

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

100

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

75

Fair Wages - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country?	Yes	1	§141 of Labour Code, 2016; §99 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, 2017	No Change
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages?	Yes	1	§139, 140, 144-150 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?	Yes	1	§144 of Labour Code 2016	No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?	Yes	1	§144 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?	Yes	1	§117, 120 and 144 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change

Decent Working Hours - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower?	Yes	1	§111-121 & 144 of Labour Code, 2016; §35 &56 of Law No. XIII-2341	No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week?	Yes	1	§114 of Labour Code 2016	No Change
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours?	Yes	1	§14, 122 and 124 of Labour Code, 2016; Resolution No. 160 of 2003	No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays?	Yes	1	§123 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?	Yes	1	§126-130 and 138 of Labour Code, 2016; Resolution No. 496 of 21 June 2017	No Change

Employment Security - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment?	Yes	1	§32-34 and 41-44 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?	Yes	1	§66-110 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months?	Yes	1	§36 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination?	Yes	1	§53-65 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service?	No	0	§56-62 & 69 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change

Family Responsibilities - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents?	Yes	1	§134 of Labour Code, 2016; §18-22 of Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, 2000	No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*?	Yes	1	§133 of Labour Code, 2016; §18 of Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, 2000	No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities?	Yes	1	§40, 52 and 116 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?	Yes	1	§278(8) of Labour Code, 2016	No Change

Maternity at Work - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?	Yes	1	§8 of the Republic of Lithuania Equal Opportunities for Women and Men the Law, 1998	No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?	Yes	1	§132 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage?	Yes	1	§132 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability?	Yes	1	§132 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?	Yes	1	§61 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers?	Yes	1	§28 of Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 2003; §159 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues?	Yes	1	§25(6) & 27 of Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 2003	No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?	Yes	1	§114, 146 & 278 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease?	Yes	1	§1-27 of the Law on Social Insurance of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases 1999	No Change

Social Security - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit?	Yes	1	§20-27 of the Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; MISSOC Comp. Table for Lithuania	No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits?	Yes	1	§34-39 of Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994	No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits?	Yes	1	Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; Social Insurance Unemployment Law 2005	No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness?	No	0	§8-15 of Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, 2000; §131, 133 & 136 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits?	Yes	1	State Social Insurance Pensions Law 1994; Social Insurance Unemployment Law 2005	No Change

Fair Treatment - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value?	Yes	1	§26 & 140 of Labour Code, 2016; §5(3) of Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, 1998	No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?	Yes	1	§26 and 58 of the Labour Code; §6(4) and 18 of Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men; §152 of Penal Code	No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?	Yes	1	§26, 70, 75, 140 and 168 of Labour Code, 2016; Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, 1998	No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men?	Yes	1	§48 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992	No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers?	Yes	1	Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; MISSOC Comp. Table for Lithuania	No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children?	Yes	1	Labour Code, 2016; §36 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 1997	No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?	Yes	1	§41 of the Constitution of Lithuania, 1992; §21 of Republic of Lithuania Law on Education, 2015	No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?	Yes	1	Labour Code, 2016; §36 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 1997	No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour?	Yes	1	§48 of the Constitution of Lithuania,1992; §147 & 1471 of Criminal Code,1968	No Change

Freedom of Association - 75

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?	Yes	1	§50 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992; §1-13 of Law on Trade Unions 1991	No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?	Yes	1	§186-202 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike?	No	0	§51 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992; §243-254 of Labour Code, 2016	No Change
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers?	Yes	1	§51 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992; §250 of Labour Code, 2016; ITUC Global Rights Index 2024 (Lithuania Profile)	No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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