93.5
96
Decent Work
100
100
80
100
100
100
80
100
100
75
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §141 of Labour Code, 2016; §99 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, 2017 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §139, 140, 144-150 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §144 of Labour Code 2016 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §144 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §117, 120 and 144 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §111-121 & 144 of Labour Code, 2016; §35 &56 of Law No. XIII-2341 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §114 of Labour Code 2016 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §14, 122 and 124 of Labour Code, 2016; Resolution No. 160 of 2003 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §123 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| 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 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §32-34 and 41-44 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §66-110 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §36 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §53-65 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §56-62 & 69 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §134 of Labour Code, 2016; §18-22 of Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, 2000 |
| 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 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §40, 52 and 116 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §278(8) of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §8 of the Republic of Lithuania Equal Opportunities for Women and Men the Law, 1998 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §132 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §132 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §132 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §61 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §28 of Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 2003; §159 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §25(6) & 27 of Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 |
| 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 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §1-27 of the Law on Social Insurance of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases 1999 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §20-27 of the Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; MISSOC Comp. Table for Lithuania |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §34-39 of Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; Social Insurance Unemployment Law 2005 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §8-15 of Law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, 2000; §131, 133 & 136 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | State Social Insurance Pensions Law 1994; Social Insurance Unemployment Law 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration 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 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §26 and 58 of the Labour Code, 2016; §6(4) and 18 of Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, 1998; §152 of Penal Code, 1998 |
| 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 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §48 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Law on State Social Insurance Pensions 1994; MISSOC Comp. Table for Lithuania |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | Labour Code, 2016; §36 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 1997 |
| 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 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | Labour Code, 2016; §36 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, 1997 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §48 of the Constitution of Lithuania,1992; §147 & 1471 of Criminal Code,1968 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §186-202 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §51 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992; §243-254 of Labour Code, 2016 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §51 of the Constitution of Lithuania 1992; §250 of Labour Code, 2016 |
