Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Lithuania as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Lithuania: Tripartite Council approves minimum wage increase for 2024

The Tripartite Council, representing the country’s government, employers and trade unions, has approved a proposal to increase the minimum monthly wage by 10% to €924 (US$1,003) in 2024 …

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Lithuania: New restrictions on cash payments

Substantial cash payments now restricted …

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Lithuania: New mobbing prohibition to come into effect

The Labour Code will be amended on 1st November 2022 to extend the definition of “unacceptable conduct” at work …

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Lithuania: New immigration regulations, effective August 2022

New immigration regulations were introduced on 1st August 2022 …

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Lithuania: The practice of halving daily allowances on an arbitrary basis has been declared unlawful

The era in which statutory daily allowances could be varied by up to 50% at the unilateral decision of companies has ended …

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Lithuania: Sale ban on vaping products in non-tobacco flavours

A new law has come into force banning the sale of vaping products in non-tobacco flavours …

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Lithuania: Identification of persons working on construction sites

Employers that operate in workplace which contain construction sites must ensure that self-employed workers are correctly registered …

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Lithuania: Many employment contracts become partially null and void

Employers will soon be unable to alter daily allowance on the basis of an individual employment contract …

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Lithuania: Government will compensate for expenses of attracting qualified foreign workers

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation has proposed granting one-off allowances to highly qualified foreign workers and those with skills in short supply …

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Lithuania: Changes in taxation of employment income (2022)

Changes in income tax have been introduced to benefit the higher paid …

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Lithuania: Pilot project with Nigeria helping to pave the way for legal migration in EU

An initiative called “Digital Explorers” has already successfully sought to hire Nigerian ICT talent to work in Lithuanian high tech companies …

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Lithuania: Pension indexation

The government has decided to continue indexing the state pension …

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Lithuania: Migratory pressure on the Lithuanian border with Belarus

Huge migratory pressures are building up on the border with Belarus, following the persecution of numerous individuals and families by the Belarus dictator Lukashenko …

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Lithuania: Hiring foreign talent has never been easier

It is now simpler and easier for skilled non-EEA workers to obtain a temporary residence permit …

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Lithuania: Minimum monthly salary (MMA) rises to €642 from 2021

The minimum monthly wage for unskilled workers has just been increased by €35 (US$42 …

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