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The Active Population in Figures

Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration

40 hours per week; the daily number of hours should not exceed 8.

Retirement Age

65 for both men and women by 2026.

Working Contracts

The Lithuanian Labour Code provides for several types of contracts: employment contract concluded for an indefinite period of time; fixed-term, temporary and seasonal contract; employment contract for additional work and secondary work; employment contract with home-workers; employment contract on the supply of services.
A fixed term contract cannot exceed five years.

Labour Laws

Consult the Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labour regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Cost of Labour

Minimum Wage

The minimum monthly salary is €1,153 (or €7.05 per hour), as enacted by Government Ruling No. 709.

Average Wage

In 2023, the average gross salary of a single person was EUR 1,951 (EURES Europa).

Social Contributions

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: Between 1.77% and 2.77%.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: 19.5%.

Social Partners

Employer Associations

LPK - Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners

The law provides for the right of workers to form and join independent unions, bargain collectively and conduct legal strikes, but law enforcement is not effective. The Trade Union members may not be less than one-fifth of all the employees in a company.
There are three main trade unions in Lithuania: the LPSK (Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation - LPSK), the Solidarumas and the LDF (Lithuanian Labour Federation - LDF), plus some independent trade unions.

Labour Unions

Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation
Lithuanian Labour Federation
Solidarumas

Unionisation Rate

About 8% of the active population. However, as Lithuanian legislation does not provide for obligatory registration of trade union membership, the exact number of employees represented is only an estimated figure.

Labour Regulation Bodies

Ministry of Social Security and Labour Protection