Social Security and Labor

Bill on pension supplement for lone seniors to be tabled to Lithuanian parliament

The Lithuanian government is on Tuesday presenting its proposal to pay a 28.63-euro monthly supplementary pension to lone seniors and people with...

Minister: minimum wage could rise by EUR 35 next year

Lithuania's minimum wage could be raised by about 35 euros to 642 euros as of next January, Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on...

Minister: basic pay for civil servants in Lithuania to go up by one euro

The basic pay rate for politicians, judges , officers, civil servants and other employees of budgetary institutions will not be restored to the...

Minister: situation in labor market is better than in many European countries

As Lithuania's Employment Service reports the highest unemployment level this year, the country's Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis...

Some 1,500 more workers fired than hired during lockdown

Some 1,500 more people have been fired than hired in Lithuania since the introduction of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in mid-March, Social...

Child's benefit for lockdown-affected families increased

Skvernelis: pensions to increase by 7-8 percent next year

Ukrainians coming to Lithuania to work should be better informed about working conditions