Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2001: 17,00% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts and the limits for dismissal are very rigid.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/2003: 600 litas – 173,91 EUR

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2003: 6,46 litas by  hour (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: 31%.

Employee: 0%.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 40 hours

Retirement age: 60 for women and 65 for men.

Unions

Average rate of union membership:About 14% of the active population in 2005.

Unions: There are 3 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.

Useful links

For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Social Security and Labor Protection