In the beginning of the new year we speak with the president of the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK) Artūras Černiauskas about the main goals […]
Minimum consumption rate established by the Seimas
The Seimas established a new reference rate for the calculation of social security benefits, titled the minimum consumption rate (MCR). The Seimas also regulated the […]
ETUC: Good social pillar – now implement it
“Signing the European Pillar of Social Rights must be the starting gun of a race to implement it,” said Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the […]
Outcomes of the 5th PERC Youth Conference and elections
The Conference elected the 5th PERC Youth Committee in accordance with the Terms of Reference, and the voting resulted in the following composition: President: […]
Lithuania’s National Agreement hints of higher salaries in exchange for lower labor taxes
Lithuania’s government, business representative and trade unions on October 16th signed an agreement, declaring pledges to raise wages, cut taxes on labor and encourage collective […]
PERC Youth Committee is concerned with the situation in Croatia
PERC Youth Committee is deeply concerned with the situation around the labour rights of young people in Croatia. Employers take advantage of the loopholes in […]
CETA – starts tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday 21 September, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be provisionally applied: over 90 percent of the deal’s provisions will begin […]
New Labour Code in Lithuania: Issues with a right to strike
Initiation of strikes is a right of trade unions. It is enough, if ¼ of trade union’ s members support a strike. After the new […]
New Labour Code in Lithuania: Issues with a Double Employee Representation System
In Lithuania workers are represented by trade unions, work councils or trustees. A work council and a trustee mostly have the same rights and obligations. […]
LPSK‘s position on the new Labour Code in Lithuania
After an adoption of the new Labour Code the current situation in Lithuania is not cheerful. It is true that after the Lithuania’s parliamentary elections […]