Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe along the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the south and east, Poland to the south, and Russia (Kaliningrad district) to the southwest. It covers a land area of 65,286 square kilometers. The World Bank labels Lithuania as a high-income economy. Services dominate the country’s economy, with industry and agriculture also being significant sectors.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Lithuania.
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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe along the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the south and east, Poland to the south, and Russia (Kaliningrad district) to the southwest. It covers a land area of 65,286 square kilometers. The World Bank labels Lithuania as a high-income economy. Services dominate the country’s economy, with industry and agriculture also being significant sectors.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Lithuania.
The holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | |
| February 16 | Restoration of State Day | |
| March 11 | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| April 20 | Easter Sunday | Movable |
| April 21 | Easter Monday | Movable |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| June 24 | Midsummer/St John’s Day | Movable |
| July 6 | Anniversary of the Coronation of King | |
| August 15 | Assumption Day | |
| November 1 | All Saints’ Day | |
| November 2 | All Souls’ Day | |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| December 26 | Second Day of Christmas |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Lithuania is 4 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
The compulsory social security insurance system consists of the following types of social security contributions:
Employers contribute 1.77% to the social insurance fund for employees on open-ended contracts and 2.49% for employees on fixed-term contracts. Employees contribute 19.50% to the social insurance fund regardless of their contract types.
The specific contributions for each type of social insurance based on the employee’s contract types are broken down as follows:
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Employer Contributions |
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Open-ended Contracts |
Fixed-term Contracts |
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| Insurances | Rates | Insurances | Rates |
| Unemployment insurance (Nedarbo) | 1.31% | Unemployment insurance (Nedarbo) | 2.03% |
| Accidents at work and occupational diseases (Nelaimingų atsitikimų) | 0.14% | Accidents at work and occupational diseases (Nelaimingų atsitikimų) | 0.14% |
| Guarantee fund (Garantinis) | 0.16% | Guarantee fund (Garantinis) | 0.16% |
| Long-term employment benefit fund (Ilgalaikio darbo) | 0.16% | Long-term employment benefit fund (Ilgalaikio darbo) | 0.16% |
| Total | 1.77% | Total | 2.49% |
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Employee Contributions |
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| Insurances | Rates | ||
| Pension insurance (Pensijų) | 8.72% | ||
| Sickness insurance (Ligos) | 1.99% | ||
| Maternity insurance (Motinystės) | 1.81% | ||
| Health insurance (Sveikatos) | 6.98 | ||
| Total | 19.50% | ||
The standard working time of an employee is 40 hours per week and eight hours per day. Employees must be granted a break of a maximum of two hours and a minimum of 30 minutes to rest and to eat. This break must be provided, as a rule, after half of the working day (shift) but not later than after four working hours.
The employee’s overtime work must not exceed four hours on two consecutive days and 120 hours per year. Different annual duration of overtime work may be established in the collective agreement, however, not exceeding 180 hours per year.
All overtime hours are paid at an overtime compensation rate of 150% of the employee’s regular pay rate.
The probationary period must not exceed three months. In the cases provided for by law, an employee may be asked to undergo a longer probationary period, if that is necessary to assess the employee’s suitability for the job, though this may not be longer than six months.
| Termination Basis | Notice Period |
| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employee without valid reasons |
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| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employee for valid reasons |
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| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employer due to the fault of the employee |
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| Termination of the employment contract on the initiative of the employer without the fault of the employee |
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| Dismissal at the will of the employer |
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| Termination of an employment contract by mutual agreement |
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The standard working time of an employee is 40 hours per week and eight hours per day. Employees must be granted a break of a maximum of two hours and a minimum of 30 minutes to rest and to eat. This break must be provided, as a rule, after half of the working day (shift) but not later than after four working hours.
The employee’s overtime work must not exceed four hours on two consecutive days and 120 hours per year. Different annual duration of overtime work may be established in the collective agreement, however, not exceeding 180 hours per year.
All overtime hours are paid at an overtime compensation rate of 150% of the employee’s regular pay rate.
The probationary period must not exceed three months. In the cases provided for by law, an employee may be asked to undergo a longer probationary period, if that is necessary to assess the employee’s suitability for the job, though this may not be longer than six months.
| Termination Basis | Notice Period |
| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employee without valid reasons |
|
| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employee for valid reasons |
|
| Termination of an employment contract on the initiative of the employer due to the fault of the employee |
|
| Termination of the employment contract on the initiative of the employer without the fault of the employee |
|
| Dismissal at the will of the employer |
|
| Termination of an employment contract by mutual agreement |
|
The compulsory social security insurance system consists of the following types of social security contributions:
Employers contribute 1.77% to the social insurance fund for employees on open-ended contracts and 2.49% for employees on fixed-term contracts. Employees contribute 19.50% to the social insurance fund regardless of their contract types.
The specific contributions for each type of social insurance based on the employee’s contract types are broken down as follows:
|
Employer Contributions |
|||
|
Open-ended Contracts |
Fixed-term Contracts |
||
| Insurances | Rates | Insurances | Rates |
| Unemployment insurance (Nedarbo) | 1.31% | Unemployment insurance (Nedarbo) | 2.03% |
| Accidents at work and occupational diseases (Nelaimingų atsitikimų) | 0.14% | Accidents at work and occupational diseases (Nelaimingų atsitikimų) | 0.14% |
| Guarantee fund (Garantinis) | 0.16% | Guarantee fund (Garantinis) | 0.16% |
| Long-term employment benefit fund (Ilgalaikio darbo) | 0.16% | Long-term employment benefit fund (Ilgalaikio darbo) | 0.16% |
| Total | 1.77% | Total | 2.49% |
|
Employee Contributions |
|||
| Insurances | Rates | ||
| Pension insurance (Pensijų) | 8.72% | ||
| Sickness insurance (Ligos) | 1.99% | ||
| Maternity insurance (Motinystės) | 1.81% | ||
| Health insurance (Sveikatos) | 6.98 | ||
| Total | 19.50% | ||
