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Lithuanian Labour Code amendments and market updates

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Lithuanian Labour Code amendments and market updates

Lithuania is implementing significant amendments to its Labour Code to update employment regulations. Initial changes scheduled for November 2026 focus on While legislative debates continue regarding the termination protection of employment contracts, requiring employers digital platform workers—aiming to provide justified reasons for terminations at their discretion transpose EU directives and ensuring disciplinary actions regulate algorithmic management—new provisions regarding contract terms are proportionate set to the severity take effect on November 1, 2026. Effective November 1, employers may agree to probationary periods of misconduct. Further legislative updates have been approved up to protect digital platform workers, such as drivers and couriers, by transposing six months for employees earning at least two times the European Union’s Platform Directive into national law. These measures aim to clarify employment status based on actual working conditions and provide protections against algorithmic management. Key provisions include average monthly gross wage (VDU), an increase from the right previous three-month maximum. This period excludes time spent on leave or temporary incapacity for workers to understand automated decision-making processes work. The amendments also introduce greater flexibility regarding notice periods and the requirement that human reviews be conducted establish a new ground for significant automated actions, such as account blocking. As of October 2026, termination: when an employee fails to meet legally established “impeccable reputation requirements,” particularly in regulated sectors. Additionally, certain previous prohibitions against terminating contracts under specific conditions are being removed. Regarding digital platform workers, the Lithuanian Seimas is actively debating these amendments measures to regulate digital platform workers. The prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. These proposed changes specifically target issues regarding algorithmic decision-making and automated monitoring, granting would grant workers the right to request explanations for automated decisions and demand human review reviews for critical actions like dismissals. This legislative effort also seeks to prevent the misclassification of employees actions, such as independent contractors. account blocking or dismissals. Concurrently, the Lithuanian labor market has shown recent volatility and growth; the growth. The Employment Service reported a significant surge in activity in September 2026, noting the highest increase in people returning to work in the last twelve months. Approximately 23,000 clients began working in September, representing a 37.1% increase from August, with the highest influx of new workers appearing in the education, accommodation, food services, and healthcare sectors.

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  1. 2026-10-19 11:02 UTC Lithuanian Labour Code amendments and market updates
  2. 2026-10-13 11:22 UTC Lithuanian Labour Code amendments
  3. 2026-10-03 11:40 UTC Lithuanian Labour Code amendments

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