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Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense and the Lithuanian Labor Exchange have created a special database, the Retired Soldiers' Bank, to provide an opportunity for employers to hire retired troops.

Lithuania's government on Wednesday gave a green light to hiring foreign specialists of certain fields, however, some opposition politicians warn that this could pave way for cheaper labor force that will stop the increase of wages for Lithuanians.

Youth unemployment in Lithuania has shrunk significantly over the last few years. Specialists say, however, that this is as much to do with emigration as with the growing economy.

The number of migrant workers from eight eastern EU nations in the United Kingdom has topped one million.

Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas has criticized Lithuania's refugee integration policy, saying that newcomers in integration centres are placed in a social environment that is not conductive to successful integration. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Few Lithuanian employers would we willing to hire refugees. Reluctance to deal with unfamiliar working cultures and differing attitudes towards work is one of the reasons, but companies that have experience of hiring migrant workers say Lithuania needs to open up its labour market to make up for the...

With shrinking labour force universally acknowledged as the biggest impediment to Lithuania's long-term economic growth prospects, increasingly many migrants are coming to the country to fill job vacancies.

Refugees resettled in Lithuania have started looking for job, says the country's Labour Exchange which set up a special unit to work with them.

Lithuania’s work visa system for foreigners has become so complicated and time-consuming that it is causing shortages of skilled labour across the economy.

Unemployment increased in Lithuania in December as it fell across the eurozone, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the EU statistics agency.

Energy service company Vilniaus Energija has informed the Lithuanian Labour Exchange about the planned reorganisation which will result in lay offs of 114 employees of Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant TE-3.

Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė on Wednesday met with representatives of employers and investors and discussed the best ways to integrate refugees in Lithuania's labour market. The minister was interested in the employers' needs and capabilities.

As the European Union launches talks on refugee distribution, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says accepting several hundred refugees is not only a challenge but also an opportunity to solve the problem of short workforce supply.

EUROC Lithuania celebrates the fifth birthday of the establishment. Within the past 4 years, EUROC expanded more than 5 times from the initial plan of 250 employees in 2010 to more than 1,300 employees today (2015 April). During this time, Western Union's (WU) centre in Lithuania has experienced the...

There were better employment opportunities in March, as a 28.4 percent increase of job offers was recorded in Lithuania. The demand for fixed-term contracts grew particularly. More job proposals were registered for operators of mobile agricultural and forestry machinery, nursing specialists, painter...

The Lithuania Tribune spoke to the Eric Stewart, President of the American-Lithuanian Trade Council. We asked about potentially attracting more US investment to Lithuania. Those American companies which had already invested here loving it, hence they might even increase their investment here. Still,...

Since the beginning of this year, youth unemployment in Lithuania has gradually declined. On 1 January, it stood at 6.2 percent, while on 1 July it went down to to 3.5 percent.