According to the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM), 70% of Ukrainians residing in Lithuania are active in the labour market: are employed under contract, under personal contract or are hired as temporary workers.
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Men outnumber women in management positions by almost two to one in the EU, despite women constituting 48% of the labour market.
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.
A lack of skilled employees has become a common complaint among Lithuanian employers. Representatives from international companies based in Lithuania assure that the problem will solve itself once the Lithuanian labour market and work culture start to change.
IT specialists and engineers are not the only professions in high demand in Lithuania's labour market. Sales managers, customer service specialists are also in short supply, labour market experts say. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Authorities should stop increasing the minimum wage, the newly appointed Minister of Finance Rasa Budbergytė has said. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) has passed a set of legal amendments design to prevent gender-based discrimination in the workplace and to make existing Lithuanian discrimination laws more similar to European Union law. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Conventional wisdom says that the more time you spend at work, the more you accomplish but that has been challenged recently by psychologists and new initiatives in Sweden where employees are trialling six-hour working days. Could this also work in Lithuania?
The European Commission has called on Lithuania to deal with labour market problems, particularly a decline in the working age population, to improve the coordination of innovation policies and to encourage the development and absorption of new technologies.
