Notice period requirements vary as follows:
Non-EU nationals who wish to work in Lithuania are required to obtain a work permit. Those who intend to stay in Lithuania for no longer than a year require a National visa (Type D). For longer stays, a temporary residence visa is required. A temporary residence visa is a multiple entry visa valid for 2 years (3 years for highly qualified workers).
An employer intending to employ a foreigner to work under an employment contract must register a vacancy with an employment office in the Employment Service. A work permit is issued if no specialist in Lithuania meets the employer's qualification requirements. The Lithuanian Labor Exchange is responsible for issuing, extending, and revoking work permits for foreign nationals.
The work permit is issued for up to 2 years, and it specifies the job position and organization address where the foreigner would be employed. The work permit's duration for seasonal work is 6 months, and it is 1 year for persons entering as an intern or trainee.
Lithuania's Labour Code provides employees working 5 days a week an annual leave of 20 working days and employees working 6 days a week an annual leave of 24 working days. Annual leave must be granted at least once per year. For the first year of work, employees are entitled to full leave after working for at least half of the number of working days in the year. During annual leave, employees are paid their average remuneration.
A part of the annual leave can be transferred to the next year at the employee's request, provided they have taken an annual leave of at least 10 days in the current year. This leave is to be used within 3 years of the entitlement.
An employee's working hours are fixed under their employment contract. Usually, working hours total 40 hours per week. An employee's average working hours can be 48 hours a week maximum. Working time, including overtime and work done according to an agreement on additional work, may not exceed 12 hours per workday/shift and 60 hours over 7 days. The working time of employees working the night shift cannot exceed 8 hours per shift.
Working remotely is done at the employee's request or through mutual agreement between employee and employer. An employee's refusal to work remotely is not a legal reason to terminate the employment contract or change the working conditions.
The employer is responsible for proving that remote work is incongruent with production or the type of work the organization performs and would result in excessive costs.
Lithuania's labor law mandates maternity leave of 70 days before and 56 days after the delivery. In case of delivery complications or multiple births, the leave is extended to 70 days after childbirth. If the employee does not take maternity leave, the employer must give 14 days immediately after birth, regardless of whether the employee requests it.
The State Social Insurance Fund pays maternity benefits. To be eligible for the benefit, the employee must have a record of social security payments for at least 12 of the previous 24 months under the sickness and maternity social insurance scheme. Maternity benefit is paid for 70 calendar days before the child's birth, up to 56 days after the birth. In the event of birth complications or multiple births, an allowance is paid for an extra 14 calendar days. Maternity benefit is equal to 77.58% of the compensated recipient’s wage. The minimum maternity benefit is EUR 592 per month. The maternity benefit is paid once for 126 calendar days (except in specific cases).
Effective January 1, 2026, the minimum monthly wage is EUR 1,153 (Euros).
No employee can be paid less than the minimum wage. Collective agreements may establish minimum hourly rates and minimum monthly salaries higher than the government's.
Employees are to be paid twice a month unless they request to be paid once a month, but no later than 10 working days after the end of the month. Employers must pay employees all employment payments upon contract termination or within 10 days if the employee accepts it. The employer is fined if they are late in paying the employee.
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