Labor Law

The right to work is one of the fundamental human rights that is enforced by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. An employee is an individual with legal capacity. Legal capacity refers to a person's ability to have the rights and duties. It is a permanent and necessary to each individual state. Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship, permanent residents of the Republic of Lithuania, have the same legal capacity as all citizens of Lithuania. Employee acceptance Persons entitled…

Employers and employees may acquire, change, waive or defend labour rights through the entities representing them. Employees and employers may be represented both in collective and individual labour relations. Representation in collective labour relations based on the effective labour laws shall occur without the expression of will of an individual employee provided that such entity or person are representative of the will of the majority of the employees. Joint obligations assumed during such representation are binding on all employees who fall…

Labor legal relationships – specific social relationships for which subordination is typical. Subjects of such relationships are employer and employee, as well as organizations representing employees and employers. Full legal capacity occurs when a person is sixteen years old. Exceptions are set by Labor code and other related laws. Employer’s legal capacity arises from the moment of their creation. Employers gain labor rights and take the job responsibilities, as well as implement them through their bodies and administration. These organs…