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Thursday, 28.03.2024, 20:03
Lithuanian president signs Labor Code amendments into law
The president's office gave no
further comment on the reasons for the president's decision to sign the
amendments.
The Seimas passed the amendments
to the Labor Code, which comes into force on Jul. 1, last week.
Supporters say that more flexible
labor relations are necessary to create new jobs and attract new investments.
Critics warn, however, that the new Labor Code will make it easier for
employers to dismiss employees.
The more liberal Labor Code was
passed in June 2016, but it was vetoed by Grybauskaite shortly afterwards.
The Seimas overrode the
president's veto after the government and trade unions agreed to improve the
code by the end of the general elections.
The code was slightly adjusted in
early November, but the new ruling majority of the Lithuanian Farmers and
Greens Union and the Social Democrats postponed its entry into force for half a
year to allow time for further amendments.