REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON WAGES This law shall regulate the wages of employees who work under employment contracts in enterprises, institutions, and organizations, regardless of their forms of property. Article
- Wages An employee's wages shall depend on labour supply and demand in the labour market, quality and quantity of labour, and the results of the enterprise's activities. It shall be prohibited to reduce wages due to a person's sex, age, race, nationality, or political convictions. Article
- Minimum Wage The State shall establish a minimum hourly wage (minimum monthly salary). An employee's hourly (monthly) wages may not be less than the minimum hourly wage (monthly salary) established by laws. Article
- Organization of Wages Conditions of payment, rate-qualification requirements of occupations and posts, and the procedure for fixing wage rates for jobs and employees shall be established by the owners (employers) of the enterprises, institutions, and organizations in collective agreements. Fixed hourly wage rates, monthly salaries, other forms and conditions of payment, and working standards in enterprises, institutions, and organizations shall be established in collective agreements or, if they are not concluded, in employment contracts according to the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania (hereafter referred to as "collective agreements or employment contracts"). Article
- Wages for Employees of State Institutions The conditions of payment for State employees shall be established by the laws the Republic of Lithuania. The conditions of payment for employees of institutions financed from the budget shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. These conditions shall be revised at least once a year, taking into account the raise in wages of employees in material production. Article
- Guaranty of Actual Payment Taking into account the price index, wages shall be indexed according to the procedure established by the Law on Individual Income Security of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
- Wages During a Change in Normal Working Conditions During a change in normal working conditions, wages shall be as follows: in harmful conditions - at least one and a half the hourly (daily) wage rate (monthly salary) established for employees; in conditions of the optimum permissible level of harmfulness - at least double the hourly (daily) wage rate (monthly salary) established for employees. Working condition classifications and permitted concentrations and levels of harmful factors shall be regulated by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and other legislative acts. Fixed wages shall be established in collective agreements or employment contracts. Article
- Overtime and Night Wages At least one and a half the hourly wage rate (monthly salary) established for employees shall be paid for overtime and night work (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.). Fixed wages shall be established in collective agreements or employment contracts. Article
- Wages for Days off and Public Holidays Unscheduled work on days off and public holidays shall be compensated for by providing another day off within a month, or at the request of the employee, by paying at least double the hourly or daily established wage without providing an additional day off. Employees shall be paid double the hourly or daily wage for work scheduled on public holidays. Article
- Payment for Idle Time Employees shall be paid no less than the minimum hourly wage as established by the State for the full period of involuntary idleness, if they have informed the administration beforehand about the possibility of idleness or the onset of idleness. The procedure for registering involuntary idle time and the fixed wages for that period shall be established in collective agreements or employment contracts. Employees shall not be paid for idle time for which they are at fault. Article
- Wages for Incomplete Periods of Work Employees shall be paid proportionally for incomplete periods of work (short workdays or weeks) depending on the period or amount of work completed. Article
- The Date, Place, and Procedure of Payment Wages shall be paid during working hours at least two times per month. Holiday wages shall be paid before the holiday begins. Upon being discharged from work, employees shall be paid all due wages on no later than the last workday. The date, place, and procedure of the payment shall be established in collective agreements or employment contracts. Article
- Average Wages Employees shall be guaranteed average wages in cases provided for in the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, collective agreements, or employment contracts. These average wages shall be calculated in the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Average wages shall comprise all wages on which State social insurance premiums shall be assessed, according to the enforced procedure. Employees who are prevented from working in their main place of employment in the cases provided by law shall be paid at least double the salary by the institution or organization whose duties they carry out. Article
- Settlement of Disputes Wage disputes shall be investigated in the procedure for the settlement of disputes as established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
- Control of Law Observance The State Labour Inspectorate shall exercise control over the observance of this Law. Article
- Liability for Violation of this Law Losses incurred as a result of the violation of this Law shall be recovered by the guilty party. In cases provided for in the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, disciplinary, administrative and criminal actions shall be applied for the violation of this Law. Article
- Information about Wages Information concerning an employee's wages shall only be furnished in cases provided for in law, or upon the agreement of the employee. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS President Supreme Council Republic of Lithuania Vilnius 9 January 1991 No. I-924