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Our colleague – Chair of the Tripartite Council at the Lithuanian Labour Exchange under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour

 

Aušra Kerzienė, Head of Human Resources at UAB “SDG”, was elected Chair on 24 April 2018 at the first meeting of the Tripartite Council attached to the Lithuanian Labour Exchange. She was delegated to the Tripartite Council by the Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts to represent employers. 

Aušra Kerzienė has been an active member of the Kaunas HR Managers’ Club at the Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts since 2011, and was elected chair of the club’s board in 2013.

The Council is constituted on the basis of an equal tripartite partnership and carries out, in accordance with the regulations of the Tripartite Councils (committees, commissions) attached to institutions implementing employment support policy, as approved by order of the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania.

 

The Council performs the following functions:

  1. It considers and submits proposals to the regional labour exchanges regarding:
    1. issues relating to the employment of the population and the state of the labour market within the territory served by the Agency, as well as the factors influencing them and the resolution of problems;
    2. the need for funds to finance employment support measures and labour market services, and to maintain the Agency and carry out its activities;
    3. improving the implementation of active labour market policy measures and increasing their effectiveness;
    4. the implementation of employment promotion programmes;
    5. the funding of local employment initiative projects;
    6. opportunities for bilateral and trilateral partnerships in addressing social, economic and employment issues, and the development of social partnership;
    7. improving legislation governing the implementation of employment support policy;
    8. the Agency’s activity reports and the improvement of its operations;
    9. matching labour supply and demand within the territory served by the Agency;
    10. the application of measures to mitigate the consequences of collective redundancies;
    11. setting annual operational objectives and targets for subordinate agencies, and allocating funds to achieve these objectives and implement these targets;
  2. Performs other functions as set out in legislation.

 We are delighted with the achievement of the SDG Group’s Head of Human Resources and wish her every success in taking on new challenges and addressing current issues.