KEY FEATURES, AMENDMENTS AND CURRENT ISSUES OF THE NEW LABOUR CODE. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY

On 21 June 2016, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the new Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, which had been the subject of various opinions and debates.

On 1 January 2017, the new Law on Social Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases will come into force.

The aim of the seminar is to familiarise participants with the new Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, which is due to come into force shortly, and its new provisions. To provide information on the conditions for concluding employment contracts and the main requirements for termination, as well as the procedure for granting annual leave. How will employment contracts and internal company documents need to be amended? To present the latest developments in the field of health and safety at work, as well as the forthcoming new version of the Law on Social Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases of the Republic of Lithuania.

Seminar programme

09:30 – 10:00	*Registration. Morning coffee.*
10:00 – 11:15	Concluding an employment contract. Types of employment contracts. Performance of an employment contract. Trade secrets, confidential information, non-competition clauses.
11:15 – 12:00	Termination of an employment contract. Remuneration. Severance pay.
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch.
13:00 – 14:00	Working hours and rest periods. Annual leave. Overtime. Total working time records. Financial liability. The company’s collective agreement.
14:00 – 15:00	Developments in the field of health and safety at work. The new Law on Social Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases of the Republic of Lithuania.

Seminar lecturer:

Evelina Jasaitė, Director of the Legal Department at UAB ‘SDG Group’ / Birutė Pėstininkė, Lawyer in the Legal Department at UAB ‘SDG’.
Specialist/expert at the Consultancy Department of UAB “SDG”.

Seminar fee: €69.00 + VAT. The fee includes handouts, a certificate, coffee and lunch.

Seminar date and venue:

3 October in Alytus, 5 Vilties Street.
5 October in Šiauliai, Pramonės g. 23.
6 October in Panevėžys, 38 Beržų Street.
7 October in Mažeikiai, 61 Algirdo Street.
11 October in Utena, 49A J. Basanavičiaus Street.
12 October in Marijampolė, 102 Kauno Street.
13 October in Klaipėda, 32A Taikos Avenue.
14 October in Tauragė, 22 S. Dariaus and S. Girėno Street.
17 October in Šiauliai, 23 Pramonės Street.
18 October in Vilnius, 10A Ateities Street.
21 October in Visaginas, at 8-308 Veteranų Street.
26 October in Kupiškis.
27 October in Panevėžys, 38 Beržų Street.

The seminar is suitable for occupational health and safety specialists, persons authorised by employers to carry out the functions of the occupational health and safety service, and persons representing employers who carry out occupational health and safety service functions.

UAB ‘SDG’ is included in the list of institutions providing professional development for civil servants.

Please register for the seminar by email: mokymas@sdg.lt