The Legal system of posting of workers in Lithuania

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Komandiruoti darbuotojai; Lietuvos darbo teisė; Darbo kodeksas; Direktyva 96/71/EB. Keywords: Posted workers; Lithuanian labour law; Labour code; Directive 96/71/EC.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Darbo teisė; Komandiruojami darbuotojai; Darbo kodeksas; Direktyvos; Labour law; Posted workers; Labour code; Directives.

ENDespite already 20 years of legal regulation and practise in the sphere of posting of workers, it can be stated that this issue is not popular among legal scholars, the case law is also small and fragmented. It must be admitted that Lithuania is "sending (posting) country" with low numbers of other EU workers posted to Lithuania and quite significant number of workers posted from Lithuania to other EU Member States. The article analyses the system of legal regulation of posted workers in Lithuania. This legal institute was introduced after the transposition of the Directive 96/71/EC in Lithuanian labour law. It should be noted that Lithuanian labour law has been reformed several times over the last few decades. The legal norms regulating the employment relations of posted workers also have been changed several times. The aim was to correct some legal problems, to fill in legal gaps and, of course, to transpose the new provisions of the relevant EU directives. [From the publication]