Employment Law

Our team supports day-to-day HR decisions, employee incentive arrangements and cross-border workforce matters. We draft employment documentation, assess legal risks and represent clients in individual and collective employment disputes.

Services

Preventive and strategic services

• Employment law audits; prevention of workplace disputes and accidents

• Job architecture design; implementing organisational restructurings; headcount reductions; collective redundancies

• Employment law issues in M&A

• Directors’ duties and liability

Formalisation and management of employment relations

• Employment contracts and other individual agreements (confidentiality, non-compete, etc.); internal policies and procedures (work rules, equal opportunities policy, annual leave procedures, employee data rules, health & safety documentation, etc.)

• Design and adaptation of remuneration and incentive schemes

• Employee share options

• Working-time and rest-time organisation and records

Specific forms of work and international aspects

• Working abroad, secondment/posting and taxation of employees

• Employment of foreign nationals in Lithuania – visas, work and residence permits

• Agency/temporary work via staffing companies; atypical forms of work

Collective relations and dispute resolution

• Establishment and election of employee representatives (trade unions, works councils)

• Advice and representation in collective bargaining, information and consultation procedures

• Representation in individual and collective employment disputes

• Advice on unfair competition and breaches of duty by employees; claims for damages

• Investigation and reporting/record-keeping of workplace accidents

Our employment law team not only delivers legal solutions to specific issues, but also helps build a cohesive organisation, manage people effectively and avoid potential employment disputes.