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Factsheet for case LT-2020-8/298 – Updated – measures in Lithuania
Country | Lithuania , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 21 February 2020 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Income protection beyond short-time work
– Paid sick leave |
Author | Inga Blaziene (Lithuanian Social Research Centre) and Eurofound |
Case created | 06 April 2020 (updated 16 August 2021) |
According to the provisional arrangements approved by the Order No. V-238 / A1-170 of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania (27/02/2020) with the view to preventing the spread of the COVID-19, a 2-week self-isolation is mandatory for each person returning to Lithuania from abroad or having been in contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
After returning from abroad or having been in contact with a person infected with the COVID-19, the person is entitled to sickness benefit for 14 days of self-isolation. The benefit is paid if a person is employed and if he/she does not have the possibility to work remotely. The sick-leave certificate is issued remotely. The amount of the sickness benefit is 62.06% of the recipient’s average wage. The employer pays the recipient’s compensated wage for the first two days; from the third day wages are paid by the National Social Insurance Fund (Sodra). The minimum amount of sickness benefit is €152.05/month, while the maximum is €1,621.38/month.
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
24 July 2020 |
Order No V-1699 / A1-674 of the Minister for Health of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister for Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania of 21 July 2020 introduced a provision that a person shall not be entitled to sickness benefit for 14 days of self-isolation if he/she travels to a country that is on the list of affected countries for reasons other than professional, official and/or business purposes. Such persons may be issued medical certificates for the period of mandatory isolation, but no sickness benefit is payable. This amendment entered into force on 24 July 2020. |
No information yet available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Employees in standard employment
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Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Social partners jointly Company / Companies Social insurance |
Employer
National funds |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Consulted | Consulted |
Form | Direct consultation outside a formal body | Direct consultation outside a formal body |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
No information available.
Social partners consulted only ad hoc, the tripartite meeting was not held.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Compensation for employees in self-isolation, case LT-2020-8/298 (measures in Lithuania), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch
Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process. All information is preliminary and subject to change.