Lithuanians complain about employers more and more often: it became clear which companies are on the radar most often | Business

The most common demand of employees is unpaid wages. About 75 percent apply for this reason. people.

In second place (about 6.3 percent of complaints) are disputes over the legality of dismissal, in third place is compensation for non-pecuniary damage (3.8 percent of all complaints).

Period	Requests received	For wages etc. payments	Due to dismissal	Regarding the terms of the employment contract	For non-pecuniary damage	Due to property damage
in 2020 I half	3953	74 proc.	7,2 proc.	2,2 proc.	2,6 proc.	3,7 proc.
in 2021 I half	2284	67 proc.	8,3 proc.	2,8 proc.	4,5 proc.	4,2 proc.
in 2022 I half	2916	75 proc.	6,6 proc.	2 proc.	3 proc.	2,8 proc.
in 2023 I half	3617	72 proc.	7,6 proc.	3,4 proc.	3 proc.	2,2 proc.
in 2024 I half	4628	75 proc.	6,3 proc.	2,3 proc.	3,8 proc.	2,7 proc.

Irina Janukevičienė, the head of the work organization department of the Labor Dispute Commissions of VDI, informs that about 35 percent (in the first half of 2023 – 43 percent) of the requirements were fully or partially satisfied, and about 17.5 percent (1st half of 2023 – 12.4 percent) – rejected.

“The good thing is that about 22 percent decisions, by the way, as in 2023. In the first half of the year, peace agreements were concluded, and if other positive results of the outcome of labor cases are also evaluated, i.e. when the stated demands are abandoned before or during the DGK meeting, such decisions together with peace agreements amounted to about 35 percent”, says the specialist.

The head of the department notes that the majority of requests were processed with companies in the transport and storage activity sector and with companies in the construction activity sector.

In addition, compared to 2023 In the first half of the year, the number of applications from foreigners more than doubled – citizens of Belarus (358 applications received) and Ukraine (230 applications received) mostly applied, a number of applications were received from Uzbekistan (121 applications), Tajikistan (118 applications), Kyrgyzstan (109 applications). and citizens of Kazakhstan (41 requests).

Dominant disputes by business sector:

Sector	Applications for 2024 have been examined. I half	Applications for 2023 have been examined. I half
Construction	654	705
Transport and storage	1 006	453
Wholesale, retail, vehicle repair	410	334
Processing production	453	326
Administrative and service activities	287	204

DGK during 2024 In the first half of the year, decisions were made regarding the recovery of EUR 6,948,192 (the first half of 2023 – EUR 5,239,373). EUR 6,817,393 was accepted in favor of employees, and EUR 130,799 in favor of employers. Compared to 2023 In the first half of the year, the amounts to be paid by DGK increased, as in 2023. I half – about 1.3 times.

During the period in question, DGK submitted 129 official reports (108 in the first half of 2023) to the territorial departments of VDI regarding specific inspections of employers and possible application of administrative measures.

About 4.7 percent were examined in courts. (In the first half of 2023 – about 4 percent) of labor cases examined by the DGK. According to the received court decisions, it can be seen that about 73 percent the courts made essentially the same decisions as the DGK.