Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Sostinės regionas; Vilniaus apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Vilnius
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
176 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
28 December 2018
Foreseen end date
27 January 2019

Description

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania, an institution that implements state economic policy, is to dismiss 176 employees in Vilnius by 27 January 2019. The main cause of the dismissals is internal restructuring of the institution. The Lithuanian Labour Exchange will develop a special prevention program for the dismissed employees to facilitate their integration in the labour market. Currently the Ministry of Economy employs 249 employees. The Ministry is responsible for handling government business in the following areas: business environment, investment, export, innovation and others.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania, Internal restructuring in Lithuania, factsheet number 95530, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/95530.