Lithuania : new employment regulation to help jobless employees

New regulation will help unemployed people over 50 years old, the long-term unemployed, and some handicapped persons. (Ref. 06618)
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A new employement support regulation will be in effect as from next 1 August. It provides for an additional support of job-seekers over 50 years-old, as well as handicapped people, who have a documented 20-55 per cent working-capacity.By this bill, the state will also support the long-term jobless. Youngsters under 25 years-old who have been out of work for more than 6 months will be helped; as well as jobless people over 35 who have been unemployed for more than 12 months. The Parliament has s

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