A family member has died: When can an employee receive financial support from an employer?
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Employees who lose a close family member may ask both about leave for a funeral and about financial assistance from their employer.
- Lithuania’s State Labour Inspectorate said the rules differ between private-sector workers and employees of budgetary institutions.
- The Labour Code does not by itself require an employer to pay a benefit after the death of an employee or family member.
When a close family member dies, employees often need to clarify more than whether they can take time off for the funeral. They may also want to know whether their employer must provide financial assistance.
The State Labour Inspectorate says the answer depends in part on where the employee works. Private-sector employees and workers at budgetary institutions are subject to different regulations.
The Labour Code itself does not automatically establish an employer’s duty to pay a benefit when an employee or a member of the employee’s family dies.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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