| Abstract [eng] |
The Labour Code provides that the working time is any period of a time during which worker is at the employer’s disposal or when he performs his duties under his contract of employment. Undoubtedly, working time can’t last for as long as the employer wants so the Labour Code also provides concepts such as working time duration and working time regime. The legislation provides that workers are normally required to work 40 hours a week and in exceptional cases, without prejudice to the maximum working time requirements worker may work longer or shorter if work associated with a higher mental and emotional tension or the health-damaging environment. Before the entry into a force of a new version of the Labour Code, a very strict working time regulation model was established in Lithuania. However, with the change of a many Labour Code norms labour relations became more flexible, working time institute also changed. The new Labour Code provides that the worker who wants to earn extra money can work more overtime. Also, with the aim of avoiding abuse, the accounting period was shortened. Of Course, this is only a small part of all changes, but it’s enough to say that working time regulation has improved. However, despite all the changes, problematic issues stemming from the working time institute and both of its sub-institutes still remain. In order to reveal and evaluate all the problematic aspects related to working time duration and working time regime in this master's thesis international, European Union and national legal acts regulating labour time are analysed. Evolution of working time, its duration and regime are also examined. Working time and working time regime, as well as the problematic issues associated with them, are analysed in detail presenting possible ways of resolving such issues. |
