Platform work rules in Lithuania
Lithuania is drafting its transposition of the EU Platform Work Directive, which must be in national law by 2 December 2026. No national presumption of employment for platform work is in force yet.
Lithuania's platform work bill goes back to the government
What happened
Lithuania's labour ministry sent its bill to the government on 24 July 2026. The government sent it back on 18 August 2026. The ministry sent a third version on 9 September 2026. The bill is still with the government and has not reached Parliament.
What it means for you
Nothing new applies to you in Lithuania yet. The draft sets out tests for when a platform worker counts as an employee, unless the company proves otherwise. It also adds limits on how software is used to manage people.
Dates to know
- September 2026Timing given for the bill in the autumn list for Parliament.
- 2 December 2026EU deadline for the new rules to be in national law.
Source: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas, Teises aktu registras (Register of Legal Acts). We check this page every week. Last checked .
The EU Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831) improves conditions for people working through digital labour platforms. Its centrepiece is a rebuttable presumption of employment: where the facts show the platform directs and controls the work, the person is presumed to be an employee, and the platform, not the worker, carries the burden of proving otherwise. It also regulates algorithmic management, requiring transparency about the automated systems that monitor and decide, human oversight of significant decisions, and limits on the personal data platforms may process. Member states must write it into national law by 2 December 2026, and the presumption applies from that date with no retroactive effect. Lithuania is transposing through amendments to its Labour Code; a draft submitted to the Government in July 2026 sets out detailed criteria for a rebuttable presumption of employment, but no pre-existing platform-specific presumption exists in Lithuanian law today.
Where does Lithuania stand on the Directive?
The Ministry of Social Security and Labour (SADM) submitted draft Labour Code and other-law amendments transposing the Directive to the Government on 22 July 2026, following an earlier stakeholder-consultation draft in June 2026. The draft sets out detailed criteria for a rebuttable presumption of employment and algorithmic-management safeguards, but it has not yet been approved by the Government or put to the Seimas (Parliament). On 26 August 2026 the Government included the package in its list of bills proposed for the Seimas autumn session, with September given as the timing (Government Resolution No. 621). No national presumption of employment for platform work is in force yet.
What is the presumption of employment?
The presumption of employment means that where the facts of the relationship point to direction and control, a platform worker is legally treated as an employee unless the platform proves otherwise. It shifts the burden of proof onto the platform. Each member state sets the exact mechanism in national law, so the trigger and the rebuttal differ country by country.
What must platforms do on algorithmic management?
Platforms must be transparent about the automated systems that assign work, monitor performance and make decisions. Significant decisions, such as suspending or blocking an account, must have human oversight rather than being left to an algorithm alone, and platforms cannot process certain personal data, for example a worker's emotional state, private conversations, or data used to predict trade-union activity.
Hiring in Lithuania?
How Teamed helps in Lithuania before the bill passes
Lithuania is writing the employment presumption into its existing Labour Code, now on a third draft, so Teamed carries the employer-side duties whichever version passes.
These sit with us
- Evidence of who directs and controls the work
- Transparency on the systems that assign and monitor work
- Human review of significant automated decisions
- Restricted personal data kept out of monitoring
You keep
You keep the work, the tools and the day-to-day direction. Teamed holds the employment-side duties and records.
Lithuania has not legislated yet: the bill sits with the Government on its third version, not Parliament. Criteria could still change.
At a glance
| Presumption of employment | Not yet; in a draft still with the Government, not in the Seimas |
|---|---|
| Algorithmic-management rules | Due by 2 December 2026 |
| Human oversight of decisions | Due by 2 December 2026 |
| National law in force | Not yet (deadline 2 Dec 2026) |
| Penalties | Set nationally on transposition |
Key figures
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Directive reference | Directive (EU) 2024/2831 (source) |
| Transposition deadline | 2 December 2026 (source) |
| National transposition status | Draft bill with the Government, not yet approved and not registered in the Seimas; third version submitted 9 September 2026 after the previous one was returned on 18 August 2026 (as of 22 September 2026) (source) |
Frequently asked questions
When does the Platform Work Directive take effect?
Member states must transpose it into national law by 2 December 2026, and the presumption of employment applies from that date. It has no retroactive effect, though it can apply to relationships still ongoing on that date.
Does the Directive apply in Lithuania yet?
The Ministry of Social Security and Labour (SADM) submitted draft Labour Code and other-law amendments transposing the Directive to the Government on 22 July 2026, following an earlier stakeholder-consultation draft in June 2026. The draft sets out detailed criteria for a rebuttable presumption of employment and algorithmic-management safeguards, but it has not yet been approved by the Government or put to the Seimas (Parliament). On 26 August 2026 the Government included the package in its list of bills proposed for the Seimas autumn session, with September given as the timing (Government Resolution No. 621).
Who is responsible if we hire through an Employer of Record?
If Teamed is the legal employer, your team in Lithuania is already employed compliantly, so the presumption of employment is not a reclassification risk you carry. Teamed handles the statutory pieces in-country.
The Platform Work Directive is about ending misclassification: if a person is genuinely directed and controlled like an employee, they should be employed like one. When Teamed is your legal employer in Lithuania, your people are compliantly employed from day one, so a shifting presumption of employment is not a risk you carry.
