Sick leave rules in Lithuania at a glance
Statutory rules for Lithuania, checked against official government guidance on 15 October 2026.
| Tell your employer | Ask your employer |
|---|---|
| Self certification | Ask your employer |
| Doctor's certificate needed from | Ask your employer |
| Certificate deadline | Electronic certificate; Sodra claim within 12 months after the illness ends |
| Waiting days | None |
| Employer pays | Days 1 and 2, at 62.06% to 100% |
| State sickness benefit | Sodra: 62.06% from day 3 |
| Maximum duration | No fixed maximum |
| Last checked |
Who pays sick pay in Lithuania?
In Lithuania, employer pay: days 1 and 2, at 62.06% to 100%. State sickness benefit: Sodra: 62.06% from day 3.
- EmployerDays 1 to 2Days 1 and 2, at 62.06% to 100%
- State sickness benefitFrom day 3Sodra: 62.06% from day 3
- Official body
- Sodra
Work out your own figures with the sick pay calculator.
When do you need a doctor's note in Lithuania?
Official guidance we checked does not yet confirm from which day Lithuania requires a doctor's certificate, so ask your employer.
Self certification. Ask your employer
Certificate deadline. Electronic certificate; Sodra claim within 12 months after the illness ends
Telling your employer. Ask your employer
Check your own dates with the "do I need a note" tool, or see how to get a doctor's note in Lithuania.
Worked example: 10 days off sick in Lithuania
How a 10 day absence runs in Lithuania, step by step. No money is worked out here.
| When | What happens | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Tell your employer | Ask your employer |
| Days 1 to 2 | Employer | Days 1 and 2, at 62.06% to 100% |
| Days 3 to 10 | State sickness benefit | Sodra: 62.06% from day 3 |
Maximum duration: No fixed maximum
For your own figures, use the sick pay calculator. It reads the same checked data as this page.
What is different about sick leave in Lithuania?
In Lithuania your employer pays only days 1 and 2, at 62.06% to 100%, and Sodra pays from day 3.
There is no fixed maximum. The certificate is electronic, and you claim from Sodra within 12 months after the illness ends.
What if you work in Lithuania but live in another country?
If you work in Lithuania and live in another country, you are usually covered by the social security system where you work, so the rules on this page apply.
Ask your employer how and when to report sick, and send any certificate to the body that pays you (Sodra).
If your doctor is in another country, ask the paying body (Sodra) which format it accepts.
More on working in one country and living in another. Related tool: Fit to fly readiness checklist
Frequently asked questions
The certificate deadline in Lithuania: electronic certificate; Sodra claim within 12 months after the illness ends.
Waiting days in Lithuania: none.
The maximum duration of sick pay in Lithuania: no fixed maximum.
Official guidance we checked does not yet confirm when you must tell your employer in Lithuania. Ask your employer.
Sick leave rules in neighbouring countries
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