Carlsberg reclassifies itself as an 'essential service' to prevent Lithuanian strike action

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Staff at the beer giant's brewery in Lithuania voted to walk out over pay and conditions but were prevented from doing so after a court ruled that the business was "vitally essential".

The strike ballot was subsequently declared invalid and the stoppage illegal, with the walk out suspended for at least 30 days.

The ruling by the Lithuanian court places Carlsberg's beer-making services in the same category as medical supplies and drinking water, after the company successfully argued that no strike should take place during its "high season".

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