Monika Navickienė

Monika Navickienė (née Vitkutė,[1] born 25 June 1981) is a Lithuanian politician, a Member of the Seimas for Naujoji Vilnia constituency.

[5] Since 2013 she is Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats member of the Presidium and Council.

[6] In 2016, Seimas elections Navickienė was Homeland Union candidate for the Minister of Social Security and Labour.

In 2022, Navickienė initiated a bill, which was already approved by the Seimas, that would reduce maternity leave payments.

Since August 1, 2022, women who will decide to raise a newborn child at home for no longer than 18 months, will receive a payment size of 60% of their salary while women staying on maternity leave for 24 months will get a payment size of 45% of their salary the first year and only 25% in the second year.