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The purpose of the paper is to analyze and compare social guarantees for public servants in several European countries. Three groups of countries had been chosen for the comparison: 1) Germany and Belgium as an example of career model civil service, 2) United Kingdom and Denmark as a case illustrating post model, 3) Estonia and Lithuania as an example of new democracies. The comparison was based on three dimensions: the scope of social guarantees, the legal regulation and functions and place of those guarantees in general motivation system. Author concludes that there is no universally accepted definition of social guaranties, but the analysis of states' legislation provides the framework for the clarification of the concept. Often social guarantees compound of certain social rights, various holidays and leaves, medical insurance, a range of benefits, compensation and other supportive means for civil servants Different centralization / decentralization tendencies, some practises used in the private sector are observed in the above mentioned countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyses the challenges faced by the state of Lithuania in the sphere of social security in the 1920s. It was sought to resolve the key problems that emerged in the aftermath of World War I, to handle the situation and to adjust to the modernizing forms of social security as well as to ensure social welfare for citizens. It is revealed how the Lithuanian Government, public figures and politicians understood social issues, what major social problems were identified and what solutions were applied. The article also discusses the scope of social support, the fields and priorities of support as well as the formation of social policy guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]