REFORM OF LABOUR LEGISLATION

IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Mirando Mrsi, MD, PhD

AREA OF REFORMS
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

the new Labour Act passed by the Croatian Parliament on July

2014.
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

the new Occupational Health and Safety Act passed by the

Croatian Parliament on July 2014.
REPRESENTATIVENESS OF TRADE UNIONS FOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

the new Act on representativeness of Employer organisations and

Trade union organisation passed by the Croatian Parliament on
July 2014.
BROADER POWERS TO INSPECTORS

the new Act on Labour inspection passed by the Croatian

Parliament on January 2014.

THE NEW LABOUR ACT GOALS

SAFEGUARDING WORKPLACES

posting the worker between the affiliated

companies home and abroad
BIGGER COVERAGE OF FLEXIBLE FORMS OF
WORK

temporary-work agency, work at alternative

workplace, part-time work
LOWER LABOUR COST

flexible organisation work time will reduce the

high cost of overtime, period of notice is easier
and faster
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THE NEW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND

SAFETY ACT GOALS
REDUCING BIG NUMBER OF PROVISIONS FOR SIMPLEST
IMPLEMENTATION AND INSPECTION

only 1 Law and 25 Regulations

ESTABLISHING A NEW INSTITUTION

new institution only for preventive measures

SETTING UP DATA COLLECTOR

formatted all date basis about safety on work

REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE COST FOR DOCUMENTATION

elaborate modulus for risk assessment

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE BRING BACK TO WORK PLACE

decreased number of injury at work and occupational

disease
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COLLECTIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

ACT ON REPRESENTATIVENESS

guaranty social peace

STRIKE

dispute of interest only representative unions, dispute of rights

all unions
PARTIES TO COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

only representative trade unions

VALIDITY OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

signatories represent more than 50 percent of unionised

employees by the representative unions
EXTENDED OF THE APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENT

all decisions extension have been void and the situation where
an employer must implement two extended collective
agreements has been resolved
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JURISDICTION OF THE INSPECTORATE

INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

the Labour inspectorate is now part of the Ministry of

Labour and Pension System
MONITORING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND
PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND WORK SAFETY

the labour inspectors have gained authority to act

preemptively
ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES

there has been a sharp decline in breaches carrying

heavy fines in the sector, which have been replaced
with administrative measures (i.e. Inspector issues and
sets a deadline for correcting irregularities)
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THANK YOU!