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Zagreb, 21 February 2013 - According to the data published today by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate in Croatia has reached 21.9 percent, the highest level in more than ten years. The unemployment rate in December 2012 was 21.1 percent and its further growth was expected, especially after Croatian Employment Service recently reported that the number of registered...
Zagreb, 21 February 2013 - According to the results of research conducted by the agency GFK, household income in 2012 has decreased by five percent, while costs for food and utilities have increased. Three quarters of citizens does not have...
Zagreb, 25 January 2013 – Yesterday session of the Economic and Social Council concluded its work in current mandate. According to the Representativeness Act, ther new representativeness of trade union confederations and employers' associations has to be determined in next two months, after which the new Economic and Social Council is to be formed. Krešimir...
Zagreb, 25 January 2013 - In early January Croatian Employers’ Association – Association of Commerce decided to cancel the branch collective agreement without any explanation, as well as its amendments with extended application on all...
Zagreb, 23 January 2013 – UATUC reacted to the proposed draft Law on the Strategic Investment Projects by issuing a following press release: UATUC agrees with the urgent need for starting the investment cycle in Croatia, as the main...
Zagreb, 17 January 2013 - Following the UATUC initiative of April 2012, supported and joined by other trade union confederations, for the amendments of the Minimum Wage Act and its increase, the period since saw long and painful negotiations with the Croatian Government and the employers. The latter two constantly opposed any increase in the minimum wage, with employers claiming that...
Zagreb, 9 January 2013 – As the end of 2012 marked the first year of the new Government, led by the Social-Democratic Party, in office, social partners are far from being satisfied with the state and quality of the tripartite social dialogue. While the labour relations were finally separated from the Ministry of Economy into newly formed Ministry of Labour and Pension System, which was a...
Zagreb, 1 January 2013 – On 21 October 2011 the Croatian Parliament unanimously adopted the Criminal Code containing a number of novelties, especially concerning economic crimes. In line with the new Criminal Code, non-payment of wages, as well as non-payment of a part of the wage, becomes criminal offence punishable by up to three years in prison. The same sentence will be applied to an...
Brussels, 18 December 2012 - A group of Croatian observers, representing trade unions, employers and civil society, participated for the first time in the work of the European Economic and Social Committee, in its 483rd plenary session held on 18-19 September 2012. Croatian trade unions were represented by Ana Milićević Pezelj (UATUC), Marija Hanževački (NHS) and Vilim Ribić (MHS)....
Zagreb, 13 December 2012 – Main Committee of the Commercial Trade Union of Croatia (STH), affiliated to the UATUC and Uni, adopted a decision on the election of Zlatica Štulić as a new STH President. Zlatica Štulić, STH...
Zagreb, 31 May 2012 - Croatian trade union confederations (UATUC, NHS, MHS, HUS and URSH) sent the initiative for the amendments to the Minimum Wage Act to the Prime Minister Zoran Milanovi? and Minister of Labour and Pension System Mirando Mrsi?.
Zagreb, 29 May 2012 - After several unsuccessful attempts of adopting an act on representativity in recent years, the new Croatian Government started once again discussing the draft Act on representativity of trade unions and employers in March 2012. Six drafts of the law have been presented so far – each time with completely different criteria – drafted by the Ministry of Labour...
Zagreb, 29 May 2012 – Adopting the state budget for 2012 was the first major task facing the new Croatian Government, which assumed office on 23 December 2011 amid high expectations and its own electoral promises that it will be able to finally set the country’s economy on the road of economic recovery. The most striking characteristic of 2012 budget is that it is the first in...
Zagreb, 16 May 2012 – The UATUC Coordination on Multinational Companies, established in 2000, met in Zagreb to discuss the 2011 Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and to elect its new president. The presentation...
Daruvarske toplice, 11 May 2012 – Within the four-year joint project of the UATUC and LOFF of the LO Norway, a two-day final seminar on communication and information for trade union leaders was held in Daruvar. The seminar gathered around...
Zagreb, 2 May 2012 - Discussion entitled “New Government: New hope or old disillusions?”, organised by the UATUC and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and held in Zagreb on 2 May, focused on the state of the social dialogue with the...
Zagreb, 1 May 2012 – Four Croatian trade union confederations – UATUC, NHS, HUS and URSH – marked the International Labour Day by a protest entitled „Yellow card for the Croatian Government“, organized on 1 May on...
