Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Economy

RISK OF POVERTY RATE IN SERBIA 23.2% IN 2019

Not long ago we celebrated the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, with 130 million persons added to the existing list of 690 million already suffering from hunger. At the same time, the risk of poverty rate (or...

WHAT IS THE REAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IN SERBIAD

Mario Reljanovic, our famous expert in labour relations, has recently commented on the fact that, according to a Government inquiry, the number of unemployed decreased by 87,400 in the second semester of this year. It’s true, he says, that...

CORONA CRISIS: ONE IN FIVE YOUNG WORKER GOT THEIR WAGE REDUCED

The majority of them (one third) work in the private sector, which was badly affected by the pandemic. On the other hand, only 11% of them were granted an increase, reads the resume of an inquiry conducted by the...

PRESIDENT ORBOVIC ON EMPLOYERS’ GREED

Wages in Serbia could be higher if the employers were ready to share a part of their profit with the employees, said Orbovic on the occasion of the World Day of Decent Work celebration in Belgrade. Part of his analysis...

ILO/EBRD ASSESSMENT: CORONAVIRUS CRISIS COST SERBIA EQUIVALENT TO 510.000 FULL-TIME JOBS

In Serbia, the coronavirus pandemic has led to a decline in working hours during the second quarter of 2020, equivalent to the loss of 510,000 full-time jobs. However, by offering the most generous and comprehensive economic package among the...

WORKERS OF FIAT IN WORKSHOP AGAIN

Workers don’t know how long they will be working, but at the moment there is some work to be done. They are coming back after a paid leave and collective annual leave. However, it is not known how many...

DRAKULIC: MASS DISMISSALS COULD LEAD TO SOCIAL UNREST

President of the Employers’ Club “Privrednik”, Zoran Drakulic, made some interesting comments on the minimum wage negotiation process and warned about dangers we might face during the painful recovery period. He said he was aware that we are in...

STATE-SPONSORED MINIMUM WAGE PAYMENTS ARE COMING TO AN END

Serbian Minister of Finance, Mali, announced that the last payment, amounting to 18,000 dinars (150 euros) will be made on September 8. Meant at mitigating the hard consequences of the corona-virus pandemic, it will be paid to more than...

NO AGREEMENT ON MINIMUM WAGE AFTER FIRST ROUND OF TALKS

As negotiations among the representatives of trade unions, employers’ association and government ended up without success, a new round starting on September 1 has been announced. According to domestic regulation, the talks should be over by September 15 and...

NEW TRENDS IN INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT IN SERBIA

In the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia they are of the opinion that the country will benefit from West European investors’ plans to safeguard their supply chains by transferring production from non-European countries to Europe. Because of their comparative...

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CATUS Demands Law Amandment

Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia launches the initiative for the amendment of the Labour Law and Law...

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