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ANNEX TO COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT FOR CULTURE SIGNED

The annex allowing a 100% compensation of the salary in case of COVID-19 infection was signed by the representatives of trade unions of culture and the authorities. This extremely important addition to the branch collective agreement provides the employees with...

UNLAWFUL DISMISSALS IN AUSTRIAN “ZUMTOBEL”

The number of dismissed workers has risen to 19, as the company tries to justify its move by the effects of the corona virus pandemic. The unions reacted immediately insisting on the obligation of employers not to dismiss anyone...

KOSOVO AND METOHIJA: WORKERS’ STRUGGLE GOES ON

Struggle against the violation of workers’ rights and the exploitation can never be totally obfuscated by the nationalist rhetoric. Confronted with rapacious local politicians plundering for years the ex-workers property in Serbian southern Autonomous Province, the trade union of...

AIR SERBIA: 20% OF THE STAFF TO BE DISMISSED

On November 10, the management informed the staff about a new program of voluntary retirement, promising a redundancy package better than one prescribed by the Labour Law. At the same time, they announced a decrease in salaries from December...

DIGITAL WORK: FREELANCERS’ PROTEST AGAINST THE NEW TAX

The protest letter dealing with the retroactive payment of taxes and a regulation of the freelancers’ status, was handed over to the Ministry of Finance. The employees’ association is rather new – it was established only last month, after...

URGENT NEED TO IMPROVE REGULATION OF TELEWORK

Although the number of employees working from home in Serbia has been constantly growing and is currently three times higher than at the outbreak of the pandemic, the telework has not been regulated so far. In a recent interview,...

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...

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MOBILE – Facilitating Intra EU Labour Mobility of Third Country Nationals in the EU

Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, in cooperation with partners from seven European countries, is implementing the Project...

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