Bejaković, Predrag

The standardisation of employment conditions for all employees in the civil service, an agreement to increase pay in the healthcare sector, and a call to balance pay for government and public sector employees are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the third quarter of 2019.

Rules to bolster the rights of unemployed people, an increase in the maternity leave allowance, a potential referendum on the statutory pension age and the government’s new national reform programme are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the second quarter of 2019.

The Q1-2019 in Croatia was characterised by serious problems in the lack of labour force, the entering into the force the Regulation on Students’ Work and the Act on Foster Care, the resistance of the trade unions to the pension reform, and the resolution of the strike in Same Deutz-Fahr Žetelice

Pension reforms, the threat of strikes in the public sector, the introduction of robots in the telecoms sector and examples of successful incentives to retain the country's workforce are the main topics of interest in this article.This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the fourth quarter of 2018 .

Increasing tension over pension reform, a new decision on the representativeness of high-level trade union organisations and strike action and prohibited strike action are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the third quarter of 2018.

Union opposition to pension reform, levels of work satisfaction and new collective agreements in the tourism, hospitality and construction sectors are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the second quarter of 2018.

A slight economic slowdown, serious problems with big companies, a protest rally by Croatian Telekom workers and preparations for the National Reform Programme are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the first quarter of 2018.

The rise in the minimum wage, an increase in foreign workers, collective agreements for public sector employees and possible industrial action by shipyard workers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the fourth quarter of 2017.

There is a significant gap between the pay of Croatian healthcare workers and those in the rest of the EU. In the last four years more than 500 physicians have left Croatia to work abroad. The sector is heavily in debt, rules for calculating salaries are complex, and the collective agreement is not applied consistently.

Amendments to national legislation, the establishment of an action team for tripartite social dialogue, changes in wages calculation for public sector employees, and an updated company agreement are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Croatia in the third quarter of 2017.