Bejaković, Predrag

Discussions have been taking place in Croatia about amendments to the country’s Labour Act. Understanding employment trends and their determinants may be valuable when it comes to formulating labour market policies, especially in the context of the fallout from the global economic crisis.

Croatia’s employment protection legislation has 18 basic provisions that cover three main areas:

This report draws a picture of life in present-day Croatia by looking at key indicators of quality of life, such as: the economic situation of households; housing and the local environment; employment and education; health, healthcare and access to health services; household and family size and structure; work–life balance; subjective well-being; the perceived quality of society; and the quality of life of national minorities living in Croatia.