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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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