the new Labour Act passed by the Croatian Parliament on July
2014. SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
the new Occupational Health and Safety Act passed by the
Croatian Parliament on July 2014. REPRESENTATIVENESS OF TRADE UNIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
the new Act on representativeness of Employer organisations and
Trade union organisation passed by the Croatian Parliament on July 2014. BROADER POWERS TO INSPECTORS
the new Act on Labour inspection passed by the Croatian
Parliament on January 2014.
THE NEW LABOUR ACT GOALS
SAFEGUARDING WORKPLACES
posting the worker between the affiliated
companies home and abroad BIGGER COVERAGE OF FLEXIBLE FORMS OF WORK
temporary-work agency, work at alternative
workplace, part-time work LOWER LABOUR COST
flexible organisation work time will reduce the
high cost of overtime, period of notice is easier and faster 3
THE NEW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY ACT GOALS REDUCING BIG NUMBER OF PROVISIONS FOR SIMPLEST IMPLEMENTATION AND INSPECTION
only 1 Law and 25 Regulations
ESTABLISHING A NEW INSTITUTION
new institution only for preventive measures
SETTING UP DATA COLLECTOR
formatted all date basis about safety on work
REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE COST FOR DOCUMENTATION
elaborate modulus for risk assessment
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE BRING BACK TO WORK PLACE
decreased number of injury at work and occupational
disease 4
COLLECTIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
ACT ON REPRESENTATIVENESS
guaranty social peace
STRIKE
dispute of interest only representative unions, dispute of rights
all unions PARTIES TO COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
only representative trade unions
VALIDITY OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
signatories represent more than 50 percent of unionised
employees by the representative unions EXTENDED OF THE APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
all decisions extension have been void and the situation where an employer must implement two extended collective agreements has been resolved 5
JURISDICTION OF THE INSPECTORATE
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
the Labour inspectorate is now part of the Ministry of
Labour and Pension System MONITORING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND WORK SAFETY
the labour inspectors have gained authority to act
preemptively ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES
there has been a sharp decline in breaches carrying
heavy fines in the sector, which have been replaced with administrative measures (i.e. Inspector issues and sets a deadline for correcting irregularities) 6