ZAGREB, Jan 18 (Hina) - A labour legislation research has shown that 88 percent of Croatia's citizens think it should be adapted to norms in the most developed countries but as many as 52 percent are poorly informed about it.
ZAGREB, Jan 18 (Hina) - A labour legislation research has shown that
88 percent of Croatia's citizens think it should be adapted to norms
in the most developed countries but as many as 52 percent are poorly
informed about it. #L#
The research was conducted by Puls agency on 1,000 persons in
December and results were presented in Zagreb on Saturday at a
labour legislation seminar organised by the Labour and Welfare
Ministry.
A high 82 percent of those questioned think labour legislation
insufficiently protects workers' interests.
The most important issue when signing a work contract for 78 percent
is a secure job, for 68 percent it is the pay, for 52 percent working
hours and for 50 percent the amount of severance pay.
For 13 percent the most important clause in the work contract is the
protection of workers' rights.
For 55 percent of those questioned, the government's principal task
in terms of the labour market is providing new jobs, while for 12
percent it is to create labour legislation which will attract
foreign investments.
Fifty percent of people out of a job would accept any legal job
providing permanent employment, especially in Slavonia, Lika, and
Banovina, previously war-struck regions, while 24 percent,
especially those who finished only primary school, would not accept
such a job under any circumstance.
Twenty-four percent of those questioned lost their jobs because the
employer went bankrupt, while as many were fired. Ten percent quit
of their own accord while 40 percent stated other reasons.
As many as 67 percent have been unemployed for more than two years,
which is more prevalent among women, people with a lower
educational background, and residents of Istria, the coastal and
Gorski Kotar regions.
Eighty-one percent of those questioned are satisfied with their
jobs, which is more prevalent among people with 21-30 years of
service, higher education, higher wages, union members, and
residents of the Lika and Banovina regions, which record the
highest unemployment rate.
People with fewer years of service, lower wages and residency in
northern Croatia tend to be less satisfied.
When citing reasons to be satisfied with their jobs, 44 percent
mentioned a good salary, 31 percent good working conditions and 31
percent an interesting occupation. Low wages and poor working
conditions, on the other hand, account for discontent among 60
percent.
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