ZAGREB, April 9 (Hina) - Union leaders decided on Wednesday to abort negotiations on amendments to the Labour Act since their suggestions regarding severance pay, dismissal notifications and unemployment compensation were not taken
into consideration.
ZAGREB, April 9 (Hina) - Union leaders decided on Wednesday to abort
negotiations on amendments to the Labour Act since their
suggestions regarding severance pay, dismissal notifications and
unemployment compensation were not taken into consideration. #L#
The presidents of five Croatian union federations and independent
unions issued a press release requesting urgent talks with Prime
Minister Ivica Racan, and stressing that until this happened, they
would not take part in the work of a tripartite working group in
charge of harmonisation of changes to the Labour Act.
Although the unions showed readiness to compromises during the
negotiations, their well-argumented and rational suggestions
regarding severance pay, dismissal notices and unemployment
compensation were not taken into account, says the statement.
At the last round of negotiations, government officials adopted
quite an opposite stand, saying that the amount of severance pay,
length of dismissal notices and permanent compensation for those on
the dole cannot be discussed outside the framework of to what the
government has committed itself with international financial
institutions.
Unions reject government suggestions that severance pay and
dismissal notices be reduced by a half, and the highest
unemployment compensation increased from the current 900 to 950
kuna.
They propose that the highest unemployment compensation amount to
32% of the average salary, currently 1,250 kuna, and an extension of
the right to compensation from half to four months.
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