ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Council of Croatian Public Service Workers Unions on Thursday responded to a government-proposed basic work agreement for public services, which considerably reduces the rights of public sector employees,
with a counter-proposal with maximum demands. Both proposals will be tackled by negotiating teams of the government and the unions during collective bargaining, set to begin in two weeks. Council president Dalimir Kuba is confident the social partners - government, unions, employers - will come to a consensus about the work agreement. "If the government cares about social peace it will acknowledge the unions' arguments in good faith," said Kuba. If the negotiations fail, the Labour Act's provision stipulating that provisions from the current work agreement remain in force until a new one is signed comes into effect, said Kuba.(hina) ha sb
ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Council of Croatian Public Service
Workers Unions on Thursday responded to a government-proposed
basic work agreement for public services, which considerably
reduces the rights of public sector employees, with a counter-
proposal with maximum demands.
Both proposals will be tackled by negotiating teams of the
government and the unions during collective bargaining, set to
begin in two weeks.
Council president Dalimir Kuba is confident the social partners -
government, unions, employers - will come to a consensus about the
work agreement.
"If the government cares about social peace it will acknowledge the
unions' arguments in good faith," said Kuba.
If the negotiations fail, the Labour Act's provision stipulating
that provisions from the current work agreement remain in force
until a new one is signed comes into effect, said Kuba.
(hina) ha sb