ZAGREB, Feb 4 (Hina) - The Alliance of Independent Unions of Croatia (SSSH) on Friday called the new Government to urgently begin resolving the problem of irregular payment of salaries as this was the main pre-condition to accept a
truce for social peace, as recently proposed by Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac. The number of workers who are not receiving salaries regularly climbed to over 124,000 at the end of last year, SSSH President Davor Juric told a press conference. "We can't sign a social pact if our members are going to continually be unpaid for months at a time, and there seems to be not solution in the near future", Juric said. Our union doesn't expect the Government to pay our salaries but it should adopt new legislature to compel employers to fulfil their obligations. Even if a pact were to be signed, employers of this kind, would not adhere to it anyway, Juric believes. Detai
ZAGREB, Feb 4 (Hina) - The Alliance of Independent Unions of Croatia
(SSSH) on Friday called the new Government to urgently begin
resolving the problem of irregular payment of salaries as this was
the main pre-condition to accept a truce for social peace, as
recently proposed by Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac.
The number of workers who are not receiving salaries regularly
climbed to over 124,000 at the end of last year, SSSH President
Davor Juric told a press conference.
"We can't sign a social pact if our members are going to continually
be unpaid for months at a time, and there seems to be not solution in
the near future", Juric said.
Our union doesn't expect the Government to pay our salaries but it
should adopt new legislature to compel employers to fulfil their
obligations. Even if a pact were to be signed, employers of this
kind, would not adhere to it anyway, Juric believes.
Details we have on companies not paying salaries does not include
the public sector. The SSSH will not quietly just stand by while
public service unions demand salary increases.
Juric said that the Alliance did not support the IMF's suggestion to
freeze salaries but that these should keep in line with movements in
the economy.
The SSSH at the same time is seeking that the minimum tax free salary
be increased from 1,800 kuna to 2,000 kuna. The Government, unions
and employers should come to a consensus about a model for
progressive taxable salaries.
The Alliance also called for a deferment in the application of the
new Pension system until war invalids were reinstated with the
rights they enjoyed until the end of 1998.
(hina) sp