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Labour Act of 17 May 1995 (Text No. 758).

Country(ies)

Croatia

Subjects (Classification)

Labour codes, general labour and employment acts

Adopted on (Date of text)

1995-05-17

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Official consolidated version of the Labour Act with amendments up to 2004.

Chapter I: General provisions (prohibition of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, employment basic rights and duties, etc.)
Chapter II: Conclusion of a labour contract (minimum age - art. 21, prohibition of employment of minors in certain jobs, etc.)
Chapter III: Protection of life, health, privacy and dignity of workers
Chapter IV: Trial period
Chapter V: Occupational training and qualification
Chapter VI: Hours of work (full-time, part-time, overtime)
Chapter VII: Rest periods and leave (daily and weekly rest, annual leave, paid leave)
Chapter VIII: Night work (including provisions on night work of minors)
Chapter IX: Maternity protection (prohibited jobs, maternity leave, nursing breaks, shortened working hours for parents, parental leave, prohibition of dismissal, etc.)
Chapter X: Protection of workers who are temporarily or permanently unable to work (prohibition of dismissal, etc.)
Chapter XI: Wages (establishment of wage, equal pay for women and men, payment, etc.)
Chapter XII: Workers' inventions and technical progress
Chapter XIII: Prohibition of competition between workers and employer
Chapter XIV: Compensation for damages
Chapter XV: Termination of labour contract (notice period, severance pay, redundancy, etc.)
Chapter XVI: Staff rules
Chapter XVII: Exercise of rights and obligations deriving from the labour relation (judicial jurisdiction, arbitration, transfer of contratcs to a new employer, etc.)
Chapter XVIII: Participation of workers in decision making (works council)
Chapter XIX: Trade unions and employers' associations (freedom of association, establishment and registration, assets, operation, termination)
Chapter XX: Collective agreements
Chapter XXI: Strike and resolution of collective labour disputes (mediation, lockout, strikes, etc.)
Chapter XXII: Economic and Social Council
Chapter XXIII: Agency for temporary employment
Chapter XXIV: Control of the application of labour regulations
Chapter XXV: Special provisions (employment book, military service, etc.)
Chapter XXVI: Penal provisions
Chapter XXVII: Transitional and final provisions