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Expert group formed to evaluate effects of expanded general collective agreement
Belgrade,
5 September 2008
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said today that an expert group has been formed at a session of the Serbian government’s Socio-Economic Council, which is to evaluate the effects of expanded general collective agreement within a month’s time.
From left: head of the confederation of autonomous trade unions of Serbia Ljubisav Orbovic, Stevan Avramovic, Mirko Cvetkovic and Branislav Canak
Author:
Tanjug
Cvetkovic told a press conference after the session that the document could be signed on October 7, adding that the task of the working group is to consider Serbia’s competitiveness compared with countries in the region.
According to him, the working group will be tasked with securing the state’s social responsibility and stable economic growth.
He added that today’s session was attended by new members of the Council and that the new chair is head of the Serbian employers association Stevan Avramovic.
The minimum wage and medium and long-term macroeconomic stability were debated at the meeting, the Prime Minister said.
Cvetkovic stated that the expanded general collective agreement includes workers’ hot meal and bonus.
He also announced that negotiations with Alpina-Porr are still underway and expressed expectation that an agreement will be reached soon.
The Prime Minister, however, did not exclude the possibility of breaching the concession agreement.
The government will certainly be transparent and will act in accordance with the law, Cvetkovic said and explained that there are two hypothetical possibilities should the contract not be terminated.
One possibility is that the concessionary fulfils their obligation while the other would be for Serbia to complete the project on its own, calling an international tender, he said.
The agreement remains in force, he said and expressed hope that the two sides will reach a mutually acceptable agreement.
Avramovic said that the Council set the minimum wage at – RSD 78 per hour, or RSD 13,572 on monthly basis.
According to him, the working group will be tasked with securing the state’s social responsibility and stable economic growth.
He added that today’s session was attended by new members of the Council and that the new chair is head of the Serbian employers association Stevan Avramovic.
The minimum wage and medium and long-term macroeconomic stability were debated at the meeting, the Prime Minister said.
Cvetkovic stated that the expanded general collective agreement includes workers’ hot meal and bonus.
He also announced that negotiations with Alpina-Porr are still underway and expressed expectation that an agreement will be reached soon.
The Prime Minister, however, did not exclude the possibility of breaching the concession agreement.
The government will certainly be transparent and will act in accordance with the law, Cvetkovic said and explained that there are two hypothetical possibilities should the contract not be terminated.
One possibility is that the concessionary fulfils their obligation while the other would be for Serbia to complete the project on its own, calling an international tender, he said.
The agreement remains in force, he said and expressed hope that the two sides will reach a mutually acceptable agreement.
Avramovic said that the Council set the minimum wage at – RSD 78 per hour, or RSD 13,572 on monthly basis.
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