Slovenia : trade unions leave negotiations on Employment Relationship Act

Controversy over a new provision : employers would no longer be obliged to notice trade unions when they fire a member. (Ref. 06636)
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Social partners continued, Friday the 16th, discussing the adjustments they wanted to the new Employment Relationship Act. Representatives of some trade unions left the negotiations after four hours of debates on the draft new Employment Relationship Act. Trade unions are particularly furious over one provision: in the current draft, the employer is not obliged to notify the trade union if one of its members is due to be fired because of a personal fault. According to trade unions, employers w

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