ACCEPTED MANY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAW ON INSPECTION SUPERVISION

10/05/2013 

Social partners continue to jointly build labor legislation

We're pleased to conclude that discussions and negotiations with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration were successfully completed - said President of SSM Zivko Mitrevski PhD at the press conference held on 5.10.2013 in SSM.

The press conference was held on the occasion of proposal of amendments to the Law on Inspection Supervision and UPOZ demands that are largely accepted by the ministry.

Trade unions made remarks aimed at improving legislation, strengthening the position of employees, job security, trade union participation in the further development of regulations and other laws.It is good, said Grujovski, that the dialogue found common solutions and hence the optimism for a good collaboration of the social partners.

In this way we successfully manifested social partnership and social dialogue. We believe that in this way we will continue together and to build a preventive legislation with direct interest in labor and workers in the country - said President Mitrevski.

Minister Ivo Ivanovski also confirmed that the dialogue with the union is successfully completed. He informed that many requests of UPOZ are accepted, such as the extension of the certificate from five to six years. The ministry and the union agreed if senior workers do not pass the exam it won’t be a threat for losing their jobs.

As pointed out by the Minister, the demand was accepted that in the preparation of documents for redistribution, trade union representatives to participate despite the Inspection Council. The inspectors that will not pass the exam 3 times will be redistributed to other jobs but they won’t be fired. This law introduces the possibility to reward employees. It is not aimed only at protecting employees, said the Minister.

President of UPOZ Peco Grujovski noted that successful negotiations are aimed at adoption of a modern law and expressed the satisfaction with the acceptance of UPOZ requirements. This law is reforming and accepted changes guarantee the jobs.

It is good, said Grujovski, that the dialogue found common solutions and hence the optimism for a good collaboration of the social partners.