Economic crisis and the position of employees in Serbia
Economic crisis and the position of employees in Serbia

Summary/Abstract: The most vulnerable group in each economic crisis is employees, particularly with regard to their social rights. This does not, of course, mean that other groups are not negatively affected by the crisis – such as, primarily, the unemployed and pensioners. Nevertheless, the position of employees is even more difficult because the current crisis follows on from their already poor position arising from the change of the country’s economic system and a bad privatisation model. The challenges concern not only the realisation and protection of social rights – they lead to a reassessment of social models, national employment legislation and social security and protection rights. The crisis has opened many new questions, among them: how much should employees in Serbia fear for their job? Does the existence of the crisis give employers a free hand to violate the rights of employees? And do the state and trade unions have the capacity to protect the rights of employees?

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