12. 10. 2022.

On October 12 the Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes was a host to the students of the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade. The visit was organized in cooperation of the Agency and Students Organizations for International Cooperation (SAMS) within of the project entitled ‘Meet legal institutions in the right/legal way’.

In the framework of the signed Cooperation Agreement with the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade the Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes has been running different forms of cooperation and a Cooperation Agreement has also been signed and with the Faculty of Law University of Niš.

The project entitled ‘Meet legal institutions in the right/legal way’ is aimed at enabling students to learn more about professions and lines of work that can be pursued after completion of undergraduate studies and empowering young students for the labor market.

A visit to the Agency gave the students an opportunity to learn about the scope of work and competencies of the Agency, professional challenges faced by the staff as well as benefits associated with amicable resolution of disputes.

The Agency Director, Dr Ivica Lazović, talked to the students about the Agency position in the public administration system, its establishment and competencies, targeted actions and the indicators of accomplishments so far. On the occasion he highlighted all specificities associated with the Agency operations. Also, Dr Lazović introduced the students to advantages of raising and running procedures before the Agency in comparison with court proceedings.

In a presentation by Ms Dragana Andonovska, manager of the Agency Legal Affairs Unit, the students had the opportunity to see some examples from practice i.e. how some individual as well as collective labor disputes were resolved.

In continuation of the visit, the guests participated in a Q&A session.