20. 02. 2016.

The collective dispute which arose regarding the use of the Special collective agreement for employees in primary and secondary schools was ended through the mediation of the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes.The Conciliation Committee comprised of the representative of the four unions (Branched Syndicate of Education Workers of Serbia “Independence“, Serbian Syndicate of Education, Union of Education Workers’ Syndicate of Serbia and Union of Education Workers of Serbia), the representative of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the conciliator of the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes. The Committee issued a Recommendation on Collective Labor Disputes Resolution on the 19th February 2016. The issued Recommendation shall define the manner of calculation and payment of redundancy benefits, jubilee awards, as well as employee transportation costs. The said Recommendation shall also define the criteria for identifying employees who have been made redundant, with full or part-time employment in primary and secondary schools.Upon the issue of the Recommendation, the conditions for continuation of the efficient functioning of the system of education in the field of primary and secondary education were met.A collective labor dispute between the same parties is still in progress before the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes regarding the implementation of the Agreement on the resolution of issues, signed on 18th February 2015.