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Europäisches Zentrum für Arbeitnehmerfragen

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Als europäisches Netzwerk von 70 christlich-sozialen Arbeitnehmerorganisationen aus 29 europäischen Ländern bieten wir werteorientierte Bildung und Forschung für Arbeitnehmervertreter:innen an.

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Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

18 Feb 2025 · Investment gap in the EU and the main building blocks of the European Commission’s strategy to address it. Additionally, they exchanged views on the potential risks and benefits of the CMU, as well as the importance of trust and regulation.

Response to Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships

17 Apr 2024

Traineeships should be available to all young people, with transparent information about benefits and social protection. For us, as a trade union, it is important that the status of traineeships is included in the collective agreements. Why? First of all, traineeships are an important springboard for young people to enter the labor market. In the light of the general weakening of trade unions, generally in Europe, the trade union should consider interns as future trade union members who would certainly contribute to strengthening the number of trade union members and thus be a factor in the long-term strengthening of the trade union. It is in the young members that the future of the trade union and the trade union movement lies. Secondly, introducing the status of traineeships in collective agreements will prevent employers from presenting regular employment relationships as traineeships. Since our branch union (Republican Trade Union of Employees in Banks, Insurance Companies and Other Financial Organizations of Serbia, RS BOFOS) is from Serbia, we will provide general information on how the status of trainees is resolved in the Labor Law of the Republic of Serbia. Interns' Rights to Earnings According to Article 47, paragraph 4 of the Labor Law, an intern is equal to other employees in all rights and obligations from the employment relationship. This means that he has the right to earn like any other employee. This is different from a professional training contract, where remuneration is optional. Amount of Earnings The intern's salary is determined by Article 109 of the Labor Law. According to this article, the salary can be contracted at least in the amount of 80% of the basic salary for the jobs for which the trainee concluded the contract. This also includes the right to reimbursement of expenses and other benefits in accordance with the general act and the employment contract. Calculation of Earnings and Taxes For employers who employ apprentices, there are no specifics in the calculation of wages. The calculation of salary tax and contributions for mandatory social security is done in the same way as for other employees.
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Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)

19 May 2020 · the organization’s current developments and challenges in light of COVID-19

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

3 Mar 2020 · ongoing social files

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

15 Sept 2015 · State-of-play of Social Dialogue at EU and National levels. The European Commission initiatives to strenghten Social Dialogue within the European Semester/EU Economic Governance. Better Regulation's impact on Social Dialogue. Social Dialogue as a topic of EU external relations.

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)

12 May 2015 · European social dialogue