Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.58.1.4
Protection of dignity and health - protection from mistreatment at work
Svjetlana Šokčević
orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-2709
; Visoka škola za sigurnost s pravom javnosti, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Reports published by Croatian state institutions and evidence furnished by the courts indicate that working conditions in Croatia do not meet the standards set out in the fundamental right of employees in the EU and Croatia to fair and legal working conditions that guarantee health, safety and dignity. This right is expressly stipulated in the EU Fundamental Rights Charter. Repeated proposal has been made in Croatia to pass a special act on mobbing, but the proposal is no longer relevant after employee protection against mobbing at work has been ensured by the Safety at Work Act and Regulations on Risk Assessment. Normative content of the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the parties in labour relations regarding the risk of mistreatment at work is stipulated in the relevant laws, by-laws and regulations. This legislation has been passed in order to implement EU legislation and should therefore be interpreted in accordance with the interpretations used by EU institutions and, especially, by EU Court of Justice. Croatia must also respect the obligations issuing from international agreements of the United Nations and the Council of Europe as well as the practice of their permanent bodies appointed to monitor these agreements in the member states. Interpretation must be broad in scope, so that dignity, health and safety at work are protected not only from discriminatory behaviours at work and in connection with work but also from improper and undesired behaviours that may violate the guaranteed personal rights.
Keywords
dignity at work; employee health; personal rights; mistreatment; mobbing; bullying
Hrčak ID:
167678
URI
Publication date:
1.4.2016.
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