Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law

Protection of employees in the event of a change of employer in Serbia was first regulated by the Labour Act (2005). This was a result of the harmonization of Serbian legislation with Council Directive 2001/23/EC, while the effect of the European Court of Justice jurisprudence was negligible. Protec...

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Main Authors: Kovačević Ljubinka, Kovács Erika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2019-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2019/0003-25651902102K.pdf
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description Protection of employees in the event of a change of employer in Serbia was first regulated by the Labour Act (2005). This was a result of the harmonization of Serbian legislation with Council Directive 2001/23/EC, while the effect of the European Court of Justice jurisprudence was negligible. Protection is guaranteed regardless of whether the company identity has been preserved or not, thereby making it more favourable than the European concept of transfer of undertaking. Nevertheless, the relevant provisions of the Labour Act have often been evaded in practice, especially when it comes to the application of the principle of preservation of employment. This was facilitated by the content of certain legal provisions. There is a notable need for their improvements, in order to enable employees to continue to work for the transferee under the same working conditions and be protected from dismissals exclusively or predominantly motivated by the change of employer.
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spelling doaj-art-79a3231a1898409b8aad22f52107c40d2025-08-20T03:35:47ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932019-01-0167210212710.5937/AnaliPFB1902107K0003-25651902102KChange of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European lawKovačević Ljubinka0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-0813Kovács Erika1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, SerbiaVienna University of Economics and Business, AustriaProtection of employees in the event of a change of employer in Serbia was first regulated by the Labour Act (2005). This was a result of the harmonization of Serbian legislation with Council Directive 2001/23/EC, while the effect of the European Court of Justice jurisprudence was negligible. Protection is guaranteed regardless of whether the company identity has been preserved or not, thereby making it more favourable than the European concept of transfer of undertaking. Nevertheless, the relevant provisions of the Labour Act have often been evaded in practice, especially when it comes to the application of the principle of preservation of employment. This was facilitated by the content of certain legal provisions. There is a notable need for their improvements, in order to enable employees to continue to work for the transferee under the same working conditions and be protected from dismissals exclusively or predominantly motivated by the change of employer.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2019/0003-25651902102K.pdfchange of employerconsent of employeelabour law harmonizationtransfer of employment contractstransfer-related dismissal
spellingShingle Kovačević Ljubinka
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Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
change of employer
consent of employee
labour law harmonization
transfer of employment contracts
transfer-related dismissal
title Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
title_full Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
title_fullStr Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
title_full_unstemmed Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
title_short Change of employer and preservation of employment: Serbian experience in light of European law
title_sort change of employer and preservation of employment serbian experience in light of european law
topic change of employer
consent of employee
labour law harmonization
transfer of employment contracts
transfer-related dismissal
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2019/0003-25651902102K.pdf
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