| Abstract | Sažetak:
Radi zaštite svojih gospodarskih i socijalnih intreresa, svi radnici zaposleni kod tzv. velikih poslodavaca, osim onih zaposlenih u tijelima državne uprave, imaju pravo osnivati radnička vijeća. Član odnosno članovi radničkih vijeća (ovisno o broju radnika zaposlenih kod određenog poslodavca) biraju se na slobodnim, neposrednim i tajnim izborima, pri čemu je potrebno voditi računa o ravnomjernoj zastupljenosti svih organizacijskih jedinica i skupina zaposlenih radnika (po spolu, dobi, stručnoj spremi, itd.). U svome djelovanju, radničko vijeće ima određena prava, ali i dužnosti. Njegova su temeljna ovlaštenja obavješćivanje, savjetovanje i suodlučivanje, dok su neke od dužnosti čuvanje poslovne tajne (u odnosu na poslodvca) te redovno obavještavati sindikat i radnike o svom radu i primati upute od njih. Sindikat i radničko vijeće imaju slične ciljeve stoga je predviđena njihova međusobna suradnja, uz naglasak da radničko vijeće ne smije sudjelovati u štrajku ili drugim industrijskim akcijama. Na razini Europske Unije, čija je članica i Hrvatska, uspostavljena su Europska radnička vijeća koja omogućavaju transnacionalni dijalog između središnje uprave i radnika multinacionalnih kompanija. |
| Abstract (english) | For the protection of their economic and social interests, all workers employed by so-called big employers, except those employed in state administration bodies, have the right to establish workers’ councils. The member or members of a workers’ council (depending on the number of employees working for a given employer) are elected in free, direct, and secret elections, with due consideration given to ensuring equitable representation of all organizational units and groups of employed workers (by gender, age, educational qualifications, etc.).In carrying out its activities, a workers’ council has certain rights as well as duties. Its fundamental powers include informing, consulting, and co-deciding, while some of its duties include maintaining business confidentiality (vis-à-vis the employer) and regularly informing the trade union and the workers about its work, as well as receiving instructions from them. Since the trade union and the workers’ council share similar objectives, mutual cooperation between them is foreseen, with an emphasis on the fact that the workers’ council must not participate in strikes or other industrial actions. At the level of the European Union, of which Croatia is a member, European Works Councils have been established, enabling transnational dialogue between central management and workers of multinational companies. |
