KDI urges the Government to turn the working Law into legislative agenda

According to the report, although more than 14 years have passed since the introduction of the Labour Law, there have been constant attempts to change it, this law continues to remain the same and unchanged.

Albesa Humolli, legal adviser in KDI, said this analysis is intended to bring the issue of launching the new labour law into public discussion, highlighting the need for a new law, in line with European Union standards, which provides better protection for employees in Kosovo.

There is no doubt that the Labour Law has a wide impact. The issue of changing the Labour Law has been and continues to be the promise of every government, and promises of change have failed”, Hummolli said.

She has said the current government has done the same, removing this law from the legislative agenda at a time when Kosovo needs much.

According to her, the need for a new law is more obvious than ever, taking into account the large number of worker rights violations in the workplace.

The lack of time constraints, full-time rest, modern employment issues, have never been addressed, especially to the employee of the private sector”, Humolli said.

Humoll has said that the cause of this situation is also considered the vast work law, which offers neither protection nor sufficient security to employees.

The long - standing work law, which offers neither protection nor sufficient security to employees, is considered a cause for this situation. Enhancing leukemia rest, lack of parental rest. Then the payment model has shown problems, as many businesses have no pay coverage. The other manager of the current law is the question of the contract at a certain time where employers have often mistreated it, the proposal limiting the contract issue for employers”, Hummolli said.

Humoll also mentioned the part of extended work free of charge, the legal obligation of the entrances and exits of employees.

According to her, changing the labour law is the country's ambition to join the European labour market, as well as the need for involvement of 17 European Union directives that define minimum standards in the field of labour relationship regulation, EO reports.

The new labour law must reflect not only the minimum standards, but also include additional protection and security for employees in relation to its numbered shortcomings. In this direction the change in the form of lehonia rest payment and the inclusion of parental rest are considered to be the greatest needs of this law, as well as the adjustment of contracts for the appointed time and the limits of their duration”.

Humoll stressed that the current government, should recognize the shortcomings this law has and reflect in relation to its needs and requirements for change, returning to this year's legislative programme the new labour law and re-priorising the progression of the labour relationship in the country in response to the large number of reported violations of labour rights.