STEPPING UP COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COORDINATION TO FIGHT PRECARIOUS WORK IN EFFAT SECTOR STUH- GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE Ljubomira Lončar, mr. iur. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Seasonal workers National Collective Agreement - Article Employer whose predominant business is seasonal can conclude fixed term employment contract for permanent seasonal work. All the issues of the employment shall be regulated by the Collective Agreement with the employer. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Collective agreement at the company level: Due to predominantly seasonal business, it is possible to conclude an employment contract on a fixed-term basis for permanent seasonal jobs. In case of conclusion of contract, the obliged party to register for the prolonged insurance and payment of contributions for prolonged insurance on pension insurance is the employer. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Employment contract has to contain additional stipulations on: conditions and time during which the employer will pay contributions for the prolonged insurance deadline until which the employer is obliged to offer to an employee the conclusion of the employment contract for performing jobs in the following season deadline by which the employee is obliged to declare himself/herself on the offer, and this deadline shall not be shorter than eight days March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

If an employee unjustifiably refuses the offer to conclude employment, employer is allowed to demand from the employee the return of funds for paid contributions. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE – SEASONAL WORKERS IN RIVIERA D.D. POREČ Riviera Poreč d.d. is one of the biggest hotel companies in Croatia. It exists in the frame of hotel group VALAMAR. Hotels are in Istria region. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

There is total of 1200 employed workers during season (June, July, august, September), and 460 employees during the rest of the year. Highly seasonal type of business. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Permanent seasonal worker - 2 groups- Introducing the position of permanent seasonal worker has begun in 2005 as a compensation and a work option for workers permanently employed by RI who became redundancy. As their work places have been cut off, they accepted a package of 70% of severance pay + guaranteed annual fund of minimum 1000 h + prolonged social contributions – there is “unwritten contract” that guarantees them that their status will stay this way until they get retired or terminate by worker’s will, or by death of a worker. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Since 2008 RI and the whole Group begins to see status of permanent seasonal worker as a career position which they wanted to make more attractive to good, young workers, trainees in different programs of upgrading the Group invests in. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Since then the expansion of these kind of contracts begins. Contracts have the following specifics: Every year the management decides candidates for this status and annual fund of working hours. These workers have advantage when applying for jobs. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

For these workers Company's Finance Sector has made an arrangement so they could get loans (as those permanently employed). Status of permanent seasonal worker very often is transitional status to full- term contract for the best workers, after they finish Valamar Academy. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

1st group of permanent seasonal workers is more a combination of social – labour measures. 2nd group aims to a career development as well as the process of succession of key employees with young workers with new competences and skills. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Comparative overview of permanent seasonal workers – it is clear that this status is a strategic commitment of Riviera and Valamar Group March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal

There are 34 permanent seasonal workers organized by STUH. Since permanent seasonal workers organized by STUH have got full- term contracts. March , Costa da Caparica, Portugal