YUGOSLAV DRAFT DECREES ON LABOR, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTS, RAILROADS, POST OFFICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND ELECTRIC POWER

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700160101-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2011
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• Publication Date: January 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Political - Government, organization
HOW
PUBLISHED weekly nexspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Belgrade
DATE
PUBLISHED 27 pug 1953
LANGUAGE Croatian
CD N0.
DATE OF
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
YUGOSLAV DRAFT DECREES Ob' L4BOR, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTS RAILROADS
POST OFFICES, TELECOt~ICATIONS, AND ELECTRIC POWFIt
The recent Constitutional reform in Yugoslavia has resulted
in a number of draft decrees on the Yugoslav economy. The follox-
ing report describes the basic characteristics of the draft decrees
on labor, construction, forests, railrosds ost offices tele-
communications and elect
Coverage of the Decree
The Draft Decree on Labor Relations in the Economy covers hiring, work hcurs,
leave, absenteeism, liability of workers, rights of xorkers, termination of employ-
ment, and labor prescriptions.
Basic Principles of the Decree
The basic principles of the Draft Decree on Ir~bor Relations in the Economy
are as follows:
Persons may be hired if they are at Least 15 yeas old, have not lost the
right to engage in a designated occupation because of a court ruling, are not
already ec.ployed by an economic organization, and are physically and mentally
fit.
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Employment begins after n verbal or writter :ec.L~~r:ition by the per:;on
concerned that he accepts the work and pay regulations of the economic organi-
zation concerned, and after the authorized agency of the economic organization
has issued a written order affirming that the person is hired.
A probation period of 14 days is permitted.
Persons being employed for the first time wit:. secondary, upper school, or
faculty education are placed in a trainee status for 3 y-srs; at the end of that
period, they are required to take a specialized examination.
An employee may not be transferred to another work site, which calls for
lower qualifications and lower pay, if he does not agree to the change.
The regular work period consists of 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week.
Shorter periods ar=. planned for work that is considered heavier than normal or
dangerous to hea?tb. The regular work period may be extended beyond 8 hours a
day, only insofar as accidents or damage may not restLlt.
Overtime work is permitted only Ln exceptional cases, or in economic
organizations engsged in seasonal activities requiring overtime. Overtime is
permitted for only 2 hours daily, 8 hours weekly, and 16 hours monthly. Overtime
work is not permitted where regular work periods have been shortened or where
work periods have been extended.
Overtime work i= forb;dden far pregnant women; mothers with children tinder 7,
persons tinder ].8, and person; who have a disability of one third or more.
In industrial, construction, and mining enterprises, night work is forbidden
for pregnant women, mothers with children under 7, and persons under 18.
After 11 months of unbroken employmen*.., an employee is entitled to at least
15 days of leave a year, and to the minimum compensation commensurate with his
pay category.
An employee may be paid only for 7 days of absen?eeism during a calendar year.
An employee is h able to his economic organization far violation of his obli-
gations and responsibilities. Disciplinary penalties, which are presr_ribed by the
regulations of the economic organization, are imposed by the disciplinary court.
or other authorized agency of the economic organization. An employee may not be
penalized without a hearing except in cases where he does not ans~rer a summons to
a hearing. He is entitle3 to counsel. The hearing before a disciplinary court
is public, and members of the work collective have a voice in the sentencing.
Appeals of the sentence of the disciplinary court are resolved by the workers'
council.
An employee is liable according to the laws governing property for damage tc
property due to the emp.loyee's fault. The agencies of an economic organization
rule on fines up to 5,000 dinars ;may be 10,000 dinars, depending on the final.
decree); appeals from such rulings are made to n regular court. For damages over
5,~0 dinars (or 10,000 dinars), an econonuc orrantzatioa may submit its cortplaiat
to a regular court. The workers' council of an economic organization rules on
decreasing or revoking fines un to y,000 dinars; the scat or city people's council
rules on decreasin cr revokic~^ finer, o?: ,r >,000 dinars.
The agencies of an economic. organization are authorized to rule on appeals
~f the first and second instance in establishing rights arising from labor relations.
An employee may appeal to a regular court against rulings that violate his rights.
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The Labor Relation, Arbitration Board (Arbitzaza za radne odnose) in the
srez or city people's council rules on employees' appeals against employment
sevArance. Severance cannot take place until the board rules that it should
take place. Severance may result because of mutual agreement9 dismissal,
disciplinary dismissal, expiration of time con+,ract, or introduction of factors
contrary to the wishes of the employee and the economic organization.
Employees may not be d.ismissed in the following circumstances: during i11-
ness, medical treatmr_nty or rehabilitation which is longer than 7 dav;= during
pregnancy or after the birth untii 8 months of nursing have been completed
during mii.itary service; or during the period an employee is a member of the
adminis';rative council of the enterprise, a president of the, workers' council,
a member of the Assembly of the Bureau of Social Security (Skupstina zavods za
socijalao osiguran,le)~ or an officer of the producers' council.
The workers' council. may dismiss workers in large numbers only whan pro-
duction is Being redu:ed.
The rights and responsibilities of employees are regulated by prescriptions
issued by a two-thirds majority of the workers' council. The rights of employees
provided by this decree may not be viols~:d by such regulations.
C^`_~?~.ge of the Decree
The Draft Decree on Economic Organizations for Constructicn covers the
establishment of construction enterprises; agencies of construction enterprises,
activities of construction enterprises, distribution of the total product, :rasonry
and carpentry shops; supervision of construction projects, and penalty regulations.
Basic Princiules of the Decree
The basic princirles of the Draft Decree on Economic Organizations for Con-
struction are as follows:
Economic organizations for construction include construction enterprises and
artisans' construction shops which engage in construction xork independently. A
construction enterprise is responsible for doing all work on a construction project
including artisans' ~arpentryY] wort, and installation wurlc. An artisans' con-
struction shop may only do artisans' work and installation work.
A construction enterprise may undertake work anywhere in Yugoslavia, but
must have special permission to do construction abroad.
A construction enternrise is coumosed of building sites and construction
units, each one of which organize; its cwn work and operates according to a sepa-
rate econo~:ic account. The relation; between an enterprise and its sites and
units are presu?ibed by regulations of the enterprise, which are issued by the
workers' con-:~i1 of the enterprise as proposed by the workers' councilG of~its
sites and units. e: constr>>^.t'o:; =,n?erprise allocates basic resources and also
supplies operating resources to its sites and units.
Construction enterprises are established according to the regulations that
govern the establishment of economic enterprises after fulfilling the regulations
of this decree. The agencies of an enterprise sre its workers' council, adminis-
trative council, and direc~or. Building sites and construction units are
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proportionately represented in the worlcers'cour,cil of tl,c m,tcrprlse? Ttu: adminis-
trative aGencies oi' building sites and construction units arc workers' cuw~cila
and acL,dnistrutors of the sites and units.
A construction enterprise is (,vurantor i'or its building sites and construction
units, regarding their obligations tc the general state requirements and to the
enterprise. It verifies th? accuracy of their uccouutc and Che distribution of
the total product, and ini'orms the srezes or cities concurncd o,: the profits real-
ized. Building sites and construction units n:nc~ the following contributions to
the parent enterprise: designated au;ounts for funds of the enterprise, contri?
butions to e:rpenditures of the enterprise's dire:;tot:,te, a percentage oi' their
profits for distribution nmon~ worl:ers of the directorate, and a profit tar..
Owners of masonry and carpentry shops ,::,y ;>,~ly undertake work which they
will be able to canape personally.
Supplec;entary il-?~?ul?r`ion~ to the Lecrcc
The Federal :itute :i~creturlnt for Affairs of the PJational Economy will issue
detailed re~rttlatiors designating the u:u,agers responsible for individual types of
construction work.
D?tAI`T DECREE OiJ COF;CLUDIi;i, L'O1J:;PSUC'1'I0I! AG8Ei;6L:7J1'S
Coveru~e of the D=cr=e
The Draft Decree on Concludiu?; Construction Agree:ecnts covers the public
competition for contracts, collecCiu? of Lid:;, direct contracts, nanugernent,
agreements with private artisans' shoos, pu~alty regulations, and final regu-
lations.
Basic Principles oi' the Di:crec
The basic principles of tl:c Ur?,1't Uccrec on Concluding Construction Agree-
ments are as follows:
Construction wor]c nay be contracted for by the following methods: public
cor,?petition for wort; involving r.:ore than 5 c,ilLion dinars, collecting written
bids for trork involving not n,crc thcui ~ million dinars, and direct contracts for
work involving less than one ndllion dinars.
In special cases, construction xur1: nay be undertaken by the investor
enterprise or organization w}dch requires construction work to ba done].
Public competition is held by c.euns of written bids. All construction
enterprises and construction shops in Yugoslavia are entitled to bid after i'irst
depositing security for 2-10 percent of the csticated value of the construction
work. If three bids arc not received, a competition is considered ,msuccessful.
A new compe' icon is held in 15 days ii' two hid:: huv;; bcc?? mccivc:i; but ii only
one bid has been recei?red, a direct contract cay be cede with the bidder,
After a competition L?as teen cuuclu:ied, the investor issues uu order 1'or
work to begin t:ithin 10 days of tP,v co,~clu::iun uf.thi: contract,
Bidders are entitled to :,upcul a~uinst Lidding; proccrdin;;:: ::nd ;,;;;,)u: t or.i.ir;;
for wort. to begin, by forv:.rdint; their :,ppcal Lo Lhe constructi.oi, :~.,.::,.?1 .~i Li,e
orez or city people's council iu .whose arc. tl:c Lc~dy,c:r L,?:?:, of t. h,. iuc, :no,? ]
located.
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Private artisans' shops may participate in competitions for bids and conclude
contracts through bids or directly with an investor, but they are limited to their
specialized type of work and must have paid the tax ~ot specified. They may
undertake only wort, xhich the owner and an authorized number of workers can com-
plete in a designated period. All such contracts involving over 100,000 dinars
must be submitted for confirmation and approval to a construction inspector.
Investors are obligated to make any payments to private ar+,isans' shops
through the National Bank of Yugoslavia, which deducts the tax nu, nr much trans-
actions.
DRAFT DECREE ON CONSTRliCTSO?! PLANNING AND PLAN?dING ORGANIZATIOIIS
^.overage of the IY~creP
The Draft Dscree on Construction Planning and Planning Organizations covers
the plarming of construe h.oa projects, inspection of plans, planning organizations,
penalty regulations, and provisional regulations.
Basic Principles of th< DerrFe
The basic er'ncipL=s of the Draft De=roe on Construction Planning and Plznning
Organizations are as follows;
Construction planning is done on the basis of construction which the investor
orders. The investor is responsible for planned construction being in accord with
the program approv_d for investment construction.
The investor is obligated to submit the man plan for inspection to revisory
commissions in the srez or city people's council and in the republic State Secre-
tariat for Affairs of the National Econo~y. Administrative agencies of railroad,
maritime, and poste:., tAiegraph: and teieph~ne transportation services may estab-
lish revisory commissions for the in