89.5
87.5
85
Approaching Access to Decent Work
60
100
60
100
100
100
100
100
100
75
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? | Yes | 1 | Minimum Wage Act, 2013; §90 &221(3) Labour Code 2014; Regulation on Minimum Wage, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §90-97 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | No | 0 | §86 of the Croatian Labour Code, 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §94 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §69-72 & 94 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §60-68 & 94 of Labour Code, 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §61 and 65 of the Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? | Yes | 1 | §73-75 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §1-5 of the Act on Public Holidays, 2019; §94 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §76-85 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? | Yes | 1 | §10 & 14-18 of Labour Code 2014; Law on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §11-13 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? | No | 0 | §53 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §112-125 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §126 & 127 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §13-18, 22 & 24 of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017; §1317-18, 22 & 24 27 of the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act (152/2022) | No Change |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? | Yes | 1 | §16 of the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act, (152/2022) | No Change |
| Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §15, 16, 22, 23 & 24A of the Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits (Official Gazette No. 152/2022) | No Change |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §19 of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §30 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §12, 15 & 17 of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017 | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §12 & 24 of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017 ; §39(7) & 55 of the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? | Yes | 1 | §12 & 24 of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017 ; §39(7) & 55 of the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §34 & 35 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? | Yes | 1 | §13, 21, 24, 33 & 41 of the Act on Safety at Work, 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? | Yes | 1 | §11, 27-30 & 55 of the Act on Safety at Work, 2014; §28 (2 &3) of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §37, 39 & 45 of Act on Safety at Work, 2014; §20(1) of Act on Maternity & Parental Benefits, 2017; §31 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? | Yes | 1 | Law on Compulsory Health Insurance, 2013; Pension Insurance Act 2013 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age benefit? | Yes | 1 | §34-38, 79 & 87 of Pension Insurance Act, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? | Yes | 1 | §66-75, 79 & 87 of Pension Insurance Act, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? | Yes | 1 | Law on Job Placement and Unemployment Insurance, 2017 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §36-53 of the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance, 2013; §37-40 of Labour Code 2014 | Score adjusted due to a minor revision in methodology |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? | Yes | 1 | §56-64, 79 & 87 of Pension Insurance Act, 2013 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §91 of Labour Code 2014; §13(1)(4) of the Gender Equality Act, 2012 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §3, 17, 25-28 of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 2012; §8 of the Gender Equality Act; §156 of the Criminal Code | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §14 & 17 of the Constitution of Croatia; §1-2 of the Anti-Discrimination Act ; §5-7 of the Gender Equality Act | No Change |
| Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? | Yes | 1 | §55 of the Constitution of Croatia; §6(1) & 13(1) of the Gender Equality Act; §3 & 9 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? | Yes | 1 | Pension Insurance Act, 2013; MISSOC Comp. Table for Croatia | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §19-20 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §65 of the Constitution, 1990; §19-20 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §21, 22, 69(2-3), 70(1-2) of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §23, 55 & 65 of the Constitution of Croatia, 1990; §114 of the Criminal Code of Croatia, 1993 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §43, Constitution of Croatia; §17, 165-175 & 186, Labour Code 2014; CEACR, C87, DR 2023 | No Change |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §57 of the Constitution of Croatia; §192-204 and 221 of Labour Code 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law provide the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §61 of the Constitution of Croatia; §205 & 213-220 of Labour Code, 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? | Yes | 1 | §61 of the Constitution of Croatia; §215-216 of Labour Code, 2014 | No Change |