National Development Strategy Croatia 2030: Roadmap for a Better Future

Broad areas for policy interventions 
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Assure greater flexibility of the labor law, especially related to dismissals, working hours regulation, 
work place probationary work. Combine greater flexibility with the provision of security and re-em-
ployment support measures for workers. 
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Pursue a more integrated and individualized approach to active labor market policies and social wel-
fare policies. Integrate the systems and the platforms of the public employment offices and social 
welfare departments to allow for a more holistic and individualized approach to social welfare and 
labor reintegration policies. 
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Deepen and increase the coverage of Active Labor Market measures, based on evaluations on the 
effectiveness of the current measures, and with a renewed focus on the non-participating populations; 
notably, women and the long term unemployed over the age of 45. 
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Support employment of youth with less education to provide care and other services and offer on-the-
job training to facilitate mobility in the labor market. 
Required actions 
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Reduce the complexity and costs of dismissals without lowering the level of employment protection. 
Revise the priority rules for redundancies, shorten the time needed for courts to adjudicate on cases of 
dismissals. 
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Undertake measures to reduce excessive use of temporary contracts in the labor market.
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Further develop the Croatia’s Employment Service to enhance their capacities to profile and serve 
beneficiaries, including by providing staff with needed skills (psychologists and career guidance coun-
sellors). 
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Expand the network of services supporting women in the workplace or wanting to enter the labor 
market. 
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Enhance gathering labor market and education system data and analytical capabilities. Develop Labor 
Market Information System able to asses current and future skills needs and gaps. 
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Increase efforts in combating undeclared work, particularly by raising the awareness of citizens and 
strengthening the capacity of the state inspectorate. 
Family policies and demography