Labor Rights

The scope of protection of labour rights includes questions, alerts and complaints of those seeking assistance from the Ombudsman to resolve their violated rights regarding: 

- The right to access employment provided by the Employment Agency;

- The right to access job placement services provided by the Employment Agency;

- Wages and benefits, including violations of employees' rights relating to non-payment, delay in payment, and failure to pay in full wages and benefits due, during the existence and after the termination of the employment relationship, as well as matters relating to the performance of work without a contract of employment;

- Labour rights - other, including violation of working time rights, undeclared work, overtime, violation of the right to rest breaks, violations of employees' use of leave and violations of civil servants' rights, violations of occupational health and safety;

- Labour rights and employment, including issues relating to the establishment of employment or service relationships, the conduct of interim and annual appraisals of employees in state and municipal administrations, and similar matters;

- Employment disputes, including termination of employment, entitlement to special protection upon dismissal, unpaid monetary claims after termination of employment, unpaid wages and benefits awarded by the courts.