Serbia - Serbian Association of Employers refuses to engage in good faith bargaining

On 20 October 2016 two representative trade unions, namely the Autonomous Trade Union (SSSS) and the Branch trade union of agriculture, hospitality and tourism at UGS Nezavisnost (PUT Nezavisnost) submitted an initiative to conclude a collective agreement for the specific sector of the catering and tourism industry. The Serbian Association of Employers (SAE) formally accepted the initiative. However, it has substantially boycotted the negotiation process, refusing to schedule a meeting of the parties involved in the collective bargaining.