BCCI is against the law regulating the ability of employers to continue working after reaching retirement age
The labour market policy should be directed at reintegrating the unemployed and improving their qualification and skills
According to BCCI, the Social Minister’s proposal to introduce an amendment to the Labour Code so that, as of next year, employers who have reached retirement age cannot be dismissed without their consent, is an attempt of the state to restrict employers and to interfere in the labour market. In the conditions of crisis this could have a negative impact and is yet another example of legislative changes made without prior impact assessment.
BCCI has experience in keeping employers after their retirement – these are people with many years of experience and wide knowledge, who are willing to work. But forcefully imposed protection of people who have reached retirement age, so that they cannot be dismissed or laid off by employers, will further destabilize the labour market. This is an attempt to solve the problems of the pension system and the deficit of the National Social Security Institute at the expense of employers.
BCCI believes that efforts should be directed at projects to reintegrate the long-term unemployed into the labour market; putting special efforts to provide opportunities for apprenticeship and training; improving the quality of education and qualification.
Moreover, serious sums under various projects are spent to guarantee youth employment. With the proposed change, it is precisely the employment opportunities for young people, including different universities’ graduates, that will be limited.