AmCham Montenegro organized a business luncheon with the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare of Montenegro, Mr. Predrag Bošković, as keynote speaker. Minister Bošković introduced AmCham members and guests to current key issues in Labor regulation in Montenegro, including planned amendments to the Labor Law and General Collective Agreement. The Minister emphasized dismissal procedures and sick leave abuse as main issues to be addressed with new regulatory solutions. He also discussed the problem of the current educational system not complying with labor market demand.

AmCham members and guests had the opportunity to pose questions about issues in the labor regulations which are particularly interesting for their businesses. The necessity of the General Collective Agreement and the negotiations process with the European Union were some of the issues which have been raised during this session.

AmCham president, Mr. Predrag Lešić introduced guests with the current initiatives of AmCham Montenegro in the area of labor relations, while the AmCham Executive Director, Mr. Edin Seferović introduced luncheon participants to other AmCham activities in the area of CSR, real estate and tax policy in Montenegro.