INDUSTRIAL ACTION. a. Adopt legislation to enable the fast-track judicial procedure used to judge the legality of strikes to be also used for disputes arising from the application of Art. 656 of the Civil Code in cases of strikes (prior action). b. Following consultation with the social partners, modernise Law 1264/1982 and other relevant legislation by: i. creating a digital registry for trade unions; ii. reviewing the list of justified reasons for terminating the contract of workers under protection as trade union members (prior action); iii. rationalising the system of trade union members’ leave benefits (prior action). c. As a key deliverable for the next review, the authorities will analyse and adopt legislation to increase the quorum for first-degree unions to vote on a strike to 50 percent. The authorities will deliver a report by December 2017 with an independent legal opinion on the role of arbitration in collective bargaining. The authorities, in consultation with the social partners, will review the current procedures for mediation and arbitration by February 2018 (key deliverable). Taking account of the independent legal report, the authorities will adopt any necessary measures by March 2018, in consultation with the institutions and in compliance with the Council of State ruling (key deliverable). Simplification of labour legislation. Existing labour laws will be streamlined and rationalised through the codification into a Labour Law Code by June 2018. The technical assistance project will be launched by June 2017 (key deliverable).
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Sources: Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding, Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding, Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding