Forum "Regulation of labor relations in the ICT sector", organized by MASIT- ICT Chamber of Commerce, within the USAID Project - Partnership for Better Business Regulation include current challenges and issues faced by ICT companies in the country in terms of the Labor Law, wages and benefits in employment and internship, and at the same time, success stories and experiences from the region were presented.
The goal of this forum was to raise and discuss topics related to the regulation of labor relations that are specific to the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) sector. Topics that was included on Forum:
- Regulation of labor relations in the ICT sector (flexibility of working time, overtime work, work from home, internships) - Mr. Jovan Najdenovski, Legal consultant
- Salaries and allowances from employment (payment of work, records of overtime, holiday work, working hours and different time zones, travel expenses, allowances for traveling abroad, longer absence abroad, additional payments / gifts / incentives / employee benefits) - Ms. Marijana Andrikj, Financial and tax consultant ICT and labor market
- Success stories and experiences from the region: (international regularities and examples, labor Code context of ICT Jobs, taxes on labor and ICT jobs, ICT business associations, business environment and advocacy) - Mr. Krassen Stanchev, Professor and consultant from Bulgaria
Besides the 3 experts on the forum, followed by a panel discussion within the commission, which discussed representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Department of Labor, the Ministry of Finance, the tax experts. EPI CENTAR International together with chambers of the country, the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, MASIT- ICT Chamber of Commerce and Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia, with the support of USAID Macedonia through the USAID project "Partnership for Better Business Regulation" with its activities in the future continues to be the bridge of public-private dialogue between institutions and enterprises, through improvement of the regulation.