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Social Character Of Student Employment Regulation In The Republic Of Croatia

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  • Valentino Kuzelj

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Most young people participate in the labour market in some form during their education. It is imperative to define clear goals and concrete policies for securing a decent living standard of students enabling them to fulfil their academic duties and finish their studies. Student employment represents an important source of student income in the Republic of Croatia. At the end of 2018 Croatian legislators passed a new law regulating student work. The main purpose of the bill was an improvement of student standard. Although presented as a social measure, it failed to protect students, treating them as precarious workers. At the same time, low fiscal burden of student work made it more attractive and lucrative compared to the work based on the employment contract, threatening to create labour market disruptions. This paper points out concrete problems in the regulation of student work in the Republic of Croatia and highlights a need for its redefinition to achieve social justice.

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  • Valentino Kuzelj, 2020. "Social Character Of Student Employment Regulation In The Republic Of Croatia," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 29(2), pages 513-538, december.
    • Handle: RePEc:avo:emipdu:v:29:y:2020:i:2:p:513-538
    DOI: 10.17818/EMIP/2020/2.10
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    Keywords

    student employment; worker; labour market; taxation; social justice;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy

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