Trade unions are calling for a halt to the legislative process on the draft Employment Contracts Act and for negotiations with social partners to begin in order to reach compromises. They argue that planned changes, such as variable-hour contracts and reduced rest periods, leave employees unprotected against potential employer abuses. Organizations representing employees have proposed granting social partners the legal right to agree on employment-related exceptions through sectoral or company-level collective agreements, where potential harm from such exceptions could be offset by other safeguards, the Estonian Trade Union Confederation (EAKL) announced.
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