Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 326, November 2001

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 99. The Committee last examined this case at its meeting in June 2001 when it recalled the need to amend the Act on the Settlement of Collective Disputes so as to ensure the participation of the workers’ and employers’ organizations concerned in the determination of the minimum service to be provided and the need to revoke Decision No. 1443V which had set out the required minimum service for passenger transportation services in Vilnius. The Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of the progress made in this regard [see 325th Report, paras. 44-46].
2. 100. In a communication dated 17 July 2001, the Government indicates that amendments of the Act on the Settlement of Collective Disputes ensuring participation of workers’ and employers’ organizations concerned in the determination of minimum services have been prepared and submitted to the social partners for their observations. Furthermore, provisions of this Act have been included in the draft Labour Code which is being discussed with the social partners and is expected to be adopted this year. As concerns Decision No. 1443V, the Government indicates that the municipality of Vilnius has informed it that there is no need to revoke this decision as it was set out for that particular case only. If a new dispute were to arise, a new determination will need to be made about the minimum services, taking into account the concrete situation. Finally, the Government recalls that there is no dispute at present given that a collective agreement was signed at the Vilnius Bus Depot Ltd. in February of this year and that the negotiators of the agreement at the Vilnius Trolleybus Depot Ltd. now agree on all items and the agreement is to be signed on 26 July. In a communication dated 10 August 2001, the Government indicates that the collective agreement at the Vilnius Trolleybus Depot Ltd. was signed on 31 July.
3. 101. The Committee notes this information with interest, as well as the Government’s indication that amendments have been prepared to the legislation so as to ensure the participation of the workers’ and employers’ organizations concerned in the determination of minimum services. The Committee hopes that these amendments will be adopted in the near future and requests the Government to keep it informed of the progress made in this regard.