The new enforcement law, announced as a fast and efficient mechanism through which workers can enforce their employer directly via Fina and thus collect unpaid wages more quickly, has yet to deliver the desired effects.
In the month since its implementation, Fina has received requests from only twenty-seven affected individuals. It should be noted that estimates suggest that more than ten thousand people in Croatia work without receiving wages.
However, the number of those who have managed to collect is actually even smaller, as not all of the twenty-seven affected individuals were successful. ‘Some of the requests have been paid, while for others there were no funds in the accounts of the debtors,’ they say at Fina.
It is hard to believe that in the meantime the situation has improved so much that workers are no longer interested in enforcement as a tool for collecting hard-earned money. The reason why Fina has received only 27 requests likely lies in the fact that the new law has been in effect since October 15, meaning it does not apply to wages paid before October, and that the worker must bring a confirmation from the employer that their wages have not been paid.
