INTERNAL REMEDIATION MECHANISM OF EMPLOYEES DEFINED BY THE ACT ON CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAINS IN GERMANY

Aleksandra Ilić Petković, Dejan Vasovic

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP240326006I
First page
071
Last page
076

Abstract


Modern working conditions continuously impose the need for efficiency and productivity of employees, but not at the expense of their occupational safety and health. One of the legal instruments that can be used to prevent potential injuries at work is the internal remediation mechanism. Until now, this legal institute has been available to employees and employers as a possibility. With the adoption of the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains in Germany, this became one of the legal obligations that apply not only to this country, but also to certain categories of employers and employees in Serbia. The paper analyzes the specific effects of the implementation of this act on the occupational safety and health system in Serbia, with special reference to the remediation mechanism institute.


Keywords

internal remediation mechanism, Germany, Act on Due Diligence, occupational safety and health.

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