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I. Focused meetings - Sharing Experiences & Best Practices

• Change Management – the role of HR
• Executive Coaching
• Performance/Talent Management
• Employee Engagement
• Succession planning strategies
• Presentation of E&Y’s study: HR in crisis

II. Improvements of the regulatory acts (advocating for Labor Law amendments in line with past AmCham recommendations and against extended applicability of collective agreements)

III. Participation in the Kadar da budem kadar program

IV. Organization of seminar(s) on labor/HR related topics

V. HRC meetings with GMs of AmCham member companies

VI. Establishing cooperation with Belgrade Youth Office

VII. Supporting AIESEC Global Leaders Summit which will take place in February 2013

VIII. Positioning HRC programs on online social media

In 2011, the HR Committee continued with its activities in several areas: facilitating cooperation between the private sector and relevant state authorities, mainly through organization of seminars with the representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy aimed at better law implementation, hosting focused meetings and sharing experiences sessions on HR topics between Committee members and further developing of the soft skills program for students and young graduates, “Kadar da budem kadar” (Qualified to be qualified).

The Task Force Agenda for 2010 was comprised of the following activities:

• Advocating for amendments to Labor Regulations, specifically the Labor Law and the General Collective Agreement

• Exchange of experiences within our membership; focused meetings on specific topics such as: rewards for good performers, work/life balance, succession planning and talent management, situational leadership and the Y generation.

• Discussing implementation of regulations, specifically: the Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of People with Disabilities and Anti-Mobbing Law

Advocacy towards improvements in the Labor regulation in 2010 was thwarted by the lack of political support to changes in the Labor Law. Given such a conclusion at the meeting with Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić in early September, AmCham representatives enquired about the possibility of addressing suggestions for reducing the excessive administrative burden through by-laws. Minister Ljajić invited AmCham to submit a list of such issues, which was done immediately, as well as comments on the first rough draft Amendments to the Labor Law. The latter, which encompassed the majority of AmCham comments from 2009 and further suggestions, were shared predominately with regards to the draft regulation on staff leasing.

An important focus of AmCham’s HR Task Force for 2010 was sharing knowledge and best practices within the HR community in order to broaden the exchange of knowledge and provide better support for corporate goals.

HR/Workforce Development Task Force specific accomplishments include:

• Compiling comprehensive comments on the General Collective Agreement (GCA) and Labor Law from member companies;
• Joining forces with the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce to present problems with the GCA in correspondence addressed to Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković;
• Submitting AmCham comments on the GCA and planning a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Labor and Social Policy;
• Through cooperation with USAID's Competitiveness Project, conducting a survey on internship programs currently implemented by AmCham member companies and obtaining formal support for internships from the Ministry of Sports and Youth as an activity that furthers their efforts related to the recently adopted Youth Strategy.