Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović expressed concern over the fact that tens of thousands of workers, who have enjoyed the right to a non-working Sunday and non-working holidays for the past seven years, will be denied that right.
"The decision of the Constitutional Court and the reasons given therein must be a guide for all decision-makers in which direction they should act, in order to permanently and sustainably establish the abolished right to a non-working Sunday and non-working holidays in our constitutional and legal system. Ad hoc legal solutions that are known in advance to be subject to repeal by the Constitutional Court are currently extinguishing a fire that is only a matter of days before it flares up again," the Office of the President of the Republic announced.
They add that Milatović, within his constitutional powers, will propose to the Parliament of Montenegro on Monday that the already guaranteed constitutional rights of employees be further expanded with the right to a non-working Sunday and non-working holidays.
"It is understood that the possibility of legal deviation from this constitutionally defined rule will be left open when it comes to certain activities of public interest. If the Parliament can adopt 25 laws in half an hour, then I see no problem with the Constitution, with full consensus, guaranteeing the right to a non-working Sunday and non-working holidays. There is no excuse, especially since all political entities in public discourse advocate that this right remain in force," the statement reads.
This is an opportunity, it is emphasized, for everyone to show in action how much they care about workers' rights and their natural need for rest and a fulfilling family and social life.
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