16. 12. 2025.

Organized by the Republic Agency for the Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes, the second training session for conciliators and arbitrators in the anniversary year marking 20 years of the Agency’s work was held on 12 December 2025 at the premises of the National Academy for Public Administration. The event was dedicated to the further improvement of the practice of the peaceful settlement of labor disputes, as well as to examining the psychological aspects of communication and working with challenging counterparts. For the first time, the training was also attended by representatives of agencies and bodies for the peaceful settlement of labor disputes from the region, namely Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

The event brought together numerous experts in the fields of labor law and psychology, who, through lectures and discussions, addressed contemporary challenges in procedures for the peaceful settlement of labor disputes, with particular emphasis on building trust, managing resistance, and encouraging constructive dialogue.

As part of the formal opening ceremony, recognition awards were presented to distinguished conciliators and arbitrators with many years of experience, in acknowledgment of their continuous contribution to the development of the system of the peaceful settlement of labor disputes and the improvement of labor relations.

Recognition awards were presented to the following conciliators and arbitrators: Slađana Andrić, Radovan Bezbradica, Miljko Valjarević, Draško Veličković, Slađana Gligorić, Srđan Dobrica, Ružica Erceg, Nataša Zavođa, Dejana Spasojević Ivančić, Danka Jaćimović, Senad Jašarević, Predrag Jovanović, Igor Kokanović, Vera Kondić, Danijela Koštan Kovačević, Žarko Kovačević, Vladan Kovačević, Živko Kulić, Ankica Kurjački, Jasna Lazović, Vladimir Matić, Dragana Miletić, Katarina Nikolić, Goran Obradović, Milun Petković, Predrag Petrović, Milica Radivojević, Zorica Radović, Zoran Radulović, Danilo Rončević, Radmila Simović, Vesna Stojanović, Jelena Stojiljković, Predrag Trifunović, Bojan Urdarević, Verica Hrnčjar, Nada Crnja, Maja Čudomirović, and Aleksandra Ćalić Bošković.

Following the formal part of the event, a panel discussion was held. The first panel focused on current case law in the field of labor disputes, with the participation of judges from the Constitutional Court, appellate courts, and the High Court in Belgrade. The second panel was dedicated to the topic “The Challenge of Resistance: The Psychology of Relationships and the Possibility of Dialogue,” during which participants discussed psychological mechanisms influencing communication and conflict in labor relations, as well as practical techniques and tools for overcoming these challenges in practice.