prof. dr. sc. Željko Potočnjak
prof. dr. sc.
Željko Potočnjak

Željko Potočnjak is Professor at the Department of Labour Law and Social Security Law. Since 1982 he was the research assistant, assistant professor, associate professor, and in 2003 he became a full professor. He is author of 129 scientific papers and articles. He is also President of the Croatian Association for Labour Law and Social Security Law and member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Labour Law and Social Security Law. From April 2001 to April 2009 he was a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia. Since April 2009 he is tenured full professor. From January 26, 2010 till October 20, 2021 he was a member of the National Competitiveness Council. During the academic year 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 he was Dean of the Faculty of Law. Since December 10, 2014 till December 10, 2018 he was a member of the Governing Board of the Institute "Ruder Bošković". Since February 22, 2012 till April 4, 2023 he was a member of the Accreditation Council of the Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education.

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Education

Graduation year: 1981

mr.sc. graduation year: 1984

PhD graduation year: 1992

Contact

E-mail:
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Public phone number:
014564 323
Address:
Tkalčićeva 48-50, soba Tkalčićeva 48-50
Department:
Labour Law and Social Security
Consultations:

Fridays at 10.00 with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/wnw-ooso-cjk?authuser=0

Published papers recorded in the Croatian Scientific Bibliography Database (CROSBI)

Labour Law

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea
2022.

New Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU

Potočnjak, Željko
2022.
Radno pravo

Specificities of Legal Protection Against Sexual Harassment in an Academic Context

Potočnjak, Željko
2021.
Znanstveno-stručni skup Pravna zaštita od uznemiravanja i spolnog uznemiravanja

Challenges of teleworking

Grgurev, Ivana ; Potočnjak, Željko
2021.
247. Tribina Pravnog fakulteta i Kluba pravnika Grada Zagreba

Legal protection against sexual harassment


2021.

Labour relations at the time of COVID-19 Pandemic

Grgurev, Ivana ; Potočnjak, Željko
2021.
Okrugli stol Primjena prava za vrijeme pandemije COVID-19

Improvement of legal regualation of telework

Grgurev, Ivana ; Potočnjak, Željko
2021.
59. susret pravnika

Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Science

Potočnjak, Željko
2019.

Application of the Qualifications Framework in Higher Education and Science: Development Obstacles and Opportunities for Institutions of Higher Education

Barbić, Jakša ; Družić, Ivo ; Staničić, Frane ; Potočnjak, Željko ; Grubišić, Ksenija
2019.

Second pension pillar: debates and possible improvements

Potočnjak Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2018.
56. susret pravnika: Aktualnosti zakonodavstva i prakse

Protection of acquired rights of employees in case of transfer of an undertaking, transfer of a business or parts thereof to another employer according to the law of the European Union

Potočnjak, Željko
2017.
55. susret pravnika u gospodarstvu

The Most Representative Trade Unions and Employers' Associations in Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko
2016.
Delavci in delodajalci

COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES IN EUROPEAN UNION COURT’S CASE LAW

Potočnjak, Željko
2016.
54. susret pravnika

Some problems concerning implementation of the collective redundancies directive in Croatian legislation and practice

Potočnjak, Željko
2016.
Aktualnosti hrvatskog zakonodavstva i pravne prakse, tradicionalno XXXI. savjetovanje

NOVELTIES AND DOUBTS IN CONNECTION WITH DISMISSAL AND OTHER WAYS OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Potočnjak, Željko
2015.
53. susreta pravnika Opatija '15. Opatija 13-15. svibnja 2015.

Termination of employment relationship: The way how Croatian Labour Act reconciles the interest of employers and employees

Potočnjak, Željko
2015.
First Croatian-Hungarian Comparative Labour law Seminar

Development, structure and main characteristics of Croatian labour legislation

Potočnjak, Željko
2015.
First Croatian-Hungarian Comparative Labour Law Seminar

Prohibited discrimination: exceptions and justifications

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea
2014.
Perspektive antidiskriminacijskog prava

Perspective of Non-discrimination Law


2014.

Novelties in the Croatian labor legislation

Potočnjak ; Željko
2014.
52. susret pravnika - Opatija 2014.

General overview of new labour and social security legislation

Potočnjak, Željko
2014.
Inženjerski biro: Novi Zakon o radu - novi propisi radnog i socijalnog zakonodavstva

The most significant changes brought about by the new Labour Law

Potočnjak, Željko
2014.
Hrvatska pravna revija

Representativity of Trade Unions and Employers Associations

Potočnjak, Željko
2014.
Radno pravo

Representativity of Tred Unions and Employers Associations - Procedural aspects

Potočnjak, Željko
2014.
Radno pravo

The Right to Paid Annual Leave: the Implications of Accession

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea ; Čatipović, Iva
2014.
Croatian yearbook of European law & policy

Flexicurity of Labour Relations in Croatia and acquis communautaire

Potočnjak, Željko
2013.
51. susret pravnika Opatija

Proving a prima facie discrimination

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgurev, Ivana ; Grgić, Andrea
2013.

The employment of civil servants

Potočnjak, Željko
2013.

Lifecycle Portfolio Modelling in Funded Defined Contribution Pension Systems

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2012.
Privredna kretanja i ekonomska politika

Flexicurity and acquis communautaire of the European Union - limits and opportunities

Potočnjak, Željko
2012.
Konferencija o radnim odnosima u Republici Hrvatskoj. Fleksibilnost i fleksigurnost - postojeća rješenja i promišljanja.

Challenges and opportunities for providing adequate old-age pensions in Croatia

Nestić, Danijel ; Potočnjak, Željko ; Puljiz, Vlado ; Rašić Bakarić, Ivana ; Švaljek, Sandra ; Tomić, Iva ; Vehovec, Maja ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2011.

The Importance of ECtHR and CJEU Case Law for the Development of Croatian Anti-Discrimination Jurisprudence

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea
2011.

Challenges and Opportunities for the Realisation of Adequate Old-Age Pensions in Croatia (a project study)

Nestić, Danijel ; Potočnjak, Željko ; Puljiz, Vlado ; Rašić Bakarić, Ivana ; Švaljek, Sandra ; Tomić, Iva ; Vehovec, Maja ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2011.
Revija za socijalnu politiku

Main Features of the New Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko
2010.

Labour Act and other Sources of Labour Law: legal texts, international sources of law, index

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2010.

Main Features of the New Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko
2010.
Novi Zakon o radu

New Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko
2010.
146. Tribina Kluba pravnika grada Zagreba

A Critical Overview of the new Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2010.
Hrvatska pravna revija

New Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko
2010.
Predavanja Hrvatske odvjetničke komore

Working Time, Night Work and Rest Periods According to the New Labour Act

Potočnjak, Željko ; Benko, Luka
2010.
Novi zakoni i praksa

Conclusion of an Employment Contract, Antidiscrimination Provisions, Collective Labour Relations

Potočnjak, Željko
2010.
Zakon o radu, Aktualnosti i sudska praksa

Legal Framework of Prohibited Discrimination in Croatia - Statute and the Case Law

Potočnjak ; Željko
2010.
Antidiskriminacijsko zakonodavstvo i praksa

Rights from social insurance and social care in the procedures of abstract control of the constitutionality of the law

Potočnjak, Željko ; Trgovac, Sanja
2009.

Importance of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and European Court of Justice for development of Croatian Antidiscrimination Law

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić Andrea
2009.
Najnovije u hrvatskom pravu usklađeno s europskom pravnom stečevinom

European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia in the Protection of Human Rights

Potočnjak, Željko ; Stresec, Mirjana
2009.
Hrvatsko ustavno sudovanje - de lege lata i de lege ferenda

Project "Building Capacities and Raising Awareness of the Judges and State Attorneys on the Antidiscrimination Legislation" Selection of Case law

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić Andrea
2009.

Antidiscrimination Regulation and Case law in Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko
2009.
Antidiskriminacijsko zakonodavstvo i praksa

Employment Relationship, Minimum Wage and Legal Position of Managing Directors

Potočnjak, Željko
2009.
"Menadžerski ugovori i radni odnos za članove uprava u društvima kapitala" (Hrvatska udruga menadžera - CROMA)

The Constitutional court procedures and their effects

Potočnjak, Željko ; Trgovac, Sanja
2009.
Financije i porezi,

Labor and Legal Forms of Labor in the Republic of Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko ; Gotovac, Viktor
2009.

Relations Between the Anti – Discrimination Act, the Constitution and Other Acts Prohibiting Discrimination

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea
2009.

Relations Between the Anti – Discrimination Act, the Constitution and Other Acts Prohibiting Discrimination

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgić, Andrea
2009.

Antidiscrimination legislation and case law

Crnić, Ivica ; Dika, Mihajlo ; Marijan, Ranko ; Mrčela, Marin ; Potočnjak, Željko
2009.

Dismissal due to Business Reasons in the Republic of Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2008.
II. International Labour Law Dialogue on the topic of Termination of Employmnet Contracts on Economic Reasons

Legal Regulation of Employment of Members of Boards in Companies

Potočnjak, Željko
2008.
Pravo u gospodarstvu

Risk Management of Returns in Mandatory Capital Financed Pension Systems

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2008.
Revija za socijalnu politiku

Concept, Grounds, Forms abd Exceptions to the Prohibited Discrimination after the Adoption on the Act on Prohibition of Discrimination and the novel of the Act on Gender Equality

Potočnjak, Željko
2008.
Radni odnosi u praksi, savjetovanje

Prohibition of Discrimination in the Croatian Legislation and in the Judicial Practice

Potočnjak, Željko
2008.
Ravnopravnost spolova:Primjena CEDAW-a pred hrvatskim sudovima te hrvatsko zakonodavstvo i praksa

Legal Position of Managing Directors

Potočnjak, Željko
2008.
XLVI Susret pravnika (Hrvatski savez udruga pravnika u gospodarstvu)

Work and Legal Forms of Work in Republic of Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko ; Gotovac, Viktor
2008.
Rad u Hrvatskoj

Prohibition of Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Harassment in Labour Relations

Potočnjak, Željko
2007.

Employment Relationship of Civil Servants

Potočnjak, Željko
2007.

Moral damage in case of discrimination at work

Potočnjak, Željko ; Grgurev, Ivana
2007.

Social Welfare Act

Potočnjak Željko ; Vukorepa Ivana
2007.

Conclusion and application of collective agreements ; some open question

Potočnjak, Željko
2007.
Pravo u gospodarstvu

Capacity building for social dialogue at sectoral and company level - Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko ; Gotovac, Viktor
2007.

Labour Disputes

Dika, Mihajlo ; Potočnjak, Željko ; Gotovac, Viktor
2007.

The Protection of the Right of Trial Within a Reasonabe Time After the New Act on Courts Come Into Effect

Potočnjak, Željko
2006.
Hrvatska pravna revija

Termination of Employment Contract with Notice

Potočnjak, Željko
2006.
Pravo u gospodarstvu

Labour Act and other Sources of Labour Law: legal texts, by-laws, international sources of law, index

Potočnjak, Željko ; Vukorepa, Ivana
2006.

Special Characteristics of Employment of Government Employees

Potočnjak, Željko
2005.
Aktualnosti hrvatskog zakonodavstva i pravne prakse: građansko, trgovačko, radno i procesno pravo u praksi : godišnjak

Special Characteristics of Employment of Government Employees

Potočnjak, Željko
2005.
Pravo u gospodarstvu : časopis za gospodarsko-pravnu teoriju i praksu : a journal for business theory and practice

Labour Relations in the Practice of the Constitutional Court

Potočnjak, Željko
2005.
Pravo u gospodarstvu : časopis za gospodarsko-pravnu teoriju i praksu : a journal for business theory and practice

Law and Fact in the Work of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko
2005.
Law and Fact in Constitutional Jurisprudence

Protection of the Right of Trial within a Reasonable Time-Limit - Some Sugestions for the Improvement of Croatian System Based on Foreign Experience -

Potočnjak, Željko
2005.
Hrvatska pravna revija

Development of Croatian Labour Law since the New Labour Act

Kreuder, Thomas ; Potočnjak, Željko
2005.

Rigt to Court, Right to Access to Court and Right to Trial in a Resonable Time in Case of Legislative Intervention Into Pending Court Proceedings

Potočnjak, Željko
2004.
Zbornik Pravnog Fakulteta u Rijeci

Arbitration of Labour Disputes

Dika, Mihajlo ; Potočnjak, Željko
2004.

Prohibition of Discrimination in Labour Relations

Potočnjak, Željko
2003.

Labour Disputes and Dispute Resloution Methodes (Conciliation, Arbitration, Strike and Lockout)

Potočnjak, Željko
2003.

Main Characteristics of the Mandatory Part of the Funded Pension Scheme in Croatia

Potočnjak, Željko
2003.
Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu

Interest Structure of Labour Act Amendments

Potočnjak, Željko
2001.
Pravo u gospodarstvu : časopis za gospodarsko-pravnu teoriju i praksu

Minimum Pension

Potočnjak, Željko
2001.
Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu

New Benefit Calculation Formulas of the Pay-As-You-Go Pension Scheme

Potočnjak, Željko
2000.
Revija za socijalnu politiku / Journal of Social Policy

The New Concept and the Structure of the Croatian Pension System

Potočnjak, Željko
2000.
Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu