Covid 19

Our actions during the
Covid-19 crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that there is no alternative to supporting enterprise sustainability and job preservation. Therefore, from the first day, the MEF insisted that the health and economic crisis must be tackled simultaneously, and that the cooperation of the social partners must be at an even higher level. According to the MEF, the focus of all future measures and policies must be economic recovery and building a stable and crisis-resistant economy and society.

Timely information

In the period from March to September 2020, the MEF General Secretariat has sent a large number of letters and interventions to the Government, NCT (National Coordination Team), line ministries and relevant institutions, pointing out the specific needs, problems and expectations of economic entities (in general and by sectors). Thanks to that, businessmen were regularly informed about their obligations and procedures arising from (often unclear and imprecise) measures adopted by the NCT.

Support to the economy

In order to provide support and assistance to the economy, MEF prepared 4 position documents – Proposed measures of the MEF Management Board to support the economy based on real needs and expectations of businessmen, which contained specific solutions (general and sectoral measures) under the jurisdiction of central and local authorities. A significant number of our proposals and initiatives were included in all four packages of economic measures adopted by the Government in the period March 2020 – January 2021.

Social responsibility

Although it was going through a difficult financial situation due to the COVID-19 crisis, the MEF wrote off the membership fee for March, April and May 2020 to its members, thus consciously giving up part of its income. In order to at least partially relax the position of its membership in the days of extreme business uncertainty, the MEF showed solidarity and confirmed that it is a sincere and true protector of the interests of the Montenegrin business community.

Assistance in creating

economic measures of the Government

Publications during
COVID 19

In order to provide support to the company’s operations, the MEF is independent

and in cooperation with the ILO prepared several thematic publications

Labor relations during Covid-19: MEF answers to employers’ questions

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Guide for employers on managing the working environment in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic

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Plan for maintaining business continuity of SMEs in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Guide for employers: Working from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Statement of the MEF on the crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus and how we as a nation can react together

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Who (Covid) stopped the business

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Plan for maintaining business continuity

In addition to health, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an economic crisis that has created one of the most challenging environments that SMEs face in modern history. That is why the MEF, with the support of the ILO, published a video that gives these companies guidelines on how to create a Plan for maintaining business continuity in the conditions of COVID-19 in a simple and practical way, in just 6 steps.

Support to the Health System