Background information

Many citizens of Zagreb were forced to leave their homes due to the earthquake, so for them it was difficult to receive their post and packages. Furthermore, in order to enable pensioners to receive their pensions more securely without leaving their homes, the customers who receive their pensions through the Croatian Postal Bank's current account can receive their funds through delivery by the Croatian Post at home, free of charge. The request can be served in several user-friendly ways.

Content of measure

In order to make it easier for recipients of packages who are currently unable to reside at their addresses, Croatian Post has provided a free redirection and package retention service. To use the service, the user just needs to fill in the form on the website.

Unlike the usual service which involves a fee, regardless of the commercial bank through which it is paid, there is a new Croatian Post service built with the Croatian Post Bank (CPB) on corporate solidarity with the elderly population: pension beneficiaries who otherwise receive their funds in a current account with CPB, if they choose to receive their funds more securely without leaving their homes, HP provided the option to receive at their home address, free of charge.

Use of measure

These are additional measures by which Croatian Post, during the coronavirus epidemic, ensures that consignments are delivered to recipients, wherever they are. Users may request that postal items be delivered to another address within the same county (the City of Zagreb and Zagreb County are now viewed as one entity) or be kept safe at the post office. Croatian Post, in accordance with the instructions of the competent authorities, is adjusting its operations and taking all measures to reduce the possibility of the epidemic spreading and to ensure business continuity. They provide employees with protective and disinfectants, and the way postmen and post offices work has changed.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Older citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Company / Companies	No special funding required

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement as case not in social partner domain	No involvement as case not in social partner domain
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• N/A
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

N/A

Views and reactions

Regarding the measure, the involvement of social partners was not applicable

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 28 March 2020: Hrvatska pošta prilagođava poslovanje: Omogućeno preusmjeravanje i zadržavanje pošiljaka bez naknade (www.poslovni.hr)
• 08 April 2020: ova usluga Hrvatske pošte, produkt solidarnosti, za sad samo za umirovljenike koji su klijenti HPB-a (www.poslovni.hr)