Asylum seekers and refugees usually face problems with qualifications recognition that obstructs their access to the host country labour market. The Council of Europe/UNESCO Lisbon Recognition Convention regulates "procedures designed to assess fairly and expeditiously whether refugees, displaced persons and persons in a refugee-like situation fulfil the relevant requirements for access to higher education". Recently, the Council of Europe embarked on development of the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees. The idea was to introduce a document providing an assessment of the higher education qualifications based on available documentation and a structured interview. This document would present information on the applicant's work experience, language proficiency and provide reliable information for integration and progression towards employment and admission to further studies. The European Qualifications Passport would enable faster and smoother integration, particularly for those categories of internationally protected persons who cannot fully document their qualifications. This paper examines the legal basis on the European Qualifications Passport, institutional framework and possible implications for all host countries. The qualitative research provides an indepth analysis of legal and regulatory framework applicable to qualification recognition. The paper may contribute to ongoing discussion on integration of asylum seekers and refugees.

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In the context of labour relations, legal protection of the so-called "whistleblowers", persons who disclose or expose information on activity deemed illegal, unethical, or incorrect within an organization, is a highly delicate topic which does not cease to attract attention of contemporary labour law. When an employee is ready to report corruptive offences, it is necessary to activate the mechanism of legal protection aimed at protecting the whistleblower from unlawful dismissal and, concurrently, to initiate the procedure for determining the corruptive offence and ensuring clear safeguards to prevent possible abuses by either the employee or the employer. The paper looks into the regulation concerning the protection of rights of whistleblowers in comparative labour law context and the case law of European Court of Human Rights. The authors also analyse the latest efforts by the European Union in the area of legal protection of whistleblowers, as well as the most important European legal instruments. By enacting legal provisions on the protection to whistleblowers, countries actually contribute to the protection of public interest, the advancement of good governance, the strengthening of the rule of law, and the reinforcement of the fundamental democratic right to freedom of expression. In Croatia, almost all publicly known whistleblowers were immediately dismissed and, up to date, only one of them was returned to work on the basis of a court decision. Recently