The Bank of Lithuania projects that this year the economy will expand by 2.6%, while its growth rate next year will reach 2.8%. Wage growth, estimated to stand at 6.1% in 2017 and 5.7% in 2018, will outstrip the rising inflation rates. Such projections for economic and wage growth are higher than expected and announced at the end of 2016. In 2016, the average wage showed the highest increase since the economic recovery after the global financial crisis, reaching 7.9%. This was followed by an increase in minimum wage, yet wage developments were vigorous even having eliminated its effect.
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On 21 March 2017, an undisclosed financial settlement between Natrium and Clerys’ dismissed workers was reached, ending the workers protest over the store’s brutal closure in 2015. SIPTU services division organiser Ethel Buckley said the terms of the deal, which includes an agreement on future local employment in the new store, would remain confidential, but that a ‘good will payment’ which was ‘substantial’ in nature would be made to the 130 former employees.
English: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/financial-deal-agreed ...
In a comprehensive study for Eurofound, income inequalities were mapped from a truly EU-wide perspective (2004-2013). EU-wide income inequality declined notably prior to 2008, driven by a strong process of income convergence between European countries. The Great Recession broke this trend. After 2008, income convergence has been sluggish, while inequality within many countries has increased significantly. Two main insights emerge regarding income disparities. One, income disparities between countries are evidenced by the different positions of countries, with Eastern European countries (and Mediterranean countries to a lesser extent) being much more present in the bottom income quintile, while EU15 countries account for almost all the people found in the top quintile. Two, there is also a significant overlap in national income distributions (the countries dominating the top quintile also have a significant share of population in the lowest income quintile), showing that income disparities within countries are larger than income disparities between countries in the EU.
English: https://www.socialeurope.eu/2017/03/eu-income-inequality-great-recession/
The report: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default ...
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the total labour costs per working hour increased by 8%, compared to a year ago, showed preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). The increase in industry is 8.1%, in the services sector – 9.4% and in construction 2.2%. The greatest jump in total labour costs was reported for the sectors Culture, Sports and Entertainment – 25.5%, Trade, Automobile and Motorcycle Repairs – 14.3%, Creation and Circulation of Information and Artistic Products, Telecommunications – 10.7%. Labour costs grew least in the Water and Sewerage Sector – 1.7%, Construction – 2.2% and Education – 3.0%.
English: http://www.novinite.com/articles ...
Statistical bulletin with detailed figures: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default ...
Collective agreements will become mandatory in public institutions and private companies, said the minister of public consultation and social dialogue. Collective work agreements were removed in 2011 by the old government. The current law should be amended so that the minimum conditions for employees’ rights can be created. All trade unions have been asking for more bargaining commitment during consultations with the social partners on the proposed amendments of the Social Dialogue Law (L62/2011), which blocks collective bargaining.
English: http://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-government-brings-back ...
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Alitalia unions call on strike on 5 April 2017, after a government-mediated meeting with management over the loss-making airline‘s turnaround plan failed to bring the two sides to an agreement. Filt-CGIL union told that they reject the business plan and confirm the strike. The airline, which currently employs 12,500 globally, said in a statement the redundancies ‘are painful but necessary’.
English: http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/1st-leadalitalia-airline-workers-confirm ...
A planned strike by ground personnel at the national airports was first called off. But shortly after the negotiations between air workers and employer representatives failed as the trade unions rejected the proposed settlement. New negotiations between the aviation employees' trade union IAU and business representatives led to a deal on airport workers' wages and benefits after a final, 30-hour round of negotiations. The National Conciliator said the parties reached a three-year deal giving collective agreement contracts to service workers in the two biggest airports, Helsinki and the northern city of Oulu.
English: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-finland-airport-strike …
http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/aviation_workers_strike_cripples_helsinki_airport ...
Workers at EDF were on a 24 hours’ strike. The notice of the latest EDF action comes as trade unions representing professionals in the energy industry called for a national action. The call to strike comes against the backdrop of a proposal to freeze the national base salary in 2017. The FNME CGT calls on all the staff to strike demanding the reopening of negotiations on the national basic salary, and an end to job cuts.
English: http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/london/workers-at-frances-edf ...
The average gross wage rose by an annual 10 percent to 273,822 forints (886 euro) in January 2017, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Net wages grew at the same place as gross wages, also climbing by 10 percent to 182,100 forints. Among others, the rise in the minimum wage and the guaranteed minimum wage of 15% and 25%, respectively, as well as the salary adjustment in new areas of the public sector – affecting among others those working in health and cultural fields – had an impact on earnings growth. In the 1st month of 2017, the rise of average net earnings was equal to that of average gross earnings.
English: http://hungarytoday.hu/news/stats-office-average-gross-wage-hungary ...
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Transport companies keep finding ways to escape social legislation. Instead of starting a fake company abroad, they start a real one - it's easier than one would think. When a transport company first sets up a business in, for example, Slovakia, and next hires a Romanian driver to do the driving (mainly on Belgian roads, or in some cases even permanently in Belgium, a witness said), this is a lot cheaper than doing this the 'normal' way via Belgium. This is because social contributions and wages are a lot lower in eastern Europe.
English: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Economy ...