Switzerland ratified legislation that extends the Agreement on Free Movement of Persons (signed by Switzerland and the European Union) to Croatia. On January 1 2017, Protocol III entered into force. It envisages a gradual transition of the free movement of persons to Croatia. If the work location is within Swiss borders, Croatian nationals now can apply for a border commuter permit (G-permit) in Switzerland.
English: http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/Immigration/Switzerland ...
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Glasgow council IT workers have voted in favour of a deal to protect their jobs, terms and conditions and current employment status in any new set-up with CGI, the global company seeking to take over the running of the city’s IT service. Workers who are currently council employees will be seconded and thus, remain council employees.
English: https://www.unison.org.uk/news ...
The government’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to 557 euro passed by the end of 2016 and was signed by the country’s president. Legislation enshrining that increase is in force from 1 January 2017. In line with this proposal, additional legislation to reduce employers’ social security contributions on workers earning the minimum wage was signed by the president, after the measure had been agreed by employer organisations and one of the two largest trade union confederations, in statutory tripartite talks.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/government-proposes-557-minimum-wage ...
Trade union representatives from four European Coca-Cola producing countries, joined by IUF secretariat representatives met in Madrid to show support and solidarity with the struggle of the workers at the Coca-Cola Fuenlabrada factory. In June 2014, the National Court annulled the company’s decision to the ‘collective layoff’ and ordered to reinstate them; confirmed by the Supreme Court again in April 2015. The workers demanded that the court recognised that the work at the Fuenlabrada factory was not productive/regular as was dictated by the sentence as moving bottles is not productive/regular. The Supreme Court confirmed on Wednesday 18 January that the readmission of the employees of the closed Madrid plant will be carried out in a new logistics centre, and not in a factory, as demanded by part of the workforce.
English: http://www.iuf.org …
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported that unemployment has declined by an average 9 thousand per month over the last quarter of 2016, ending at a total of 482 thousand unemployed in December. This amounts to 5.4 percent in the labour force. By the end of 2016, the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) provided 412 thousand unemployment benefits. In December 2016, unemployment affected 5.4 percent of the total labour force; among under-25s, it affected relatively fewer women than men. On the other hand, more women than men were unemployed in the age categories 25-44 and 45 years and over.
English: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news ...
Compared with the other Baltic states Latvia is aging rapidly. The share of aged population in the national economy increases more quickly than the inflow of young and middle-aged population, i.e. persons who are at the age of labour activity. With 28%, their ratio of elderly people (>65 years) to labour force (15-64 years) is the largest in these countries and predictions go as high as 43% for 2040. Next to a low birth rate, the country is also faced with substantial out-migration of able-bodied population to other countries with good working opportunities. One of the solutions could be a paradoxical decision to lower retirement age. In order to free up jobs for young people, who particularly keenly feel the burden of unemployment and to motivate them to participate in social programs and pension funds.
English: http://www.baltic-course.com/eng ...
The dockworkers’ trade union (SDU), which includes 85% of the dockworkers at the Gothenburg terminal, plans to organise a strike at APM Terminals Gothenburg ’after being barred from representing its members at upcoming redundancy negotiations’. The strike is an effort in a year-long dispute ‘to re-establish a normal Swedish negotiation model, preventive health & safety in the workplace and other basic rights’.
English: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/210681/swedish-dockworkers ...
The threat of a blockade of the border as a consequence of Greek farmers’ protests, has instigated fears among transport workers. The Association of International Carriers reported that they would mount a counter-blockade if the Greek farmers went ahead with shutting down border checkpoints as planned. A similar incident in February 2016 has cost Bulgarian companies some estimated 20 million euro. The trade union of transport workers urged all of the country’s state and government institutions to act to prevent another border blockade.
English: http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/01/18/bulgarian-transport-carriers-threaten ...
The Central Statistical Office revealed that the average monthly gross salary in the business sector climbed 2.7% on year to PLN 4,635 (€1,06). The wage rise fell short of analyst predictions of 3.8% though. The rise comes as some 38% of the companies surveyed by Grant Thornton predict wage rises and none of them wage cuts. The office also published its labour market data for the 3rd quarter of 2016.
English: http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/289519,Polish-private-sector-employment …
http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/288018,Twofifths-of-Polish-companies …
http://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/labour-market/working-unemployed-economically-inactive ...
According to a research study by B2B marketplace Expert Market, Hungary is expected to be the last country in Europe to close the gender pay gap, and this cannot be expected to happen earlier than 2068. Expert Market investigated the factors that affect the gender pay gap in the EU by modelling current pay gap trends into the future for five economic factors (hours worked, sector, age, industry and job type), in order to identify both the countries and groups of women who will see the gender pay gap close quickest.
English: http://bbj.hu/analysis/equal-pay-in-hungary-still-a-half-century-away ...