To complaint about reduction of staff and closure of services, tax agents were striking throughout the country on 15 November 2016. The Public Finance agents were called to strike, by the trade unions Solidaires Finances public, CGT Public Finance and FO DGFiP. The objective of this action is to denounce downsizing and ‘degradation of the public service’, according to the unions calling for mobilisation. In total, 1,800 jobs are expected to be eliminated in the tax administration by the end of 2017. Meetings on the reorganisation have already taken place.
French: http://www.lefigaro.fr/social/2016/11/15 …
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Based on research results, released by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the director of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has said that refugees actually have a better standard of education than previously thought. According to a study around 50,000 refugees found work in Germany between September 2015 and September 2016, and some 30,000 earn enough to make them subject to social insurance contributions. Most of the jobs are in logistics, warehousing, and agriculture.
English: http://www.dw.com/en/refugees-in-germany-better-educated-than-expected …
The reports (in German): http://doku.iab.de/arbeitsmarktdaten/Zuwanderungsmonitor …
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The pressure to meet mounting public sector pay demands stepped up a gear as junior doctors confirmed they will ballot for strike action. Talks between the government and junior doctors have broken down over demands for the restoration of a €3,000 ‘living-out allowance’ that was abolished a number of years ago. The Irish Medical Organisation said the Department of Health had informed its officials that talks had stopped as the issue would now be handled by the new public sector pay commission, which started up recently. The break-up of the talks was an effective breach of a High Court ruling in October, argued the IMO.
English: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hospital-doctors-threaten-strike-action …
The Bertelsmann Foundation writes in its Social Justice in the EU Index Report 2016 that three years after the economic and financial crisis reached its peak, the employment rate has increased. Yet major challenges remain: 4.6 million young Europeans are without jobs, many people cannot live on what they earn despite working full time, and the risk of poverty is acute for parts of the population in several EU member states. The study reveals a worrying trend: more and more Europeans are at risk of poverty despite having a permanent job. In 2015, that was true of 7.8 percent of all EU citizens employed full time – compared to 7.2 percent in 2013. Moreover, almost one in four EU citizens (118 million, or 23.7 percent) is still threatened by poverty or social exclusion. A number of factors are responsible for this development, including an increase in low-wage jobs and the labour market's division into regular and atypical employment.
English: http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/topics/aktuelle-meldungen/2016/november …
The Social Justice report: http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadmin …
The fishermen’s strike, which started on 10 November 2016, is over after the vessel owners and most fishermen have come to an agreement on salaries. The two sides were called to a meeting by the state conciliation mediator to establish if there was any common ground. The agreement will now go to a vote. Nevertheless, there are still disputes going on with fishermen in Grindavik and another union which will be negotiated locally. Most of the fleet will be returning to the fishing activities in the coming days. The strike threatened not only to hit the economy but it also could have caused serious problems for the Humber’s fish processing industry, which employs up to 6,000 people.
English: http://www.fishupdate.com/iceland-fish-strike-called-off/
A law, expected to be passed before the end of 2016, will provide non-EU nationals with a fast-track residence permit if they are rich enough. Bill 6992 will enable people originating from Russia or the Middle East to reside if they deposit 20 million euros in a Luxembourg bank, place 3 million in a shareholding company or invest 500,000 in a commercial or industrial company operating from the Grand Duchy. Critics point out that the country confirms its tax haven status with this measure.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/politics/new-law-luxembourg-to-offer-easy-visa-for-ultra-rich …
According to Eurostat data the expected duration of working life in the EU stood at 35.4 years on average in 2015, up by 1.9 years compared with 2005. In detail over this 10-year period, duration of working life has increased more rapidly for women (32.8 years in 2015 compared with 30.2 years in 2005, or +2.6 years) than for men (37.9 years in 2015 vs. 36.7 years in 2005, or +1.2 year). Across the EU Member States, the average working life was in 2015 expected to be the longest in Sweden (41.2 years), ahead of the Netherlands (39.9 years), Denmark (39.2 years), the United Kingdom (38.6 years) and Germany (38.0 years).
English: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents …
Trade union confederation LO expressed deep disappointment towards the government policy in the Uber-case. LO observes that the responsible ministry of justice does not act to stop the illegal driving in several cities. This policy is in stark contrast with the opinion of the average LO-worker, according to a survey, which shows that Uber should be banned on the basis of the judgement this summer which convicted six Uber-drivers for illegal taxicab-driving. LO has, from the outset, called for a taskforce to be appointed with the participation of the Police, the Tax and Customs Administration (SKAT) and other relevant authorities, who would be able to efficiently put a stop to the illegal taxi driving.
English: http://www.lo.dk/English …
A BBC reporter got a job with AHC services, one of many agencies which supplies drivers to the firm's delivery wing Amazon Logistics in the south of England, and which the BBC had heard a lot of complaints about. He reports that Amazon delivery drivers regularly work ‘illegal’ hours and receive less than the minimum wage. Drivers for agencies contracted by the internet giant told they were expected to deliver up to 200 parcels a day. Some admitted breaking speed limits to stay on schedule, while others said time was not allowed for toilet breaks.
English: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england …
The collective agreement for the education sector has been negotiated since June 2015 and social partners, education trade unions and the Ministry of Education and Science, put in a lot of effort to find the best solutions for existing problems in the education sector in the form of provisions of the collective agreement. However, in September 2016, when it came to the approval of the agreement by the government, the Prime Minister questioned those parts of the agreement which were considered ‘costly’ and required some funding, among them increase in teachers’ salaries. Social partners stated that the clauses of the agreement could not be unilaterally changed by the government. So, education trade unions claim that a unilaterally change of any provisions would violate the Labour Code. In that case the unions would consider the possibility of initiating a collective dispute.
English: https://www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/archive/1704-lithuania-long-negotiation …