Three trade unions are warning that unless they are fully briefed about the takeover by private investor Vitalis Global Healthcare Group of three State hospitals they will refuse to endorse the deal. Union officials remarked that their members' were being fed the same information while leaving serious concerns, such as job fears, unaddressed. A spokesperson of the health ministry said the transition plan and the investors' role would be announced soon while employees and unions would be kept informed throughout the process.
English: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160616/local/unions-warn .
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After a long period of disputes and industrial action the railway workers' unions and the national rail company have come to an agreement. They reached an accord on compensation days and measures to increase productivity. The drive to increase productivity of the company triggered industrial action in recent months as the management pressed for a reduction in the number of holidays and compensation days enjoyed by rail staff. In the deal the rail unions have agreed to drop the 15 November holiday. From 2017 on, one compensation day will be lost after 18 days of illness. Rail staff will then no longer enjoy 2 November as a holiday either. No further measures intended at increasing productivity are planned before 2020.
English: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News .
Estimates on consumption and GDP per capita published by the EU's statistical office Eurostat reveal that the standard of living in Croatia in 2014 was among the lowest in the European Union, along with the standard of living in Romania and Bulgaria. Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of the material welfare of households. AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards in Croatia in 2014 was as much as 41% below the EU average, according to preliminary estimates. In 2013, it was 39% below the average. The GDP per capita last year was also 41% below the EU average and in 2013 it was 39% below the average.
English: http://arhiva.dalje.com/en-economy/standard-of-living-in-croatia .
The state budget might receive a serious hit - around 180 thousand public servants, employees in education, health, culture and social workers, are currently expecting news of a regress which, according to the basic collective agreement for public services, must be paid by the end of June. The amount of regress is set at 1,250 Kuna, meaning the state needs to come up with 225 million Kuna (30 million euro). Negotiations with the trade unions, so far have not led to a solution. Government officials said that there is no money for additional material rights of budget beneficiaries.
English: https://www.total-croatia-news.com/item/12407-government-must-urgently-find .
Prison agents on strike at the Arlon prison met at a general assembly. They decided to resume work and to cease the strike underway for 50 days at Arlon prison and other establishments of the South of the country. The return to work was decided with a lot of frustration; workers had to deal with increasing financial problems and a lack of willingness from the side of the authorities to talk with union representatives. During the dispute, the work of the prison workers was partly taken over by the police and the military.
English: http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/employment/5777/work-shall-resume .
Statistics Denmark published its Statistical Yearbook 2016. The yearbook contains an almost endless number of figures and presents a detailed insight into the welfare society throughout the recent decades. Next to general chapters on living conditions and housing, education and knowledge, prices, consumption, national accounts et cetera, the book has one chapter on labour, income and wealth. In this chapter, information is given on personal income by socio-economic status and the income situation of the population is compared with other European countries.
English: http://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/Publikationer .
Chapter on labour and income: http://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser .
After a first strike on 30 May, the trade unions and the employers in the waste collection sector went back to the negotiations table. However, talks on a new contract broke down overnight. Workers have decided to go for a new strike. Rubbish will be left in the street. The stoppage will affect public and private companies, union officials said.
English: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/06/15/rubbish-lies-in-streets-amid-strike .
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/05/30/trash-strike-causes-nationwide-disruption .
Wärtsilä previously announced that it would be laying off 270 people in Finland as part of 550 jobs to be shed worldwide. As a result of co-determination talks, the power and marine systems company says the actual number of employees to lose their jobs in Finland is smaller than previously anticipated. The majority of the 183 employees will lose their jobs work at the company's Vaasa location.
English: http://yle.fi/uutiset/wartsila_to_cut_183_jobs_in_finland .
The quarterly Newsletter of the trade union confederation LO reports on the latest developments in the labour market. In the June 2016 issue LO explains the agreement with government and employers that will help refugees with their labour market integration (see also our earlier Newsletters). The cornerstone of the agreement is the integrative vocational training program (IGU) for refugees that includes a 6 months' in-company training and language courses. The pay is in line with the collective agreements and the employer receives a bonus for taking on trainees.
English: http://www.lo.dk/~/media/LO/English/DLN/DanishLabourNews .
The issue of developing a more flexible working time scheme (especially the extension of the reference period for paying overtime) has been on the bargaining agenda since the 2009 collective bargaining round. The bargaining partners have agreed on a flexible model that will be implemented from 1 July 2016. In order to use the model an underlying company agreement is necessary. The model is based on an average working time of 38.5 hour per week over a longer period of calculation. The absolute maximum working day of 9 hours and the maximum working week of 45 hours stay upright.
German: http://www.oegb.at/cms/S06/S06_6.1.a/1342568648852/presse .