On the occasion of International Workers' Memorial Day, representatives of the construction and building materials trade union (SGIGM) visited workers at the factory `Zmaj' in the town of Smederevo highlighting the importance of prevention of risks at work and the important role of health and safety representatives at the work place. Also, other public events with participation of representatives from the construction and building materials sector were held, demanding from the employers and government to pay more attention to health and safety at work.
English: www.bwint.org/default.asp .
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IT hardware and services company Fujitsu announced on 12 May that a corporate restructuring exercise is likely to result in the elimination of up to 140 jobs. Fujitsu Finland said that it will begin negotiations with employees' representatives following plans to restructure the organisation. The employer-employee talks will focus mainly on IT infrastructure positions in its Managed Infrastructure Services business unit, and will not affect employees working for its support, maintenance or Service Desk operations.
English: http://yle.fi/uutiset/fujitsu_finland_to_slash_headcount_by_140 .
The registered unemployment level in April 2016 decreased to 8.8% from 9.1% in March, according to the State Employment Agency. At the end of April 2016, there were 82,268 people registered with the State Employment Agency as unemployed compared to 85,414 registered jobless at the end of March, dropping by 3,146 people. The Riga Region had the lowest unemployment level in late April this year at 5.6%, while Latgale province in eastern Latvia had the highest rate at 18.8%. Among the cities, Riga had the lowest unemployment rate at 5.3%, with the highest registered in Rezekne in eastern Latvia at 16.8%.
English: http://www2.staffingindustry.com/eng/Editorial/Daily-News/Latvia-Unemployment .
The Foundation for European Progressive Studies and the Renner Institute published online a large volume with contributions from a broad range of academics. The publication, Delivering Welfare Societies, is the 10th volume of the FEPS Next Left Book Series. The chapters include analyses of the political processes and socio-economic trends shaping and shaking the EU at the moment. The first chapter is composed of six contributions on equality, quality employment and decent living standards. The authors signal an increasing gap between wages and productivity gains that can be explained by a worsening of the bargaining power.
English: http://www.feps-europe.eu/assets .
Women in the Netherlands still earn an average of 5 percent less than their male colleagues, according to a study done by foundation Loonwijzer and job site Monsterboard. While this is an improvement - in 2014 men earned 5.8 percent more - there are some sectors where the wage gap is still significant. In healthcare and education, for example, men earn an average of 15 percent more than their female colleagues.
English: http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/05/12/women-still-earning-less-male-colleagues/
Wage Indicator gender pay gap page: http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/gender-pay-gap .
The ministry of health wants the doctors to punch time cards at the hospitals to prove how many extra hours they were doing. However, state doctors' trade union PASYKI wants doctors to be paid by the case and not by the hour and is also averse to queuing up to clock in with other hospital workers because it is humiliating.
English: http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/16/furious-pamboridis-tells-doctors-not-law/
Last month we reported about NGO-research that showed that the status of migrant workers, poor language skills and lack of information about the country's labour code make migrant workers vulnerable to potential abuse on the labour market. Mid-2015, the government launched a pilot programme to attract foreigners, primarily from Ukraine, by speeding up the visa application process. The emphasis was originally on skilled jobs such as IT; it turns out that what some companies need more is to fill vacancies for manual and factory jobs. Firms are putting pressure on the government to take steps to ease the procedure. One of the proposals is lowering the minimum wages that employers will have to offer the new recruits from Ukraine.
English: http://www.radio.cz/en/section/business/czech-ministry-widens-scope-for-companies .
A mistake on wage slips triggered a wildcat strike at Aviapartner, leading to problems for passengers at Brussels Airport. Aviapartner is one of two luggage handlers at the airport. The workers refused to load and unload planes preventing flights from taking off. Aviapartner is used by carriers including Jetair, Etihad, SAS and Qatar Airways. The baggage handlers were unhappy with working conditions following the March attacks. They speak of poor organisation with regard to temporary unemployment and a lack of respect for the workforce. Workers also complained about staff shortages and the failure to make certain payments.
English: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News .
In the last Newsletter we reported about the basic income referendum on 5 June. The initiative asks the government to give people an unconditional basic income to allow everyone, whatever their circumstances, the ability to lead a dignified existence and participate in public life. The initiators say this basic income is necessary in the face of increasing automation in the workplace. With such an income as a cushion, people would have the freedom to undertake unpaid volunteer work, retrain or spend more time with their children.
English: http://www.thelocal.ch/20160510/swiss-basic-income-vote-what-you-need-to-know
In late February, amendments to the Labour Code to curb the excessive use of fixed-term contracts came into force (six months after they were formally enacted), ending a long battle in which, in 2012, even the European Commission had become involved. The journal Gazeta Wyborczarecently reported this month that the reform of these so-called junk job contracts - contracts for 2-3 months of temporary employment with minimum salary and no social security pay - starts generating profits. As a result of imposing a social insurance tax on the junk job contracts, the social insurance institution receives PLN 50 million monthly more than before the bill was enacted.
English: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/articles/industrial-relations .