Recent changes have ensured that cross-border workers will be entitled to child care vouchers. Child vouchers are a benefit scheme in which workers contribute part of their wage to buy subsidies vouchers for child care facilities. The benefit scheme was opened to cross-border workers after a recent court ruling charged Luxembourg with illegally excluding children of cross-border workers from student subsidies. Under the adapted benefit scheme 355,800 cross-border workers, comprising 44% of the country's workforce, will be entitled to child vouchers.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/family-and-career-cross-border-workers ...
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In an OECD-report it was noted that the country needs to take a range of measures to ensure long-term growth - in particular by reducing effective marginal income tax rates. Labour taxes include personal income tax and employee plus employer social security contributions. The report notes that taxation is particularly high for low income earners, with the average childless taxpayer paying almost 20% more tax than the OECD average. Such high tax rates, especially at low income levels, undermine work incentives the report says. The report also recommends eliminating any subsidised avenues to early retirement.
English: http://www.thelocal.at/20150210/oecd-says-austria-can-do-more-to-boost-growth
The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) has said that it will support the government proposal to raise the minimum wage per July 2015. The Government is planning to raise the minimum wage to €325 per month, starting from 1 July. A spokesperson of the LPK said industrial employers are already paying wages above the statutory minimum and would not be affected by the raise. According to the confederation, a higher minimum wage could mainly be an obstacle to employment in small businesses and in the more rural regions.
English: http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/lithuanian-industrialists-welcome ...
Workers at TV broadcaster Canal+ will walk off the job on 5 March, organising their second strike since the channel's establishment 30 years ago. The workers, supported by all but one union, are protesting against deteriorating working conditions. Canal+ has recently carried out a round of redundancies; workers say this has increased the pressure on employees to deliver the same results with fewer people.
English: http://www.connexionfrance.com/canal-plus-strike-second-time-history ...
Siemens - the engineering firm that makes everything from trains to turbines - says it is cutting 7,800 jobs to streamline management and speed up decision-making, looking for one billion euros in savings by the end of 2016. The layoffs, to be completed within two years, are expected as part of an overhaul which Siemens hopes will let it catch up with more profitable rivals such as General Electric and Switzerland's ABB. The cuts represent around 2% of the total workforce of 343,000. In Germany, where Siemens has around a third of its employees, 3,300 posts will go.
English: http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/06/siemens-chases-profitability ...
The trade union confederation SGB/USS has spoken out against some firms' plans to pay cross border workers in euros or extend working hours. The rapid rise in the franc's value threatens worsen industrial relations. The SGB/USS reported of 40 companies planning to take similar measures that would adversely affect staff. Workers are threatened with layoffs and outsourcing to pressure them into accepting wage cuts, payment in euros and longer working hours. For instance, dental implant specialist Straumann asked employees to take pay cuts and asked those who live outside of Switzerland to accept payment in euros. Technology firm Bühler reported that it had reached an agreement with workers to extend working hours to 45 hours per week for the next seven months.
English: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/union-rails-against-strong-franc-measures ...
German: http://www.sgb.ch/themen/wirtschaft/artikel/details/der-franken-muss-nuetzen ...
French: http://www.uss.ch/themes/economie/article/details/le-franc-doit-servir-pas-nuire/
Finmeccanica reported plans to cut at least 3,000 jobs from its current workforce of about 54,000 over the next two years in an effort to booth growth and profitability. The management of the aerospace, defence and transport conglomerate said Finmeccanica could change its name as part of a major new business plan.
English: http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/127815/Finmeccanica-poised-to-cut ...
Trade union UHM has called attention to the working conditions and high turnover rate in the Foundation for Educational Services, which provides a range of programmes and services to improve quality education. UHM said the high turnover rate is a direct consequence of low pay and poor working conditions. The union will initiate meetings with management to negotiate improvements.
English: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/49310/uhm_calls_for_better ...
The social partners signed a document that represents a step towards the restoring of mutual trust. Due to unresolved issues - like the minimum wage which has been left out of the social pact - social peace among partners will be put on test in the coming period. The trade unions have already announced new action in order to improve the minimum wage. The government has acknowledged that they will soon need to begin negotiations on the minimum wage.
English: http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/social-pact-signed-after-three-months ...
The average net salary was of 1,866 lei (419 euro) in December 2014, up by 123 lei (27 euro) or 7.1% compared to November 2014. The increases of the average net earnings were mainly due to occasional bonuses, including quarterly, annual or holiday bonuses. Compared to December 2013, the increase was of 6%, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute.
English: http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/statistici/comunicate/castiguri ...