In the third quarter of 2014 unemployment has slightly gone down from 6.7% in the 2nd quarter to 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. The unemployment rate was highest (22.5%) among young persons (15-24 years), with a stark regional difference between the rural areas (17.2%) and the urban area (30.9%).
English: http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/statistici/comunicate/somaj ...
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The Supreme Court has given a blow to one of the pillars of the labour reform: the termination of expired collective agreements. The social section of the High Court ruled by eight votes to six that rights contained in collective agreements remain effective even after an agreement expires. A labour reform in 2012 ended the legal concept which prescribed that collective agreements are automatically prolonged indefinitely until employers and workers have negotiated a new agreement. The trade unions brought the case successfully to the court after having been confronted with non-respect of an expired agreement in the company ATESA.
English: https://euro-insight.com/posts/morning-digest-december-22 ...
Spanish: http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2014/12/19/actualidad ...
The wage index in November 2014 is 0.2% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 6.6%. Real wages increased by 0.7% from the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has increased by 5.5%.
English: http://www.statice.is/Pages/444 ...
One of the longest and most difficult labour disputes at Acciai Speciali Terni (AST), a steel factory owned by the multinational German group ThyssenKrupp has come to an end. AST workers voted by an 80% majority to approve the agreement negotiated by the trade union representatives and the company management. The company has revised its plans to reduce steel production at ASTI; it will keep two furnaces running for at least 4 years with a guaranteed production volume. There will be dismissals, but only on a voluntary basis. The position of outsourced third-party companies is still under negotiation.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/labour-dispute-resolved-at-thyssenkrupp-in-italy
The average median wage increased in 2012 with 2% compared to 2011. This monthly average amounted 5314 euro. The gender gap between men and women slightly decreased with 0.6%, but women still earn 17.2% less on average. Wages are lowest in agriculture and gastronomic services, highest in education.
German: http://www.llv.li/files/as/lohnstatistik-2012 ...
Backed up by his trade union FOA a child minder, who said he was fired four years ago because he is obese, filed a suit to obtain damages and interest from the Billund municipality that employed him, claiming he was the victim of discrimination. The European Court of Justice was asked whether EU law itself prohibits discrimination on grounds of obesity and whether obesity can be considered a disability. The ECJ stated `no general principle of EU law prohibits, in itself, the discrimination on grounds of obesity'. But it said the `condition falls within the concept of "disability" where... it hinders the full and effective participation of the person concerned in professional life on an equal basis with other workers'.
English: http://www.thelocal.dk/20141219/danish-union-calls-eu-obesity-ruling-a-great-victory
During a presentation of 2013 figures the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) confirmed that the poverty risk rate amounted in 2013 to 19.5% while the risk of poverty or social exclusion last year was 29.9%. According to the data more than one-third of the population or 36.2% could hardly make ends meet while 28.6% experienced problems in making ends meet. The at-risk-of-poverty rate was the highest for unemployed persons and amounted to 43.2%. It was 47.0% for unemployed men and 39.2% for unemployed women. The lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by the most frequent activity status was recorded for employees, 4.8%. Self-employed are in-between with a poverty risk rate of 15.7%.
English: http://dalje.com/en-croatia/poverty-risk-rate-in-croatia-grows-to-195-in-2013 ...
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Trade union UHM reached an agreement with the government on timeframes for the employment of new foreign health care graduates. This is the result of the protest at unaddressed staff shortages by some 800 state healthcare workers, including physiotherapists, radiographers and occupational therapists.
English: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141219/local/agreement-on ...
The statistical office has published interesting figures on the regional wage differences. All regions showed in 2013 positive nominal growth rates of gross regional product (GRP) compared to the previous year, ranging between +2.9% (Vorarlberg) and +0.3% (Carinthia). Total GDP at current prices for Austria increased by 1.7%. The national disposable income of private households increased by 0.1% and stagnated de facto in 2013. The highest disposable income per capita was again recorded in Lower Austria, at €22 800.
English: http://www.statistik.at/web_en/press/080237
German: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/presse/080235
In a harsh political climate the social partners met at confederal level to discuss several labour policy issues that the government has sought to cut. The talks resulted in creating space for collective agreements on the prolongation of early retirement provisions (at the age of 60, and for arduous work at the age of 58) for another 3 years, on the harmonisation of the sick leave schemes that apply separately to blue collar and white-collar staff and finally on the application of a time credit scheme at the end of a career. The question is how the government will react that also has announced the freezing of wages for 2015 and 2016 as well as suspending inflation indexation of wages.
French: http://www.lesoir.be/737939/article/actualite/belgique/2014-12-18/accord ...
Dutch: http://www.demorgen.be/economie/sociale-partners-bereiken-compromis ...