For the second time in a month tens of thousands members of 11 trade unions walked out for four hours in England and Northern Ireland in protest at the coalition government's controversial decision not to accept a recommended 1% wage rise for all NHS employees (NHS workers in Scotland and Wales will be getting a 1% pay rise and the Living Wage). There were picket lines on every acute hospital, ambulance station and across many community health services. Workers provided life and limb cover and cared for anyone in need of emergency treatment.
English: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/24/nhs-workers-to-stage ...
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Improving the negotiation culture at working places would cut clearly the number of industrial disputes, a survey carried out for the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK reveals. The survey was conducted in November 2014 for the trade union shop stewards and industrial safety delegates and based on 960 replies. 71% of the respondents answered that better staff policy and negotiation culture would very much reduce the number of industrial disputes.
English: http://heikkijokinen.info/en/trade-union-news-from-finland/648-survey-employers ...
Nurses organised two country-wide strikes on 14 and 21 November, whereas a strike by ticket inspectors and ticket clerks halted trained across Portugal on 24 November. The workers are protesting the ongoing cuts in the public sector, endangering both working conditions and the quality of services. The nurses' strike went ahead despite a call by the health ministry to cancel it in light of a major legionella outbreak.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/train-strike-to-halt-monday-services ...
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/health-ministry-asks-nations-nurses-to-call-off-strike ...
Trade union UHM, who was recently given sole recognition to represent paramedic aides, announced it will be taking industrial action. UHM and the Ministry for Energy and Health had previously reached an agreement over the carrying over of leave days that could not be taken up due to staff shortages, salaries and incentives to increase skills. Since the agreement was reached, however, the ministry has failed to set a date for talks discussing their implementation.
English: https://www.uhm.org.mt/paramedic-aides-cold-shoulder-ministry-energy-health/
At 57%, more than half of the employers are planning to pay their staff Christmas bonuses this year according to a survey of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA). Almost three in ten employers have not decided whether they will pay such a bonus, whereas 15% said they cannot afford to do so. In most cases, bonuses are tied to the financial results of the company. 27% of companies will give Christmas bonus payments of up to BGN 100 to their employees, 35% will pay extra sums of BGN 100-300 and 38% will hand out holiday bonuses of over BGN 300.
English: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=164946
One of the country's largest trade unions, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU), is to seek pay rises of 5% for its 40,000 members across the public and private sectors. TEEU represents electricians and number of other craft worker grades. It also wants to recoup all the concessions made to employers on issues such as pensions and working conditions during the past seven years. Since the economic crash, many unions had to engage in concession bargaining with employers, which frequently resulted in members agreeing to the deterioration in their traditional terms and conditions in return for greater job security.
English: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/engineering-union-to-seek-5-pay-rise ...
The Advocate General of the ECJ presented an opinion on a case focusing on restrictions of the use of agency workers. The case could affect how such restrictions are imposed through collective labour agreements throughout Europe. The opinion is non-binding, but is likely to serve as important guidance for the ECJ, which is anticipated to arrive at the same conclusion. The Advocate General found that the directive does not prohibit the Finnish restriction on the use of agency workers. A final verdict is expected in early 2015.
English: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN ...
http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2014/11/legal-opinion-expected-on-landmark-legal-case ...
Recent figures presented by trade union confederation LO show that half of the working young Swedes under 25 are on fixed term contracts, compared to 20% of the workforce as a whole. The unions report that many young people have to be constantly reachable on their mobile phones in order to be able to work intermittent days in temporary jobs.
English: http://www.thelocal.se/20141120/half-of-young-swedes-in-temporary-jobs
SAS will dismiss 100 Swedish cabin staff workers. Beginning in February 2015, the workers will be replaced by Norwegian personnel. The dismissals are the result of a dispute between the airline and the Swedish cabin trade union. Norwegian cabin crews do not have the same requirements for rest facilities in their collective agreements, so they can take over from the Swedish cabin crews.
English: http://cphpost.dk/news/sas-cuts-100-swedish-jobs ...
Store Norske, the most northern mining company in the world, has suggested eliminating almost 100 positions in a new operating plan that the board will discuss in a meeting with the union representatives. The management seeks to lay the foundation for the company's talk with their bank and owners in order to find the financing solutions they depend on. Store Norske has a total of 320 employees at Svalbard.
English: http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/business/15-oil-a-gasshipping ...