National airline Finnair is looking to cut costs to remain competitive. The management wants to start with subcontracting and the hire of cheap labour. Negotiations with workers' representatives started to target savings of 18 million euros. The ongoing talks could result in the elimination of some 540 cabin crew positions (or one-third of in-flight staff) as the company reaches for the savings target. Finnair currently employs about 1,500 cabin staff. The airline intends to hire cheaper labour from abroad.
English: http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnair_ceo_says_one-third_of_cabin_crew ...
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A joint advice of the social partners on the reform of health and safety at the workplace has been transposed into legislation. The official journal published two royal decrees that bring within reach a multi-disciplinary policy of prevention at the workplace. Employers will pay a basic rate for their external prevention agency, irrespective of the actual use of medical checks by the workforce. The system is based on solidarity and provides the opportunity to use, next to labour doctors, other expertise like psychologic or ergonomic care.
Dutch: http://www.acv-online.be/Actualiteit/Nieuws/Detail/hervorming_arbeidsgeneeskunde ...
French: http://www.csc-en-ligne.be/Actualite/Communiques/detail/reforme-fondamentale ...
In the 1st quarter of 2014, the average monthly gross wages were 966 euro. Compared to the same period in 2013, the average monthly gross wages and salaries increased 7.3%. Real wages, which take into account the influence of the change in the consumer price index, increased 6.7% in the 1st quarter of 2014. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, real wages increased for the eleventh quarter in succession. The average gross wages were 944 euro in January, 948 euro in February and 1,003 euro in March 2014.
English: http://www.stat.ee/72391
In the national economy (in companies employing at least 5 persons, budgetary and designated non-profit institutions) average earnings increased by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2014, compared to 2013. Gross earnings grew by 6.4% in the national economy (5.5% in the business sector, 9.0% at budgetary institutions and 8.3% in non-profit organisations) compared to the same period of 2013.
English: http://www.ksh.hu/docs/eng/xftp/gyor/let/elet21403.pdf
The statistical office GUS published the results of a survey on working conditions. The report aims to assess and monitor the changes in the range of hazards related to workplace, connected to working environment, strenuousness of work and hazards related to mechanical factors and the number of persons receiving compensation due to work in harmful conditions and accidents at work.
English: http://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/labour-salaries/working-conditions-accidents-at-work ...
The governmental Office of Statistics published new analysis for the year 2013. The employment figures show that in manufacturing (mainly food and automobile services) and in general and financial services the perspective improved. But, in construction, construction materials and metal unemployment increased.
German: http://www.llv.li/files/as/Konjunkturbericht 14F_Int.pdf
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has ranked Greece amongst the worst countries to work in. At its world congress, the ITUC presented its new ITUC Global Rights Index that divides countries into six categories. While category one contains countries where workers' rights are guaranteed both by law and in practice, category five represents countries where both legislation and access to rights are lagging. The category five, in which Greece is found, was described by the ITUC as the worst countries in the world to work in. The index has a category 5+ for countries where no rights exist in practice because of a complete breakdown of the rule of law.
English: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/05/21/greece-ranks-low-on-workers-rights/
Since 16 April 2014 workers at Autogrill service stations in Hrselgau and Eisenach (Thuringia) and in Donautal, Rhn and Greding (Bavaria) have been taking inde?nite strike action. The aim is to conclude a standard general wage agreement with better working conditions. They work in three shifts and on weekends, but earn just over 7 euro an hour. The international trade union movement backed up the demands with an online campaign. Autogrill requested to stop the campaign, threatening legal measures. But the struggle for a collective agreement goes on. The Group, which has its head of?ce in Milan, is the world's biggest provider of catering and retail services for travellers. It has approximately 75,000 employees at 1,200 locations in 43 countries.
English: http://www.dw.de/the-battle-against-low-wages-strikes-at-german-rest-stops ...
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The Nurses' Association and the Union of Public Servants (SFR) have joined the public sector protests, organising two one-day pay strikes. Several groups of public sector workers, including pilots, have already organised strikes. Other strikes, including a teachers strike are looming. All strikes have a common demand: that after years of austerity and taking into account considerable economic recovery in the past years, public sector wages are increased.
English: http://www.trust.org/item/20140519 ...
An analysis of Eurostat shows that the state of the EU labour market in 2013 was determined by the economic crisis, as in previous years. The key EU figures did not improve: the figures either continued to show a negative trend (unemployment) or remained relatively stable compared with the year before (employment). In addition, national labour market developments showed increasing divergence between Member States in 2013 compared with 2012.
English: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained ...