A failure of the negotiations on a new collective agreement for secondary school teachers led to a strike call by the Kennarasamband Islands (KI). The previous agreement for secondary school teachers expired on 31 January 2014, and, after 30 bargaining meetings without reaching an agreement, the strike was called for and started in the morning of 17 March. The trade union for upper secondary teachers, including vocational education teachers, employed by the state, underlined that the collective agreement is not only about improving teachers' wages, but also enhancing education and school environments for the good of society.
English: http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news ...
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For the first time since a new law made it possible in 2013, trade union OZ KOVO has requested the ministry to make the provisions of two collective agreements binding to all employers. Until last year, collective agreements could only apply to those employers that had signed the agreement. Since the change in the law, however, a possibility exists to make the agreement applies to all employers in the sector. The outcome of the OZ KOVO request will show the force and application of the new law in practice for the first time.
English: http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53307/3/unions_apply_to_extend_bargained ...
The international lenders operating under the flag of the so-called troika have said that the country's state-financed trade unions are too powerful. They want their powers reduced, including the right to strike. The troika wants to stop the practice of time off for trade union work and another measure that is being considered is making strikes illegal unless they have been approved by at least 50% of each union's registered members. Employers will also regain the right to stage lockouts, which they lost in 1982.
English: http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2014/03/17/Crisis ...
Updated figures of the statistical office show that, compared to the 4th quarter of 2012, hourly labour costs in the country in the 4th quarter of 2013 grew by 34 cents or by 5.9%, reaching 6.18 euro per hour. The most notable increase in hourly labour costs during 2013 was recorded in mining and quarrying (19.9%), in arts, entertainment and recreation (15.6%), in public administration and trade (8.7%), in construction (7.7%) and in real estate activities (7.1%). Labour costs in public administration and trade have increased more rapidly due to the rise in both regular wages and irregular premiums (irregular bonuses also include compensation for unused vacation, vacation allowance).
English: http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/notikumi/increase-34-cents-hourly-labour-costs ...
North sea pioneer divers have demanded higher compensation for physical and psychological damages incurred in the course of their work. In a conflict that has been taken to the European Court of Justice, north sea divers have demanded compensation from the state of Norway for failure to inform the divers of the possible health risks. The divers, involved in oil extraction operations, worked at a depth of 300 metres for extended periods of time. The divers say the work has had lasting physical and psychological effects, as many as 23 out of 400 divers having committed suicide after returning from their assignments. While the state of Norway initially said it could not be held liable for the occupational health and safety of workers that are not employed by the state, the divers and their representatives have argued the state incurred an obligation as it profited from the activities. In the end of 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled the divers were entitled to compensation payments of up to €8.000 per person. The divers have now announced they will be seeking higher compensation.
English: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-05/north-sea-divers ...
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A bitter dispute over layoffs and cutbacks at Iberia was ended by striking a deal. Management of the International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, and trade unions representing a majority of ground staff agreed on a seven% pay cut and a salary freeze until 2015, the management said in a statement. The agreement, yet to be formally approved by the workers, followed thousands of job cuts last year and deals with cabin crew and pilots who accepted a 14% pay cut.
English: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/iag-scales-down-job-cuts ...
The President of the Republic has vetoed a law that would increase workers' social security contributions from 2.5% to 3.5%. The President said that it was unclear that the country's budget deficit would be sufficiently reduced by the measure and that no such sacrifices could be demanded from workers unless their result was absolutely certain. The increase of workers' social security contributions was a measure the government introduced after the supreme court forbade it to cut civil servants' pensions.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/president-vetoes-rise ...
Health workers went on strike for better working conditions. A spokesperson of the Doctors Union called on the Health Ministry to take the necessary measures to improve the working conditions of health workers and also to fight against violence targeting health workers. The doctors also demanded the abolishment of subcontractor practices.
English: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-health-workers-on-one-day-strike ...
The number of employment tribunal cases has fallen by 79% since the government introduced fees. The Ministry of Justice has published tribunal quarterly statistics for the period September to December 2013, which show that employment tribunal cases have dropped to 9,801 from 45,710 for the same period in 2012.The TUC stated that the figures show that introducing fees for tribunal cases has stopped many people seeking justice. According to the trade union no one will believe that the workplaces have got fairer overnight. Too many bosses are getting away with treating staff badly, confident that the government is on their side.
English: http://union-news.co.uk/2014/03/one-believes-britains-workplaces-got-fairer ...
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Trade union LCGB-ESFS has asked the minister of finance to adapt the law so that the value of the lunch vouchers many employees receive can be raised to €12.00. The value of the lunch vouchers is currently €8.40, which the union argues is not enough to buy a meal and a drink in any restaurant. The value of the vouchers has not been adjusted to the price index since the introduction of the euro.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/view/union-wants-luxembourg-lunch-voucher-value-increase ...