The reform of the illness-based unemployment benefits (sygedagpenge) has passed parliament. The government stated that the agreement, which is expected to generate yields of 385 million kroner and 1,700 new jobs when fully implemented, is important because it will help the thousands of sick people who lose their benefits every year. One of the central points of the agreement is the removal of the 52-week time limitation, which has led to thousands of people losing their rights to receive the benefit and has pushed many people completely out of public support.
English: http://cphpost.dk/news/new-unemployment-illness-benefit-agreement ...
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Teachers in up to 30 schools faced losing their jobs next year if their union rejected the Haddington Road pay and productivity deal again. The Department of Education circulated a list of schools where teachers were at risk of redundancy if their union, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), did not sign up to the agreement. It covered up to 48 teaching posts in 29 named schools where ASTI has members. It would be the first time that compulsory redundancies would be imposed, not only on teachers, but among permanent and pensionable staff in the public service. The government believed that up to 550 schools where the Asti is either the dominant union or has a significant presence could have been affected by any escalated industrial action. Therefore, the outcome of the ballot by a margin of 57% for and 43% against was a relief for the government; as a result all public service groups have now signed up to the accord.
English: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/asti-ballot-result-a-relief ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/strike-threat-removed ...
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/teachers-could-be-first-public-servants-to-lose ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/teachers-union-warns ...
The Central Statistics Office (KSH) released figures on the average personal monthly income; the numbers show growth to gross and net earnings of 3.8% and 5.2%, respectively, year-on-year. Full-time employees' average gross earnings rose to 768 euro. Topping the list of highest gross salary per employee were financial and insurance activities, information & communication and utilities supply. At the bottom were food service and accommodation, human health and social work activities, and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
English: http://www.bbj.hu/economy/average-gross-earnings ...
In 2012 18.7% of the population lived in relative poverty and 7.3% in absolute poverty, according to the Social Survey conducted by Statistics Estonia among more than 5,700 households. The percentage of people living in relative poverty increased 1.2 percentage points in a year while the percentage of people living in absolute poverty decreased 0.8 percentage points. A person was considered to be at-risk-of-poverty if his/her monthly equalised disposable income was below 329 euros and in absolute poverty if his/her monthly equalised disposable income was below 196 euro. In 2012, the difference in income between the poorest and richest fifth of the population was 5.5-fold.
English: http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2013/12/18/25-of-estonian-population ...
Starting from the 3rd quarter of 2013 the national statistical office Istat publishes the labour demand and labour cost short term indicators (hours worked, job vacancy; wages and labour cost) in a single press release, also in English. Moreover the indicators for some sections of economic activities are published for the first time: education, health and social work, artistic activities, sports, entertainment and recreation, other services. In the third quarter 2013 the seasonally adjusted index of labour cost per full time equivalent (fte) increased by 0.6% in business economy compared to the previous quarter (+0.5% in industry and 0.8% in services).
English: http://www.istat.it/en/archive/107647
The trade union via concluded an agreement with the ministry of social affairs regarding the minimum wage for assistants in kindergarten (5,000 workers, mainly women). For the lowest pay scale the wage will increase to 1,365 euro from 1 January 2014. Other improvements concern the paid parental leave (up to 18 months) and a new minimum for au pairs.
German: http://www.vida.at/servlet/ContentServer ...
A Global Labour Column, written by Emre Eren Korkmaz, focuses on the importance of International Framework Agreements (IFAs). Korkmaz draws on a case study of how Spanish trade unions support Turkish trade unions, in order to unite with workers of unorganised companies in the Inditex supply chain. Their International Framework Agreement is one of the first IFAs in the textile sector. It was developed through protocols that could empower local unions to play a more active role in monitoring the application of the IFA. Inditex accepted its responsibilities over its supply chain and agreed to collaborate with the Global Union on problems with regard to labour rights in its supply chains. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining have a central role in the agreement.
English: http://column.global-labour-university.org/2013/12/emre-eren-korkmaz ...
The trade union confederation ACV-CSC has developed an alternative benchmark for companies. Companies are listed according to social and workers criteria. The database is filled with information provided in annual accounts, especially the social paragraphs. Companies are ranked in a top ten in different categories. Golazo Sports is a company with the poorest pay record. Retailer Colruyt was a runner-up in the category employment. Katoen Natie Terminals scores high on the use of agency workers.
French: http://www.csc-en-ligne.be/Actualite/Nouvelles/details/classement-alternatif ...
Dutch: http://www.acv-online.be/Actualiteit/Nieuws/Detail/sociale_benchmark ...
Some 40,000 civil servants have taken part in a demonstration on the Ballhausplatz in Vienna as part of a protest against the way pay negotiations are going and also over anger at changes in the regulations for teachers. As well as anger over the wage conditions and treatment of teachers there was anger over the plan to scrap the country's science ministry. The new government has decided to cut public spending by integrating the ministry of science and research into the economics ministry.
English: http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2013-12-18 ...
The Economic Council has granted 41 requests to place employees under reduced working hours, with a total of 2,457 workers affected. The companies employ a combined 4,280 workers, meaning that well over half of them will work under partial unemployment starting January 2104. This means that companies can reduce costs, with the state compensating lost wages. Partial unemployment is granted to companies in a tough financial situation.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/view/over-2-400-workers-face-partial-unemployment ...
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