The changes that an ageing and shrinking population is bringing to the workforce has been the subject of a study by the Robert Bosch foundation. The study suggests the workforce could shrink by about 6m, or some 12 per cent, by 2030 without remedial action. Bringing workers from outside is only a small part of what politicians say must be a range of solutions to the labour shortage, including getting more women into the workforce and keeping older employees in work for longer.
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Every senior living in Slovakia whose pension does not exceed 60% of the average monthly wage is entitled to a special old-age benefit, according to a law passed in 2006. Yet pensioners who move to another EU or EEA state lose their eligibility for the benefit, the so-called Christmas allowance, regardless of how many years they have worked in Slovakia. Because of such practices the European Commission has referred Slovakia to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), saying that it is breaching `its obligations under EU law on social security coordination'.
English: http://spectator.sme.sk/articles ...
The three biggest trade union associations - ASZSZ, MSZOSZ and SZEF - announced their alliance at a joint general meeting in Budapest on International Workers' Day. The aim is to establish an alliance that could fight for the acknowledgment of labour, for greater security and for dignified living conditions. The three associations represent almost 70 unions with some 300,000 members, or about two-thirds of unionised labour.
English: http://www.politics.hu/20130502/biggest-trade-union-associations-announce ...
Port workers staged a 24-hour warning strike over a proposal to cut their benefits. The porters reject a mediating proposal tabled by the labour ministry because it affected basic benefits like their provident fund, bonuses and other advantages. The proposal provided for a freeze in wages, a cut in the employer's contribution to the provident fund from 7% to 1%, cutting 14th salaries (Easter bonus) by half and reducing overtime pay from triple to double the hourly rate.
English: http://www.cyprus-mail.com/14th-salary/port-workers-strike-over-benefits-cut ...
In order to meet the demands of international creditors the government has launched new budget cuts, including cutting 30,000 public sector jobs, introducing a 40-hour work week for civil servants and raising the retirement age to 66. The government was forced to revise its 2013 austerity plans after the country's Constitutional Court rejected several projected cuts. Meanwhile, the economy is expected to shrink by 2.3% this year with unemployment poised to breach a record 18%.
English: http://www.france24.com/en/20130503-portugal-austerity-raises ...
http://www.epsu.org/a/9495
According to calculations by Statistics Austria, the 61 605 enterprises in the entire industry and construction sector turned over a total of ?18.9 billion (+3.8%) in January 2013, coupled with slightly decreasing employment (853 281 persons or -0.4%). The construction companies achieved a production sold of ?1.9 billion in that reporting period; this corresponds to an increase of 1.0% compared to the previous year. Turnover and employment in the environmental goods and services sector show a further growth of the environment industry in the year 2011. The two environmental branches `wastewater management' and `heat/energy saving and management' had the most marked influence on the development of the environment industry in 2011.
English: http://www.statistik.at/web_en/dynamic/press/070776
http://www.statistik.at/web_en/press/070836
Statistics Iceland`s labour market report of the 1st quarter of 2013 indicates that the number of persons in the labour force was 178,300 which corresponds to an activity rate of 78.9%. The number of employed persons was 167,900 and unemployed persons were 10,300. The employment rate was 74.3% and the unemployment rate was 5.8%. From the 1st quarter of 2012 the number of employed persons increased by 4,100 and the number of unemployed persons decreased by 2,400. The statistics are provided with (short) English explanations.
English: http://www.statice.is/lisalib/getfile ...
Eurofound has published a report that focuses on the role of governments and social partners in keeping older workers active on the labour market. Collective bargaining can play a role through provisions in national and sectoral collective agreements that offer the possibility for part-time work beyond retirement age or partial retirement arrangements at company level. Most measures that reduce the total number of hours worked by older workers benefit individuals who might not otherwise be able to stay working. In some cases national policies and social partner initiatives have focused on promoting `work ability' - a concept that combines the ability to continue working because of improved health and enhanced employability through on-going skills development.
English: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/231/en ...
The issue of fair pay has been at the centre of discussions for some time. But employers are opposed to demands by the political left, trade unions and scientists for salary transparency. The trade union confederation commissioned an interactive computer application from the Employment Observatory of Geneva University. The online salary calculator, launched eight years ago, tries to determine the average salary for specific types of skilled labour in about 70 economic branches in the private sector, broken down into separate regions. It serves two purposes: employees can compare their own salary with others offered on the market. It also allows employers to check their competitive edge when it comes to pay systems.
English: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Wage_calculators_help_fight ...
French: http://www.lohn-sgb.ch/index.F.html
German: http://www.lohn-sgb.ch/index.D.html
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A four-year collective agreement has been reached for white-collar local government workers. The agreement includes a 2.6% and 2.2% wage increase for all workers in the first and second year, to be followed by individual increases in the last two years. Trade union Vision said it hopes the individual wage increases will reduce inequalities in the pay structure. The collective agreement also includes a number of family friendly policies. Meanwhile, blue-collar local government unions have announced industrial action as their collective negotiations have so far failed. A 6.8% wage increase is being discussed. However, unions want the increase to take the form of a flat rate (1740 SEK or €205) in order to reduce inequalities.
English: http://www.epsu.org/a/9438 http://www.epsu.org/a/9437