From 1 April 2013 more than 231,000 public sector workers will be confronted with pay cuts. The government plans to reduce gross wages by 3% for all employees in the public sector, with only primary and secondary school teachers exempted. The trade unions say that reducing the spending power of over 230,000 people will lead the country further into crisis.
English: http://www.croatiaweek.com/pm-slashes-wages-for-more-than-230000 ...
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Statistics Lithuania has finalised the implementation of a project `Official Statistics Services Portal'. In the near future visitors will find on the Portal statistical indicators, including statistical data on employment and LFS, links, references and other information in English.
English: http://www.osp.stat.gov.lt/en/web/guest/home
A spokeswoman from the State Labour Inspection Office (SUIP) informed the media that in 2012, inspectors imposed 818 fines for illegal employment, amounting to a total of 163 million Koruna (6.4 million euro). In total, 5078 people were found to have been illegally employed during 35,577 control visits. Most illegal practices were discovered in the construction sector.
English: http://praguemonitor.com/2013/02/20/labour-inspectors-impose-fines ...
The statistical office CZSO/CSU regularly comes up with new figures and labour market statistics. The data comprise figures on unemployment, the structure of labour costs and the sectoral distribution of the labour force. Also available are figures on the average monthly gross wages and salaries of employees in the national economy. The average gross monthly wage in 2010 was 23,627 Koruna (? 930). The highest wages were paid in the financial and it-sector, the lowest in accommodation and food services. The wage gap between sectors has increased in the last 5 years.
English: http://www.czso.cz/csu/2013edicniplan.nsf ... http://www.czso.cz/csu/2013edicniplan.nsf/engpubl ...
A 24-hour protest on 20 February by unions representing private and public sector workers has disrupted flights, halted ferries and crippled public services, in a renewed confrontation between labour representatives and the conservative-led government. The trade unions protest against the job cuts and tax rises being demanded by the country's international lenders. A wave of early retirements has likely satisfied creditors' demands for cutbacks in the state sector. But the troika has also pushed for layoffs. In addition the government is considering making changes to labour regulations that will make it more difficult for unions to call strikes. The unions are also angry at a government decision to scrap collective wage agreements across the public sector as part of an overhaul of state pay scales that will usher in further salary cuts.
English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21515012
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According to a report of the national Ombudsman the social services currently do not meet the needs of people with mental disabilities and adds that alternative services are accessible only to a small number of people. Therefore many with mental disabilities are forced to choose long-term social care and rehabilitation institutions. The report says that the management and personnel of social care centres should undergo immediate training.
English: http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/?doc=70669
The trade union representing railway workers at the troubled ILVA steel plant in the southern port city of Taranto called an indefinite strike and revoked a 2010 agreement in a protest against safety and security issues arising from a reorganisation that was part of the November 2010 agreement. Last October an investigation was launched after a 29 year old worker at the plant was found dead near a locomotive engine inside the plant. ILVA has for months been at the centre of a major industrial and environmental dispute since a court in the port town ordered the shutdown of its smelting facilities and said that the steelwork was the source of an on-going environmental disaster.
English: http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Railway_workers_union_calls ...
Union officials have told the media that IT company CapGemini is looking to cut the pay of some older workers by up to 30%. In January 2013 it was admitted that the company had begun talks on cutting the pay of less productive older staff because they 'cost more than they deliver'. This was motivated with the argument that there was a `mismatch between what people earn and what they can do' and the relationship between older and new workers' pay.
English: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/02/capgemini_wants ...
The food group Eckes-Granini-Group announced the closing of the Pago-plant in Klagenfurt. The group that had just taken over the company from Brau Union has planned to close down the venue before the end of the year 2013. Talks will be held to support the staff and to create a social plan. Eckes-Granini is outsourcing the production to France and Spain. The Klagenfurt staff is left speechless and horrified. The salaries for the next 10.5 months will be guaranteed but it is unclear how the 110 employees will cope with the crisis the branch is facing at the moment.
English: http://austriantimes.at/news/Business/2013-02-19/47026/Pago_will_close ...
German: http://derstandard.at/1360681825144/Pago-Gruendungsstandort-Klagenfurt ...
On Tuesday 19 February, the police issued arrest warrants for 167 people in 28 of the country's 81 provinces for alleged links with a terrorist organisation. The police raided the headquarters of public sector union KESK in Ankara. Over a hundred members of KESK, including Steering Committee member Akman Simsek, were arrested. The attack carried out by the authorities on the public sector unions is strongly condemned by the international trade union confederation ITUC.
English: http://www.ituc-csi.org/turkey-more-than-100-trade?lang=en