Compared with December 2011, the employment in December 2012 increased relatively most in selected market services by 10.5 %. It was also higher in information and communication, in accommodation, in food and beverage service activities, transportation and storage. In the rest of the surveyed sectors the number of employed persons continued to decrease. It decreased relatively most in construction and in sale and repair of motor vehicles. The average nominal monthly wage increased in most surveyed sectors. It increased relatively most in information and communication, in selected market services equally by 9.5% and in industry by 6%.
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Toy manufacturer Lego is to move the remainder of its Danish packaging facilities abroad, resulting in 380 job cuts. The initial cut will affect 75 workers in the coming months, followed by a larger move that will result in about 200 job cuts in 2014.
English: http://www.icenews.is/2013/02/09/lego-announces-380-job-losses-in-denmark/
Eurofound launched the fieldwork for a new edition of the European Company Survey (ECS), aimed at providing insights to changes in workplace and human resource management practices, employee participation and social dialogue at the workplace, and performance, since the inset of the economic downturn. The ECS is carried out every four years. In 2009, more than 60% of employees in Europe were covered by a trade union or a works council at the workplace, according to the ECS. At the same time, four out of five workplaces were found to have a good work climate.
English: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/press/releases/2013 ...
On 31 January, seafarers went on strike to demand payment of delayed wages and a new law that would weaken union rights. In reaction, the government has implemented a civil mobilisation order, which forces the seafarers back to work. Workers who continue to strike risk being arrested.
English: http://www.itfglobal.org/news-online/index.cfm/newsdetail ...
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A weeklong strike of garbage collectors came to an end as an agreement was reached over pay cuts. The garbage collectors went on strike on 27 January, as the local government announced a 5% pay cut and 2.5 hour extension of working time. The garbage collectors walked off work, pointing at not having received a pay rise since 2008 and therefore already being worse off, leading garbage to pile up across the city. Under the agreement reached, the workers accept a 3.5% wage cut.
English: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/08/spain-garbage ...
Civil servants in Brussels took to the street to protest against government policy to reduce their workforce by not replacing retired employees. They also protested against the loss of bonuses from January 2014 onwards and demanded negotiations with the unions when the government wants to change the working conditions. The responsible secretary of state, Hendrik Bogaert, has said that reform is unavoidable.
English: http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/07/belgian-civil-servants-strike ...
In a joint press conference, trade unions LCGB and OGBL have made known they fear stalled talks in the construction sector may escalate into a full blown strike. The core point of contention concerns employer demands of longer working hours, that unions say are inhumane in a heavy line of work like construction. The first round of collective agreement negotiations is due to take place this month, but unions have already warned that they are prepared to resort to industrial action if no agreement is found.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/view/construction-industry-talks-hit-a-wall ...
A new law providing a legal framework for au pair placements will come into effect after it was approved in Parliament. The law sets limits on the amount of work that au pairs can be asked to do, minimum conditions for living circumstances and obligations to help the au pair integrate into the host society. The law also brings the practice of au pairs under the youth ministry, who will have to co-sign the hosting agreements together with the au pair and the host family. Outgoing au pairs will start receiving training from the National Youth Service.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/view/law-creates-framework-for-au-pairs-in-luxembourg ...
Research by The Economist shows that strikes are relatively rare in Poland. Only Swedes, Dutch and Germans strike less often. Additionally, Poles go against a European trend by striking less often since 2008. Experts say the downward trend in strikes is due to higher unemployment levels, fewer regular contracts and lower trade union density.
English: http://www.wbj.pl/article-61812-poles-not-big-strikers ...
Trade unions Budowlani, Solidarnosc and Dialog have closed their first collective agreement with Swedwood Poland, part of the IKEA Industry Group. The negotiations took place over a period of six months in conjunction with the unions' organising campaigns. The agreement includes clauses on pay, working time, break times, training, health and safety. The collective agreement will cover all 11 Swedwood plants, employing over 9,000 people. The unions worked in cooperation with the Builders and Wood Workers' International and Swedish unions, who put pressure on IKEA's global management to come to a constructive solution.
English: http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=4675&Language=EN