According to the data of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, the shadow economy in 2011 accounted for 27% of GDP. And an analysis of taxes paid by residents, conducted by Swedbank's Personal Finances Institute, has suggested that, if the shadow economy was eliminated, the country could collect an additional 7.5 billion litas (?2.1 billion) from residents' taxes. Swedbank estimates that the state loses the most of tax revenue because of illegal jobs.
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The government has confirmed that civil servants will receive a 10% pay increase as of 1 January 2013; teachers will get an 11% pay hike. Civil servants will not receive a Christmas bonus this year, but pensioners will. This will be the first increase in civil servant salaries since 2009.
English: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=145086
Workers of the company Konstruktor went on strike, demanding six months' unpaid wages. The workers gathered in front of the company's headquarter in Split and also claimed two years of unpaid national insurance contributions. Workers are on strike at four major construction sites in Croatia where they build a highway. On some locations the union reports that workers were even left without electricity, heat or water. The company is active in neighbouring countries in general construction works and the construction of motorways, tunnels, bridges and other road facilities.
English: http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=4537&Language=EN http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Business/2012-10-31/30562/Konstruktor ...
The blue-collar workers confederation LO has called on the other unions to coordinate wage demands for 2013. The LO national unions have agreed on demands for a lump sum increase that will bring low wage workers up to the standard of the average industrial worker and on an overall demand of 2.5% for all workers already earning the average or more.
English: http://www.lo.se/home/lo/home.nsf ...
Swedish: http://www.kommunal.se/Kommunal/Nyheter/2012/LOs-krav-en-laglone ...
After strikes, occupations and demonstrations, workers at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan have now blocked a major ringroad. The workers are protesting against job losses and pay cuts. The hospital is dismissing 200 employees to solve financial problems that were caused by corruption at management level.
English: http://www.libcom.org/blog/struggle-san-raffaele-hospital-milan-11112012
Staff at the EU institutions in Luxembourg went on strike protest against feared budget cuts that employees say would threaten the future of European integration. Cuts, advocated by the EU member states, are expected in the cohesion funds as well as in agriculture and programmes against youth unemployment. In total 5500 employees joined the strike.
English: http://www.wort.lu/en/view/5-500-eu-civil-servants-join-strike-action ...
http://www.wort.lu/en/view/luxembourg-european-institution-staff-to-go-on-strike ...
State owned airline Tarom workers that are unhappy with the new management and how they manage the company are being balloted to see if there is majority support for industrial action. The unions have complained that they were never consulted about the future of TAROM.
English: http://www.romania-insider.com/tarom-workers-may-strike-over-imposition ...
http://www.bucharestherald.ro/dailyevents/41-dailyevents/38185-tarom-employees ...
Whilst the government narrowly won support for the budget cuts, tax hikes and labour reforms in a parliamentary vote tens of thousands of union workers gathered near parliament during a nationwide strike that halted public transport, shut schools, banks and government offices, and caused garbage to pile up on streets. Backed by the leftist opposition, unions say the measures will hit the poor and spare the wealthy, while deepening a five-year recession that has wiped out a fifth of the country's output and driven unemployment to 25 per cent.
English: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Greece+faces+second+general+strike ...
http://www.globalresearch.ca/greek-parliament-approves-drastic-austerity-plan-amid-mass ...
The trade union IMPACT has sought clarification on a number of other issues related to a new agency, which is to be established in January 2013. Management has told the union that it is undertaking a census of staff who it thinks will transfer to the agency. Workers who transfer to the new Children and Family Support Agency in 2013 will retain their existing pay and conditions, including pension entitlements, without any break in service.
English: http://www.impact.ie/12/11/09/New-children-s-agency-will-respect ...
Transport workers are preparing a strike after trade unions active at Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) stated that they are unable to reach a collective labour agreement. A tentative contract signed earlier - which among others included cashiers, traffic managers and much-hated controllers - has expired but the parties have been unable to reach an agreement.
English: http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2012/11/08/transport-strike-threat-over-pay/