Istanbul Bilgi University has fired 13 support staff, the number expected to rise to 40, motivating the dismissals as redundancies due to the closing of one of its campus buildings. Unions accuse the university of sacking those employees that are union members and activists. The unions stated that while one building closes, another one is opened on the same campus which means that the need to support staff is not reduced at all.
English: http://bilgicalisanlari.com/?p=142
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Temporary reduction of working time has served as a good instrument to bridge the crisis in many sectors, to avoid large dismissals and to keep the purchase power upright. However, companies need the time to adapt to new market circumstances.The leader of the Economic Chamber stated that the chamber will suggest to the social partners to negotiate a 2 years agreement. Negotiations will be dominated by the wish to survive of companies and by job security for workers. For employees a decrease in purchase power is predicted.
German: http://www.wirtschaftskammer.li/news/2012/08/24/news ...
Prime Minister Viktor Orb n told union leaders that he would seek their opinions on any measures demanded by the IMF in return for a second bailout, the state news agency MTI reported. After meeting Istv n Gask¢, leader of the trade union federation LIGA, Orb n said the government is prepared to reconsider tax policy. However, the Federation of Independent Unions dismissed Orb n's meeting with LIGA as window dressing. The government has abandoned nationwide consultation and the new labour code that took effect on 1 July restricts workers' rights to the benefit of the government and employers.
English: http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2012/09/17/orban-listens-to-certain-unions/
Strikes to place on 19 and 26 July against the imminent closing of 27 of the 54 Remploy factories that provide jobs for disabled people to return to work. Over 1500 employees are expected to be laid off in the 27 closing factories, while the fate of the remaining Remploy factories is uncertain. Unions called the government decision to close the factories shameless and said that this will make life even harder for people who make tremendous efforts to work hard. Disabled workers have occupied Remploy HQ and unions have announced a four-day walkout at sites in Chesterfield and Springburn, Glasgow, from August 28.
English:http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/uni.nsf ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disabled-workers-occupy ...
In the Employment Outlook 2012 of the OECD Austria leads the ranking with a collective bargaining coverage rate that is nearly 100%, followed by Belgium, Sweden and Finland. The report states that thanks to a form of coordination called pattern bargaining the wage negotiations in the exporting sectors have set the rules for the rest of the economy, whilst in several other countries this coordination of collective bargaining was not developed enough for wages to adjust in face of high inflation, external deficits or high unemployment. Although a decline in trade union density was experienced over the period since 1990 the coverage has stabilised, according to the Austrian unions due to innovative bargaining activities in new branches, as for instance the IT-sector, the health sector, call centres and the temporary agency sector.
German: http://www.oegb.at/servlet/Content ...
Teachers unions have demanded to be consulted in an upcoming education reform that will greatly increase teaching hours and working hours. In total, the reform aims for a 65% increase in teacher working hours. The new law also includes a requirement to spend all working hours on the school premises.
English: http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/2266
About 200 people attended a demonstration in Wicklow town by home helps employed by Wicklow Community and Family Services (WCFS). Without consulting the unions, WCFS has cut wages by 5% twice, eliminated premium pay rates and put staff on zero hour contracts. The WCFS also refused to discuss the matter in front of the Labour Relations Commission.
English: http://www.siptu.ie/media/pressreleases2012/mainnews/fullstory ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUgqymVEAwI
In a recent half year report the wind energy company has announced to cut another 1,400 jobs. In January the company already announced the cutting of 2,335 employees in the course of 2012. Although the company revealed that most of the layoffs will happen in Europe the management declined to say how many Danish jobs will be hit.
English: http://cphpost.dk/business/yet-another-round-layoffs-vestashttp://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/22/vestas-job-cuts-quarterly-loss
The trade union Kommunal that represents agricultural and horticultural workers has for years been assisting migrant workers. Kommunal produced a brochure explaining the working system and giving information about minimum wage levels, working time and health and safety regulations (now available in several languages).
English: http://cms.iuf.org/?q=node/1878http://cms.iuf.org/sites/cms.iuf.org/files/2012 Working in Sweden-e.pdf
Union members voted against a proposal by the Football Association Ireland (FAI) that would cut wages by 10%, freeze pension scheme contributions and layoff seven employees. The issue was referred to the Labour Relations Commission for resolution while SIPTU prepared for industrial actions. FAI chief executive John Delaney demanded unions to accept the 10% pay cut and said that otherwise bigger job losses will follow.Most FAI staff are administrative and coaching workers earning annual salaries between €30,000 and €40,000, which havealready been reduced by 6 to 10% in previous pay cuts. Chief executive Delaney, even after reducing his salary to 360,000, continues to earn considerably more than his European counterparts.
English: http://www.siptu.ie/media/pressreleases2012/mainnews/fullstory,16344,en.htmlhttp://www.independent.ie/national-news/john-delaney-tells-fai-staff-take-pay-cut-or ...