In a 2011 referendum a pension reform plan was rejected. However, based on the same plan the Ministry of Labour, the Family and Social affairs plans a proposal that involves tightening rules on early retirement in a five-year transitional period, followed by the raising of the retirement age. Early retirement will be severely limited and the reform will also include supplementary pension insurance. Issues that caused conflict with the social partners will be `excluded'.
English: http://www.sloveniatimes.com/new-pension-reform-proposal-expected-soon
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Call centre workers from over 32 job centres went on strike to protest against oppressive working conditions and unrealistic targets. The handlers, who answer questions about benefits and job searching, say the targets set by the job centres do not allow them to properly help people dealing with the complicated problems they encounter. The industrial action is a repetition of similar industrial actions last year, after which targets became a little more flexible but also induced employees to keep conversations short.
English: http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events ...
Railway day of action
August14, 2012
Trade unions, passengers and environmentalist groups protest jointly in a TUC-backed Action for Rail campaign against fare rises and cuts to railway staff and services. Frances O'Grady, the TUC's deputy general secretary, said: "These fare rises will add even more pressure to passengers feeling a massive squeeze on their incomes. At the same time the government is asking the train operators to make cuts to staff on trains and stations and in ticket offices. Passengers are being asked to pay more to get less. We want cuts to rail fares, not rail staff." The increase in prices is 3% higher than the inflation rate.
English: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/14/protests-herald-u-turn-rail-fare-riseshttp://actionforrail.org/category/news/http://www.aslef.org.uk/information/133557/union_joins_national_fares_protests/
With negotiations for next year's state budget scheduled to begin on 6 September pay raises have been suggested by the ministers of education, defence, interior, justice and social affairs. The finance minister said his colleagues were focusing on being re-elected and dubbed them "big spender ministers".
English:http://news.err.ee/politics/c0066 ...
Work abroad most often motivated by higher wages
July23, 2012
A survey by trade union STTK found that about 40% of Estonians are willing to work abroad, in three out of four cases in order to earn higher wages. Finland is mentioned as the best country to work in, followed by Germany and Sweden. Half of Estonians willing to work abroad expect they will earn over €2000 per month in other countries.
English:http://www.artto.kaapeli.fi/unions/T2012/p28
Trade unions SIPTU, Mandate, Unite, Impact, TEEU and UCATT has started balloting their members over industrial actions to force Aer Lingus to close the pension scheme funding hole of 700 million euro. In a reaction, Aer Lingus said that they are obliged to pay the employer contributions to the scheme, but nomore than that. Trade unions have announced strikes unless significant progress is made by 20 September.
English: http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm/articles/2012/08/aer-lingus-staff ... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0817/1224322325059.html
A planned 3 days strike of 250 pilots has been cancelled after the first day. The pilots asked for a wage increase beyond inflation, a change of the variable part of the remuneration and an extra payment because of the good results of the company. The trade union SNPL reached an agreement with the company that was good enough to cancel the action. Easyjet employs around 800 people at five French airports.
English: http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20120817-french-easyjet-strike ...
French: http://www.liberation.fr/economie/2012/08/17/easyjet-la-greve ...
The upper house of parliament has vetoed several proposals of the centre-right cabinet. The pension reform bill was a technical measure allowing the government to push ahead with a plan to allow Czechs to send part of their social insurance payments into private retirement funds instead of to the government which redistributes the money immediately to current pensioners.
English: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/uk-czech-taxes ...
The bureau of statistics published a report showing that in June 2012, the average monthly pay in real terms was 2.9% lower than the year before.The biggest pay cuts were recorded in education (down by 4.4%), research and technological activity (3.2%) and construction (3.1%).Average monthly pay for the first six months of 2012 was at €1,523.94 gross or €990.08 net.
English: http://www.sloveniatimes.com/average-monthly-pay-down ...
A court in Taranto has triggered a political dispute with three contradictory rulings in less than a month on the fate of the Ilva steel plant, prompting impassioned pleas to spare the factory and save jobs. The dispute hinges on studies suggesting that up to 386 people have died of cancer over the past 13 years, that mortality rates have risen, and that people living downwind of fumes from the plant have suffered adverse health effects. According to the local trade unions FIOM and FIM the company is to be blamed for long-term neglect. However, closure would be a catastrophe for workers and the whole territory. Ilva now has to prove within 40 days that it can respect the applicable limit values.
English: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms ...
Italian:http://www.ilsussidiario.net/News/Lavoro/2012/8/21 ...
London tube cleaners have gone on strike over low wages and lack of respect. In the midst of a multitude of small strikes and protests surrounding the Olympics, the cleaners' strike has grown to include a cyber-picket and protest outside the Olympic metro stops.
English: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/3334http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=8250351http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php ...
Unions have reacted outraged at proposals by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to increase working time by two hours per week and pay over hours at flat pay rates in order to address the health service's deficit. Trade union SIPTU stated that the proposals violate the Croke Park agreement and that it will begin to ballot its members for industrial action. Earlier this month, the Croke Park implementation body denied a request from the hospital consultants' association for an extended time frame for negotiations with the HSE. The HSE said earlier that if the issues failed to be resolved between the two parties shortly, it will refer the conflict to the Labour Court. The HSE wishes to address a lower entry pay and the elimination of the so-called historic leave, under which several hundred consultants are entitled to a final year off as a compensation for past over time. Alsohome helps are in conflict with the HSE, whom they accuse of not implementing a 2009 agreement.
English: http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0724/ihca-bid-to-extend-time-frame ... http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0726/hse-health.html
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0813/home-help-hse.html
Focus on the Croke Park agreement: http://www.impact.ie/Croke-Park-Agreement.htm