The Turkish Supreme Court has delivered a significant court victory to Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers Union AGAC-IS, affirming its right to bargain collectively with Kronospan Turkey which was previously known as SFC Integrated Wood Products.
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[close]The Federation of Railway Carrier Unions of Romania has called for a strike of technical staff and four weeks of protests in Bucharest between September 16, and October 14, to bring attention to the lack of investments in the railway sector. (See also July/August issue of CBN)
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[close]Unions and management of De Lijn have reached a declaration of intent on a new collective labour agreement for 2019-2020, the Flemish public transport company announced in a press release. The unions will now present the documents to their rank and file. The aim is to have the accord signed by October 2019. The declaration of intent provides for an increase in the workers’ purchasing power from 1 September, along with 210-euro eco-cheques, which will enable De Lijn to attain the wage norm of 1.1% set by the inter-professional agreement.
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[close]Significant changes to the rules on issuing employment certificates to employees in connection with the termination of cooperation with the employer will come into force. Under the new rules, employers will be required to issue employment certificates to employees on the date on which their employment ends. Employers that are not able to do this for objective reasons will be required to provide the employment certificate to the employee within the next seven days.
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[close]The labour costs per hour worked rose a calendar adjusted 3.2% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that labour costs were up 0.8% in seasonally and calendar adjusted terms on the previous quarter. Labour costs consist of gross earnings and non-wage costs. In calendar adjusted terms, the costs of gross earnings in the second quarter of 2019 rose by 3.2% year on year, while non-wage costs were up 3.3%.
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[close]Despite recent economic growth real wages have decreased in recent years, said the president of the Union Syndicale Suisse (Swiss Union Federation). Therefore the union will demand a pay increase of 2% in 2020. The union will look specifically at women’s wages in the near future.
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[close]At a meeting held at Generali the European works council and central management of the Italian insurance group signed a joint declaration to promote diversity and inclusion in all European subsidiaries. The goals also include a better balance between private and professional life (Work Life balance) and an inclusive environment with full support for the disabled.
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[close]Some 1,500 teachers from all across Croatia held a protest rally to demand higher wages in the education system. Organizers said they had strong support for their demands and that there were just 1,500 of them present because that is the number of persons who can gather in St Mark’s Square, which is where the Croatian government is located. After the speeches, the Prime Minister received the protest organizers to discuss their demands, which is for wages in education to rise by an index of 6.11 per cent.
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[close]Workers from the state-owned Renfe corporation, which operates freight and passenger trains, along with pilots from Ryanair and ground staff of Iberia airlines paralyzed Spain’s transport system. There is deep, growing anger among workers over the massive growth of social inequality and worsening working conditions. An estimated 40,000 travellers were affected by strikes in the railways and airlines. Under the control of the acting Socialist Party (PSOE) government, Spain’s Public Works has imposed minimum services to break the strike. The government demanded that workers must guarantee minimum services of 75% of commuter trains running during rush hours and 50% at other times.
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[close]KLM has cancelled 11 flights after airport ground staff at Schiphol staged a two-hour strike in a dispute over pay. The FNV union called the strike after a deadline to reach a new pay agreement expired. The union’s demands include an 8% pay rise spread over two years, more full-time contracts and a more regular shift rota.
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