Hotel Restaurant and Catering
- 21 Dec 2007
France: Clamp-down on seasonal workers and undeclared workDuring the summer of 2007, trade unions mobilised in support of seasonal workers, almost 30% of whom are victims of employer non-compliance with the labour code, according to the unions. A survey has revealed abuses of the social security system amounting to several billion euros. Some 60% of all seasonal workers are found in the economic sectors of agriculture and hotels and restaurants, and many of the workers are students or migrants.
- 21 Dec 2007
Slovenia: Unions push for further pay rise in the wake of agreement in catering and tourismIn early September 2007, the social partners in the catering and tourism sector concluded an annex to the pay-related part of the sectoral collective agreement. Initially, strong disagreements over the pay rise emerged among the negotiating parties. However, in September 2007, the parties agreed on a basic pay rise of 2.5% starting from 1 August 2007. Nevertheless, negotiations on a further pay rise began at the end of October 2007 without any outcome.
- 12 Nov 2007
Belgium: Wage agreement signed in hotels and restaurant sectorIn September 2007, the social partners from the hotels and restaurants sector finally signed a wage agreement, following months of preliminary talks, difficult negotiations and several strike actions. The strong wage demands put forward by the trade unions, to make employment in the sector more attractive, met with fierce opposition from the employer organisation representing fast-food restaurants.
- 23 Jul 2007
Cyprus: Unions protest at exclusion of local workers due to use of cheap migrant labour in hotelsTensions mounted in the hotel industry during April 2007 arising from workers’ concerns regarding employment practices in relation to migrant labour. The workers fear that the poorer terms and conditions of employment for migrant workers, compared with those provided for under the industry-wide collective agreement, will result in a gradual exclusion of the local labour force.
- 28 May 2007
France: Controversy over 39-hour week in hotels and restaurants sectorOn 17 October 2006, the Supreme Administrative Court cancelled the measures granting a 39-hour week in the hotels, restaurants and catering sector. This decision received a mixed reaction among the social partners. However, on 25 October, the parliament temporarily restored these measures until a new collective agreement is signed in 2007.
- 12 Feb 2007
Czech Republic: Collective bargaining in the hotels and tourism sectorThe Czech-Moravian Trade Union of Catering, Hotels and Tourism carries out an annual assessment of the terms of collective agreements concluded with companies, which it then uses as a basis to formulate collective bargaining requirements for the following year. The results of the 2006 assessment show that the scope and structure of commitments contained in collective agreements have been preserved in comparison with 2005, and that there has been no reduction in the quality of the separate points of agreements.