This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the Food and drink sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective
Disagreements among social partners about the national minimum wage for 2020, health and safety guidelines for telework and changes to the Aliens Act to give more responsibility to employers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in
Pay rise demands and industrial action in the academic sector, the employment crisis in Ida-Viru County and new requirements surrounding the submission of data to the employment register are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in
The activities of the new trade union in the higher education sector, a new collective agreement in the transport sector, and changes to the occupational health and safety act are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in
A new collective agreement in the healthcare sector, negotiations over collective agreements in the transport sector, and social policy reforms to parental leave and the pension system, are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working
The national minimum wage agreement for 2019, a proposal to make the labour law more flexible and a plan to establish an occupational accidents insurance system are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Estonia in the
The ending of Estonia’s longest ever strike, the re-establishment of tripartite social dialogue, and changes in legislation to tackle the gender pay gap are the topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Estonia in the second quarter
Company-level collective bargaining, occupational health and safety, foreign workforce, and measures to prevent unemployment are the topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Estonia in the first quarter of 2018.
An increase in the national minimum wage, changes to tax and benefit systems for 2018, a new scheme for fathers’ leave, and talks on the immigration quota are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Estonia in the fourth
New regulations on resolving individual labour disputes were approved by parliament in June 2017. The changes, to take effect from 2018, are expected to make the out-of-court dispute resolution process simpler and clearer, while also giving labour dispute committees more authority.
