Eurofound News January 2012
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Findings in Figures
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70% – the percentage of self-employed individuals in receipt of a grant for a new business start-up in the Netherlands who succeed in making a living New measures to promote independent entrepreneurship
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7.5 million – the number of young people not in employment, education or training (the ‘NEETs’) in Europe Working together for youth employment - From education to the workplace: a global challenge
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90% – the percentage of employees in Estonia who are ‘quite satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with their work Employees are satisfied with their work
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0 – the number of cases coming before the new Equal Pay Tribunal in Denmark in the first six months of operation Recently established Equal Pay Tribunal has no cases
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7.8% – the proportion of working women who provide regular care for a relative aged 15 years or more in the EU27 Member States Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults
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2,000 – the number of workers who will retain their jobs in Spain after an agreement between Telefónica and the Spanish unions Telefónica to make 6,500 workers redundant
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84% – the proportion of workers in Romania reporting that their employers had created an equal opportunities framework Survey probes satisfaction in the workplace