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Reforms affecting strikers’ rights, social dialogue on the institutional framework for collective agreements, and the approval of the annual national collective agreement are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Greece in the first quarter of 2018.

The new collective agreement in the brewing industry, increased wages for prison officers, and an international conference on digital society and the future of work are the main topics of this article. This country update reports on the latest developments of working life in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2018.

The risk of nationwide industrial conflict over the renewal of the public sector collective agreement is the main topic of this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Denmark in the first quarter of 2018.

The Commission’s Social Fairness Package, the provisional agreement on the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive, and discussions at the Spring Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment are the main topics of interest in this article. This update reports on the latest developments in working life in the European Union in the first quarter of 2018.

A report on occupational fatalities in Norway, parliament’s request for a new regulation on temporary employment agencies, pensions in the public sector and a commission report on whistleblowing are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Norway in the first quarter of 2018.

New regulations on working life, federal budget cuts to the Public Employment Service, a pay rise for workers in the private health and social care sector, and an increase in female trade union membership are the main topics of this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Austria in the first quarter of 2018.

Public sector strikes, reactions to the minimum wage increase reactions and the postponement of new social and labour legislation are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovenia in the first quarter of 2018

A restart of collective agreement extensions, a successful wage negotiation for the mechanical engineering sector, and some difficult wage negotiations for leading companies in other sectors are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the first quarter of 2018.

The conclusion of proposals to replace the labour codes, new rules on the employment of foreign citizens, and reactions to draft legislation on a new pension scheme are the main topics of this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Poland in the first quarter of 2018.

Private sector pay bargaining, an increase in the voluntary Living Wage, the launch of new trade union Fórsa and a Code of Practice on Longer Working are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Ireland in the first quarter of 2018.