In September 2004, after a long-lasting and complicated negotiations (EE0409102F [1], EE0410102N [2]), in which the public conciliator was involved (EE0402102F [3]), a two-year agreement was signed for workers in the healthcare sector. The agreement was signed for employers by the Estonian Hospitals
On 20 December 2005, the Estonian Employees’ Unions’ Confederation (Eesti Teenistujate Ametiliitude Keskorganisatsioon, TALO [1]) (EE0308101F [2]) and the government signed a wage agreement for the year 2006. TALO represents employees working in the fields of education, culture, media, agriculture
In the beginning of November 2005, the Ministry of Social Affairs [1] (Sotsiaalministeerium) sent the draft of the new Employees’ Representatives Act to the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions (Eesti Ametiühingute Keskliit, EAKL [2]) (EE0308101F [3]) and to the Estonian Employers’ Confederation
In April 2004, the Estonian parliament ratified a Gender Equality Act, which aims to reduce gender-based discrimination in all areas of life, including the labour market, workplace, education, social security and other spheres (EE0405101N [1], EE0401103F [2]). Though, according to this act, the
In August 2005, the use of temporary agency work (TAW) was under discussion in Estonia. The question whether the use of TAW is really legal was raised after a company Elcoteq was looking for 500 new employees for its factory in Tallinn and wanted a temporary work agency to mediate most of the
Last year, the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions (Eesti Ametiühingute Keskliit, EAKL [1]) (EE0308101F [2]) and the Estonian Employers’ Confederation (Eesti Tööandjate Keskliit, ETTK [3]) (EE0310102F [4]) started the negotiations over the national minimum wage for 2005 already in March to reach
A railway company Edelaraudtee Veeremi OÜ and Estonian Locomotive Workers’ Trade Union (Eesti Vedurimeeste Ametiühing) have held negotiations in order to conclude a collective agreement already over two years. The negotiations are concentrated on pay increase of locomotive drivers. The trade union
In April 2005, Estonian Education Personnel Union (Eesti Haridustöötajate Liit, EHL [1]) analysed the wages in the schools, in order to see, whether the 12% rise of the wage fund foreseen in the state budget has been used to increase the wages of teachers or not. The rise of the wage fund was agreed
On 18 January 2005, a round-table meeting was held at the Tax and Customs Board (Maksu- ja Tolliamet) to discuss the possibilities of decreasing the scale of undeclared wages - cash payments to workers on which social security contributions and income tax are not levied, otherwise known as 'envelope
On 12 January 2005, the Estonian parliament (Riigikogu [1]) ratified the Involvement of Employees in the Activities of Community-scale Undertakings, Community-scale Groups of Undertakings and European Company Act proposed by the government. The Act transposes the EU Directives on European Works