In February 2002, the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) completed its fifth year of recording and analysing key developments in industrial relations across the European Union and Norway. The emphasis of this study is on collective bargaining and dialogue between the social partners
In 2009, average collectively agreed weekly working time in the European Union stood at 38.7 hours. The figure was 0.8 hours lower in the pre-2004 EU15 and 0.9 hours higher in the new Member States. Agreed normal annual working time averages around 1,750 hours – just above 1,700 in the EU15 and a
This annual review highlights the most significant developments that took place in industrial relations in the EU Member States and Norway in 2009, both at national and EU level. It first sets out the political context, then goes on to examine levels of coverage of collective bargaining, and trends
EIRO’s annual analysis of pay trends finds that the average collectively agreed nominal wage increase across the EU fell from 5% in 2008 to 4.2% in 2009. In the former EU15, the average nominal increase declined from 3.8% in 2008 to 3.1% in 2009, while in the 12 new Member States that joined the EU
EIRO’s annual analysis of pay trends finds that the average collectively agreed nominal wage increase across the EU fell from 7% in 2007 to 6.6% in 2008. Taking into account inflation, which rose strongly in 2008, the rate of real pay increase across the EU fell sharply, from 3.6% in 2007 to 1.3% in
This annual review highlights the most significant developments that took place in industrial relations in the EU Member States and Norway in 2008, both at national and EU level. It first sets out the political context, then goes on to examine levels of coverage of collective bargaining, and trends
In 2008, average collectively agreed weekly working time in the European Union stood at 38.6 hours; agreed normal annual working time averaged about 1,740 hours. Of the three economic sectors examined in this study, agreed weekly working hours are highest in metalworking (38.7), followed by the
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
Industrial relations developments in Europe 2007 highlights the most significant industrial relations developments over the past year – both at national and EU level. It first outlines the main political and legislative initiatives taken in the Member States over the past year and goes on to examine
State-owned company Remploy [1] was set up in the 1940s to provide employment for people with disabilities in the UK. It has a network of factories manufacturing a range of products, such as motor parts, furniture and protective clothing, for private and public sector clients. It also runs an
Employers in the UK are obliged to grant trade union recognition for collective bargaining if the union successfully applies to the independent Central Arbitration Committee (CAC [1]) under a statutory procedure introduced in 2000 (*UK0007183F* [2]). [1] http://www.cac.gov.uk [2] www.eurofound
The EU Directive on collective redundancies (98/59/EC [1]) became British law in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 [2]. It says employers who propose to make 20 or more employees redundant within a 90-day period must consult employee representatives. The consultation must
Based in France, GDF Suez [1] is an electricity, gas and energy environmental services group with 219,000 employees worldwide, around 191,000 of them in Europe. It was created in 2008 by the merger of GDF and Suez (*FR0808029I* [2]). [1] http://www.gdfsuez.com/ [2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef
Since taking office in May 2010 (UK1005019I [1]) the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government has been reviewing the legislation on workplace dispute resolution, employment tribunals and dismissal. It argues that current rules make it excessively difficult and costly to resolve disputes
The Olympic Games [1] are being held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, with the Paralympic Games [2] taking place between 29 August and 9 September. The total number of visitors to London expected during the Olympics has been estimated at upwards of six million. Transport for London (TfL [3]
The union that represents 3,000 oil tanker drivers in the UK, Unite [1], says that the industry has become increasingly fragmented and unstable since 2000. There has been a general reduction in the length of contracts between oil companies and distribution firms, and mounting pressure from the
Opel/Vauxhall, the European arm of US-based General Motors (GM [1]), will build the next generation of the Astra compact car at the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port in north-west England and the Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland. [1] http://www.gm.com/
Pay awards for many public sector workers are set by the government, based on the recommendations of independent pay review bodies (PRBs [1]). PRBs cover groups such as National Health Service (NHS) nursing and other staff (1.45 million employees), school teachers (450,000), NHS doctors and dentists