Developments in working life in Europe - Q1 2019

What has taken place during the first quarter of 2019 in the industrial relations and working conditions landscape in European countries? There is no need to look further: you can get up-to-date information as reported by our Network of Eurofound Correspondents who, on a quarterly basis, chart the latest developments in those fields of observation. What measure has the German government proposed in Germany to strengthen dual vocational training? What is at the nub of the issue in the hotel industry in Cyprus? What reactions have emerged from the proposal on parental leave in Malta?

Be informed at a glance about the following issues and actions: • Private sector firms’ plans to increase employees’ pay in Ireland • Social unrest in the education sector in Poland • Proposals on national collective bargaining in the public sector in Lithuania for 2020 • Abolition of unpaid sick pay in Czechia • Launch of a national debate on tackling the yellow vests crisis in France • Measures taken by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research to prevent violence and threats in schools • Resolution of the Port of Gothenburg conflict in Sweden. Read these updates and more in the following areas:

Actors and institutions

Collective bargaining

Equality

Individual employment relations

Industrial action

Labour market and employment

Pay and income

Pay developments

Increases

Minimum wages

Pension reforms

Skills, training and employability

Social dialogue

Social protection

Working environment

Working time and work–life balance

Family leave

Regulation of working time