Agreements

Based on action already taken in the private sector, the government commenced bargaining on working conditions in the civil service in July 2008. Market and managerial constraints had already been transposed from the private sector to the civil service; however, extra resources had not been

During the four-year term of the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista, PS [1]) government, which had the absolute majority in parliament from March 2005 to October 2009, several conflicts arose among teachers’ trade unions, which opposed the government reforms promoted by the then Minister of

After three months of negotiations, on 28 October 2009, Lithuania’s Prime Minister, Andrius Kubilius, and some of the peak social partner organisations signed a new national agreement. The accord confirms the commitment of its signatories to reduce social benefits, increase social insurance

On 18 December 2009, the social partners in the chemicals and pharmaceutical sector signed an accord on renewal of the sector’s collective agreement. The agreement was signed by the sectoral trade union organisations affiliated to the General Confederation of Italian Workers (Confederazione Generale

According to the Act of 4 June 1993 No. 58 relating to general application of wage agreements [1], namely the General Application Act (/Allmenngjøringsloven/), the so-called Tariff Board (Tariffnemnda [2]) is vested with the authority to make decisions about making collective agreements generally

Piraeus Port – situated to the southwest of Athens – is the country’s largest port and one of the biggest in the Mediterranean area, with its history dating back to 1924. The port drives the growth of international trade, as well as the local and national economy. Piraeus Port is engaged in multiple

At the end of the summer of 2009, the government announced that it would undertake the restructuring of the Hungarian public transport system with immediate effect. According to the plans (*HU1001029I* [1]), railway lines that are less frequently used would be closed and substituted by bus services

The draft agreement [1] on renewing the industry-wide agreement for the metalworking sector, signed on 15 October 2009, marks an important development in Italian industrial relations. The settlement covers around 1.6 million workers and has traditionally represented the most important private sector