Agreements

On 18 January 2013, at a sitting of the Economic and Social Council of Slovenia (ESS [1]), the Government and the social partners decided that from 1 January 2013, until 31 December 2013, the minimum wage in Slovenia would be €783.66 – an increase of 2.7%. The Minister for Labour was given the go

The private sector National Protocol between the Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC [1]) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress [2]) agrees the terms of basic rules for industrial relations and local pay bargaining. [1] http://www.ibec.ie/ [2] http://www.ictu.ie/

Industry agreements have served as a framework for wage-setting in Swedish industry since 1997, with the manufacturing sector given the norm-setting role. The system was brought in after the Swedish recession in the 1990s when the country experienced high unemployment and rising inflation

The opening phase of talks between the Government of Ireland [1] and the public service unions on securing a further €1 billion in savings under the Croke Park agreement have taken place. A meeting was held between the Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, his officials

This report focuses on the main issues and trends in collective agreements recorded in the Working Conditions Information System survey since 1993. It shows a decreasing emphasis on wage bargaining, especially in the context of the global economic slowdown, and a shift towards other issues such as

The EU-level sectoral social partners in the hairdressing sector – Coiffure EU [1] for employers and UNI Europa Hair and Beauty [2] for trade unions – signed an agreement on health and safety in their sector in April 2012 (EU1205031I [3]). The agreement covers issues such as the use of chemicals and

Employers and trade unions have been locked in negotiations for more than a year over revision of the EU Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC [1]). The EU-level cross-sector social partners representing the employers were BusinessEurope [2], the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized

On 13 September 2012, teachers in Slovakia held a one-day strike in support of a 10% pay increase. Teachers in schools, kindergartens and universities walked out between 08.00 and 18.00 after the strike was called by the Trade Union Association of Workers in Education and Science (OZPŠaV [1]). [1]