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Portugal: latest working life developments Q2 2018

The new tripartite action plan to combat job insecurity and new measures to promote collective bargaining are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on...

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Norway: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A settlement on pensions, amendments to the Working Environment Act, plans for a survey of foreign tour bus companies and a new report on working environments and occupational health are...

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Utilities supply sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the utilities supply sector (NACE 35). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

13 April 2014
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Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Banking sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the banking sector (NACE 64).1 It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 April 2014
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Education sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the education sector (NACE 85). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 April 2014
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Arts, entertainment and recreation: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the arts, entertainment and recreation sectors (NACE 90, 91, 92 and 93). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and

13 April 2014
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Accommodation sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the accommodation sector (NACE 55).1 It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

08 April 2014
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Other service activities: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the other service activities sector (NACE 94 to 96). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work

08 April 2014
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Chemical industry: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the chemical industry (NACE 20 and 22). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

17 March 2014
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Retail sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the retail sector (NACE 47). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 March 2014
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Media and communications: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the media and communications sector. It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

13 March 2014
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Social work sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the social work sector (NACE 88). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 March 2014
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Lithuania: Latest working life developments – Q3 2016

The adoption of laws related to the new social model, the possible consequences of Brexit for the Lithuanian economy and collective bargaining in the education sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania

28 október 2016
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Collective bargaining
Labour law
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Romania: Latest working life developments - Q3 2016

Protests and strikes, the transposition of European directives on labour relations, a wage policy to encourage some workers and attempts to improve some public sector salaries are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in

28 október 2016
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Posted workers
Industrial action
Labour law
Working conditions
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Poland: Latest working life developments – Q3 2016

A protest in the public healthcare system, discontent in the education sector, significant legislative initiatives and support for a ban on Sunday shop opening are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Poland in the

19 október 2016
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Pay and income
Working time
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Social dialogue
Working conditions
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Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

France: Latest working life developments – Q3 2016

Adoption of a major labour law reform, problems over negotiations on the national collective agreement on unemployment insurance and the continuing fight against the illegal posting of workers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in

18 október 2016
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Retirement
Labour law
Working conditions
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Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Malta: Latest working life developments – Q2 2016

The debate about whether to increase the minimum wage and social partners’ reactions to proposals to change the composition of the Industrial Tribunal are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Malta in the second

16 august 2016
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Working conditions and sustainable work
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Norway: Latest working life developments – Q2 2016

Rising unemployment, the biennial renegotiation of nationwide collective agreements and proposed changes to legislation on temporary layoffs, working time and whistle-blowing are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in

11 august 2016
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Pay and income
Working time
Collective bargaining
Labour law
Working conditions
Employment and labour markets
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Lithuania: Latest working life developments – Q2 2016

The debate on the controversial new Labour Code, the opening of an information centre for posted and migrant workers, and the rise in the minimum monthly wage are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Lithuania in the

9 august 2016
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Migration and mobility
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Posted workers
Working time
Social dialogue
Labour law
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Employment and labour markets
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Greece: Supreme Court rules on liability of employees in occupational accidents

Two decisions of the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos), that attribute liability to workers in workplace accidents and property damage, in the course of work, contrary to current labour law, constitute case-law since March 2015, establishing new facts in current labor rights and overturning vested

21 jún 2016
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Health and well-being at work
Labour law
Working conditions
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work

EU-Level: Posted workers proposal gets 'yellow card' from Member States

The future of an EU Commission proposal to revise the posted workers Directive is now uncertain after 10 Member States opposed it. This has triggered a ‘yellow card’ procedure, which will require the Commission to review the text. Employers’ federation BusinessEurope supports the 10 Member States

10 jún 2016
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Posted workers
Labour law
Labour and social regulation
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

United Kingdom: Tighter statutory regulation of trade union activities approved by Parliament

The Conservative government’s Trade Union Act was passed in May 2016, introducing more stringent rules for strike ballots and industrial action. It also changes the regulations on union political funds, which could reduce the opposition Labour Party’s income. Opposition from unions and the House of

20 máj 2016
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Seniority entitlements: A policy of the past, or a fix for the future?

Seniority entitlements have largely been on the decline since the 1990s, and have been gradually phased-out from legislation in Europe, as well as in collective agreements. However, it would be premature to dismiss seniority-based entitlements as a thing of the past, as they remain in force across

17 apríl 2019
Christine Aumayr-Pintar
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Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Labour law
Pay and income
Industrial relations and social dialogue

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