Norwegian journalists working for the country’s national broadcaster NRK have launched strike action to back their claim for an overall pay rise and equal treatment for temporary and freelance ...
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As part of the ETUC Pay Rise campaign, IndustriAll Europe and its affiliates are participating in the ‘Workplace Week’ from 7 – 11 May 2018. Throughout the week we will share workers’ ...
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The Norwegian labour market model is working. Tough negotiations between the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) have culminated in a ...
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By Christine Aumayr-Pintar, Research manager, Eurofound Measures to promote gender pay transparency haven’t been delivered yet in half of Europe – making EU level legislative action to speed up ...
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The European Commission’s proposed Work-Life Balance Directive would guarantee paid paternity leave, paid time off to care for family members, extended paid parental leave and the right to ...
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By Martin Jefflén, President, Eurocadres – Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff As a trade unionist representing professionals and managers, from to time I have reason to ...
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Europe’s persistent gender pay gap of 16.3% means that as from 3 November this year, women doing the same job as male colleagues are in effect working for nothing. Earning less simply because of ...
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Estonian trade unions won substantial pay rises in a new collective agreement in the healthcare sector, concluded at the end of April 2017. Wages have been increased this year by 5% for doctors ...
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Female managers in the EU earn almost one-quarter (23.4%) less, on average, than their male counterparts. In other words, women in management earn just 77 cents for every euro a man makes per ...
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The BDDSz childcare workers’ trade union in Hungary is supporting the ETUC’s pay rise campaign. The union believes that many of the headline demands of the campaign – tackling low pay and the ...
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