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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A new survey of public opinion by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) reveals that almost three-quarters of respondents believe their governments should be taking action to secure ...
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ETUC Spanish affiliate UGT is mobilising for a pay rise in Spain through its ‘Speed up to 1,000 euros’ (Ponte a Mil) campaign. Together with the CC.OO federation, it is pursuing a collective ...
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By Carla Cantone, General Secretary, European Federation of Retired and Elderly People The ETUC’s campaign for better wages not only affects active workers, it is also important for pensioners – ...
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By Béla Galgóczi The crisis has put an end to wage convergence of the poorer Central and Eastern European new EU member states (EU-11, being: Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, ...
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Industry in Bulgaria has one of the highest profit rates but pays some of the lowest salaries in the EU, according to research by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria ...
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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 latest Sunday Times Rich List, published in May, reveals bigger-than-ever fortunes for the elite but growing band of billionaires in the UK. The country’s 1,000 wealthiest individuals and ...
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By Professor Danny Dorling Whether measured by the Gini coefficient for OECD countries, or by the take of the top 10%, income inequality rates in the UK today are the worst in all of Europe. The ...
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