Surveys
Pay up by 6.6% across Europe
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 09/10/2009
The average annual wage increase for European workers fell from 7% in 2007 to 6.6% in 2008, according to a report from the European Industrial Relations Observatory.
International: National minimum wage update 2008
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 15/01/2009
National minimum wages in the EU in July 2008 ranged from €112 per month in Bulgaria to €1,610 in Luxembourg, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
International: Minimum wage update 2007
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 09/08/2007
In 2007, national minimum wages in the EU range from €1,570 per month in Luxembourg to €92 in Bulgaria, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
International study highlights link between absence and bullying
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 29/12/2006
Employees who are victims of bullying or harassment at work are significantly more likely to take sick leave than are other workers, and their absences last longer than average, finds a survey of 30,000 people in 31 European countries.
Good practice in EU call centres
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/02/2003
The results of an eight-nation study funded by the European Commission have been published, examining many of the key issues being addressed by employers and unions in a wide range of types of call centre.
International: New survey examines working conditions in candidate countries
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/07/2002
A new survey looks at a range of working conditions in 12 countries applying to join the EU. It finds that there are considerable differences between these countries and EU member states, particularly in areas such as the structure of the labour market, working time, health and safety, the gender segregation of the labour market and the nature and organisation of work.
Case studies
Sony plays a new game
Source: Training Magazine
Date: 01/09/2002
Simon Kent looks at how the Consumer Business Group at Sony Europe introduced experiential training methods to employees from the eastern areas of the continent.
