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.
UK has the second-worst health rate
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/01/2004
Long-term illnesses and disabilities have a greater impact on the UK's labour market than almost any other European country, according to official statistics analysed by the European Union.
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
International: ArcelorMittal signs Europe-wide restructuring deal
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 10/12/2009
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, signed a European agreement with trade unions in November 2009 on managing and anticipating change. The accord provides for no plant closures or compulsory redundancies during the current economic downturn, and puts in place long-term training and skills policies, along with commitments to dialogue with employee representatives and unions.
International: Post-merger EWC agreed at GDF Suez
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 18/06/2009
An agreement signed in May 2009 to create a European Works Council (EWC) at GDF Suez, the newly merged energy multinational, has been hailed as a "benchmark" by trade unions, not least because it reflects some of the changes recently made to the EWCs Directive.
International: Gaz de France signs Europe-wide CSR agreement
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 31/07/2008
In July 2008, Gaz de France, a French energy multinational, signed a Europe-wide agreement on corporate social responsibility (CSR) with European and national trade union organisations, which includes commitments in areas such as training, health and safety, skills management, diversity and employment conditions.
