Surveys
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.
Average £90,678 a year for HR directors
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 18/05/2007
Salaries for HR directors continue to lag behind those for finance and marketing directors in most countries, according to the 2007 Global Pay Summary published by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Hungary: Central pay recommendations agreed for 2007
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/03/2007
On 30 January, representatives of trade unions, employers' organisations and the government on the tripartite National Interest Reconciliation Council (OÉT) agreed a recommendation for private sector pay increases in 2007.
UK workplace discrimination relatively low
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/12/2006
Levels of workplace discrimination in the UK are low by global standards, according to a major survey - the Kelly Global Workforce Index.
European Union: Flexicurity in the spotlight
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/12/2006
With "flexicurity" - a balance between flexibility and security on the labour market - high on the EU agenda at present, the European Commission has recently published research examining the extent to which flexicurity currently exists in the member states.
European Company Statute state of play
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/11/2006
The European Company Statute and its employee involvement Directive came into force in October 2004. Two years on, we review progress in national implementation and in the establishment of European Companies.
European Union: Collective bargaining trends in Europe
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/08/2006
The European Trade Union Confederation recently published the results of its mid-year survey of collective bargaining trends in Europe. Its main findings are that the pay moderation that has characterised the EU15 member states is set to continue and that annual working time is increasing in some countries.
International: OECD Employment Outlook 2006
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/08/2006
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development recently published its annual Employment Outlook. This year's report urges countries to ensure that all economic policies support measures to boost employment and incomes.
UK HR second in global pay league
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 04/04/2006
HR directors in the UK are the profession's second highest earners worldwide, but still lag behind their peers in finance and marketing.
European Commission issues first report on worker mobility
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/03/2006
The European Commission has produced a report on how transitional labour market restrictions placed on eight of the 10 new EU member states have worked in practice during their first phase, from 1 May 2004 until 30 April 2006.
European Company Statute state of play
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/12/2005
The European Company Statute and its employee involvement Directive came into force in October 2004. More than a year later, few European Companies have been established, while a number of EU member states have not yet implemented the Directive.
International: OECD Employment Outlook 2005
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/10/2005
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently published its annual Employment Outlook. This year's report urges countries to introduce more dynamic employment policies as a response to globalisation.
International: The minimum wage debate
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/09/2005
The majority of EU member states have a statutory minimum wage, while in many other countries collective bargaining at sectoral level sets binding minimum rates of pay. In this feature, we examine the debate surrounding the introduction, implementation and uprating of the statutory minimum wage in European countries.
European minimum wage survey
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/08/2005
The majority of EU member states have a statutory minimum wage, while in many other countries, collective bargaining at sectoral level sets binding minimum rates of pay.
Hungary: Parliament discusses women's employment
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/05/2005
The Hungarian parliament recently devoted a day to discussing the labour market situation of women and equal opportunities at work.
International: OECD publishes Employment Outlook report 2003
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/12/2003
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recently published its annual Employment Outlook report. The overall message of the 2003 report to policymakers is that the workforce must expand through the integration of under-represented groups. Crucially, there must be investment in skills. Without progress in these areas, the prospects for economic growth in many countries will be undermined as the population ages.
Stark wage gaps in evidence across Europe
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 18/04/2003
There are significant gaps between the median earnings of workers in European Union (EU) member countries and those of workers in countries on the verge of joining the EU.
Case studies
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.
International: Latest progress in restructuring plans at Danone
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/04/2003
The major reorganisation of its European factories at French food group Danone, originally announced in March 2001, is progressing. Here, we look in detail at the extensive social and reindustrialisation plans being implemented by the company, which are destined, eventually, to create more jobs than have been lost.
Pulling power - people management is the key
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 25/02/2003
Johann Nel, global HR director of brewer SABMiller, explains how a strategy based on performance management has helped the company get ahead of global competition.
