Surveys
European earnings rise by 5.6% in 2006
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 17/08/2007
The average collectively agreed pay rise across the EU was worth 5.6% in 2006, compared with 4.9% in 2005, according to the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO).
Norway: Pay rises exceed expectations
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 09/08/2007
Figures from the Technical Reporting Committee for Incomes Settlements (TBU) indicate that wage growth in 2007 has been much faster than it was assumed it would be during the spring collective bargaining round.
Latest consumer price indices in Europe: 22 May 2007
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 12/07/2007
The consumer price indices (April 2007) for European countries and aggregated figures for the eurozone and the EU; European exchange rates (at 22 May 2007).
Norway: Agreements reached in finance and broadcasting
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 06/06/2007
On 27 April 2007, the Finance Sector Union (FF) and the Employers’ Association of the Finance Sector (FA) reached a draft wage agreement covering 23,000 employees in banking and insurance. The agreement was formally ratified by the boards of the two organisations in early May.
Norway: Agreements reached in public sector
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 06/06/2007
In late April and early May 2007, one-year wage agreements were signed for employees in the central state and municipal sectors.
Norway: Bargaining round opens
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 11/04/2007
On 15 March 2007, an "intermediate" pay bargaining round opened, focusing on wage adjustments within the framework of the two-year collective agreements concluded in last year's "main" bargaining round.
Consumer price indices across Europe: 16 March 2007
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 16/03/2007
The consumer price indices (January 2007) for European countries; aggregated figures for the Eurozone and the EU, European exchange rates (at 19 March 2007).
Guide to consumer price indices across Europe
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/03/2007
The consumer price indices (December 2006) for European countries; aggregated figures for the Eurozone and the EU, European exchange rates (at 26 February 2007).
Guide to consumer price indices across Europe
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/02/2007
The consumer price indices (November 2006) for European countries; aggregated figures for the Eurozone and the EU, European exchange rates (at 22 January 2007).
Norway: LO membership increases
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 01/02/2007
The total membership of unions affiliated to the blue-collar Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) rose by around 10,000 in 2006, according to recently released provisional figures.
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.
Employee engagement is "low" in the UK
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/12/2006
A recent survey carried out by the global research and consultancy firm, ISR, indicates that more employees in the UK are thinking about leaving their jobs than in other major European economies.
Commitment matters
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 01/12/2006
British employees are more likely to be disaffected with their work life than their counterparts in mainland Europe, according to a study by research and consultancy business ISR.
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.
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.
Bias against older jobseekers in Europe
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/05/2006
Two out of five European employees believe that it is difficult for people aged over 40 to find a new job, according to a new survey of 12,353 jobseekers across eight European countries.
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: DNV sets up global employee forum
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 15/10/2009
DNV, a risk-management services multinational based in Norway, has set up a global employee information and consultation forum. We look at the DNV case and at other companies that have established "world works councils".
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.
