Denmark: new collective agreement for private sector approved A new collective bargaining agreement was approved by trade union members, securing employment conditions for around 600,000 private sector workers for the coming years. Around 79% of the union members who voted did so in favour of the... Find out more

Austria: 10% pay raise in private hospitals The Vida trade union managed to negotiate a collective agreement for private hospitals with a 10.56% wage increase and € 2,000 minimum monthly wage. The increase takes effect on 1 July along with a cut in working time to 39 hours per week. The minimum... Find out more

After a week of tough negotiations, major international unions, employers, industry bodies, and governments have come to an agreement to advance workers' rights in the arts and entertainment sector. The high-level meeting took place on 13-17 February at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in... Find out more

Austria: New collective agreement in the electricity sector The trade union GPA has negotiated a new collective agreement in the electricity sector which delivers pay increases of 8.6%-9.6% along with increases in allowances of between 8.6% and 9.3%. Another result of the negotiations is a... Find out more

The European Commission remains ambivalent on involvement of the social partners in political decision-making. What role should the ‘social partners’ (organisations representing workers and employers at national and at European Union level) play in the economy’s digital and environmental transitions... Find out more

EU: New recommendation to strengthen EU social dialogue The European Commission presented a proposal for a recommendation comprising a series of measures to encourage the EU Member States to strengthen social dialogue at national level. The EU Commission also published a communication listing future... Find out more

Union recognition can be a tough battle in EU member states in central and eastern Europe When investing in another European Union member state, multinational companies (MNCs) can be expected to respect employees’ rights to the same extent as at home. Occasionally they do but MNCs rarely transfer... Find out more

Europe - Agreement on pay-transparency measures to expose gender pay gap On 15 December, a provisional trilogue agreement on binding pay transparency measures has been reached between the European Parliament and negotiators from the EU Member States. Parliament and Council will still have to... Find out more

EU- Report on minimum wage and pay for the self-employed Eurofound published a new report on minimum wages and other forms of pay for the self-employed. The main objective of the report is to understand how minimum wages, wage rates, fees and other forms of pay could be fixed for specific jobs or... Find out more

Europe - New Guidelines on collective agreements for solo self-employed people The European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements regarding the working conditions of solo self-employed people. The Guidelines clarify when certain self... Find out more