Estonia
Workers in homes for the elderly and children's homes have just seen their monthly pay increase by up to 25%. From 1 January 2007 the minimum monthly salary for an activity instructor in a retirement home rose by €64 (25%) to €320. Meanwhile salaries for workers in children's homes also went up by €64 with the lowest monthly rate now €288 a month.
The monthly and hourly minimum wage rates are set to rise by just over 9%, taking the monthly amount to EUR 607 and the hourly rate to EUR 3.72. The minimum wage is discussed in a tripartite council which takes into account a number of factors but the increases are also linked to specific targets - since 2017 it was stipulated that the ratio of the minimum wage to the average wage should be kept between 45% and 50%. It is also linked to trends in minimum and average wages across the European Union.
On 20 March, following warning strikes around the country in February, the vida trade union managed to negotiate a collective agreement for private hospitals with a 10.56% wage increase and €2000 minimum monthly wage. The increase takes effect on 1 July along with a cut in working time to 39 hours per week. The minimum increase for full-time employment is €180 and part-time employees will see pay increase by 9.56% and allowances by 7.53%. Employees will also get a €1600 net payment in four instalments by 30 June. Pay for apprentices will increase from 1 July to €815 in the first, €925 in the
Civil service federation ADEDY organised a strike on 7 October against the government’s austerity measures and its agreement with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. One element of the agreement is a reform of the public sector pay system and ADEDY doesn’t want to enter into talks on this unless the government reverses the cuts in public sector pay implemented earlier this year. Read more at > Greek report news website (EN)
