REMINDER : pay survey in energy, waste and water

This week is the deadline for responses to the survey of pay in the energy, waste and water sectors. There are still a few days left for EPSU affiliates to ask their members to complete the online survey on pay and conditions. The questionnaire takes about 15-20 minutes to fill in and is available in 21 countries in national languages. The data form the survey will be available to EPSU affiliates and will be discussed at a conference in Vienna on 26-27 September. The project is funded by the European Commission and co-ordinated by researchers at AIAS in Amsterdam. [Find the national websites

EPSU is carrying out a survey of all affiliates to find out how they are trying to reduce the gender pay gap. There have been some interesting responses so far from the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, Georgia and Norway but we need many more replies to ensure there is a good coverage of countries and sectors. [Questionnaire available at > (16 languages)->http://www.epsu.org/a/6224]

Don't forget that EPSU is carrying out its annual survey of pay and conditions in the public services. Information from the survey will be included in an annual report on collective bargaining and social dialogue that will be presented to the Collective Bargaining conference in Brussels in December. The report has to be finished in time for translation and so responses to the survey are needed by the end of September. All contacts in EPSU's epsucob@ collective bargaining network should have received a copy of the questionnaire. It is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Swedish