Germany
Bremen is the first regional government in Germany to adopt a law on minimum wages that covers regional government employers as well as organisations funded by the regional government. Organisations will risk losing their funding if they infringe the new law which takes effect from 1 September this year. A Senate committee will review the level of the minimum rate, initially set at €8.50 an hour, every two years.
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(Press Release) The Bremen Bremerhaven labour court yesterday found that a German subsidiary of the Orpea Group subjected the chair of their works council to a sustained campaign of anti-union ‘bullying’ over the past year.
The two main trade union confederations - GSEE in the private sector and ADEDY in the public sector - have pledged to continue their protests against government pension reforms despite the passage of new legislation. Their immediate aim is to support calls for a referendum on the reforms that is due to be discussed in parliament. Read more at > javno news website (EN)
The beginning of the month was the deadline for the transposition of the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive (TPWCD) into national law. The directive is a significant update and revision of the Written Statement Directive and provides a range of new rights in relation to training, probationary periods, second jobs, advanced notice of work schedules, protection against abuse of zero-hours contracts and transfers to more secure employment. A major concern for EPSU has been the clause that allows Member States to deny key rights to public service workers. It is not yet known
