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A round-up of the latest news on pay in Poland by the German social democratic foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, shows many sectors pushing for higher pay as unemployment has fallen and emigration increased. Doctors and nurses have been particularly active in demonstrating for higher wages in the health sector, where the government has neglected the issue of wages for many years. The report also highlights a job security agreement covering 70,000 workers in state energy companies. The government proposes to merge 15 companies to form four groups and has offered job security until 2018

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Sep. 20, 2007

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Doctors and nurses protest over pay

Poland

This year has seen continuing strikes and demonstrations over pay by doctors and nurses, as reported by the EIRO industrial relations observatory. Over 200 hospitals were hit by strike action over the summer, as doctors demanded a collective agreement. Nurses also staged widespread protests over low pay in the sector. Both groups of workers have called for increased health funding and have highlighted the problem of emigration of skilled workers. Read more at > EIRO (EN)

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Jan. 28, 2008

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Demand for higher pay in public sector

Poland

Federations covering all the main sectors within the Solidarnosc confederation came together this month to demand higher pay for public sector workers. With food and energy price rises exceeding pay increases for many public sector workers, Solidarnosc leader Janusz Sniadek talked about the importance of solidarity to support the protests of individual groups of workers for higher pay. Read more at > Solidarnosc (EN)

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Feb. 21, 2008

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Solidarnosc calls for national negotiations over health service pay

Poland

Solidarnosc wants the government to take a different approach to pay in the health service. The union argues that the pay of professional groups should be set more systematically and linked in some way to average earnings. At the moment there are widespread disputes over pay and, according to the union, the government is making matters worse by dealing with each professional group separately rather than negotiating across the whole of the health service. Read more at > Solidarnosc (EN)

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Aug. 12, 2009

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Nurses and midwives strike over pay

Poland

Nurses and midwives at the specialized hospital in Radom in central Poland are on strike in support of their claim for a substantial pay increase. The hospital has said it cannot afford the pay increase as it is already in deficit. The strike began on 5 August at the hospital that is the biggest in the region. [Read more at > Polish Radio news (EN)->http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/national/artykul113659_striking_radom_nurses_break_off_talks.html] [And more at > Polish Radio news (EN)-> http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/national/artykul113550_third_day_in_nurse_strike.html] [Thanks for this

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Aug. 31, 2010

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