On 12 July the interior minister Jüri Pihk and Kalle Liivamägi, chair of the ROTAL trade unions signed a social partnership agreement, the first in the Estonian state sector. The agreement covers consultations at all levels between the employers and trade union representatives. In the first stage they will meet in a number of different taskforces that will look at changes in working conditions, working time and salaries.
Social partnership deal in state sector
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