Social Dialogue, Procurement, Netherlands, Lithuania

Date
Mar. 11, 2021
03.03.2021 EPSU NEE CM

Respect for trade union rights, collective bargaining and social dialogue part of our democratic values – say North East European constituency unions

The EPSU affiliates of North East Europe expressed their concerns about developments in the region in the online meeting of the North East European constituency on 3 March. They received information about the situation in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine.
May. 26, 2017

ETUI update on labour law developments in Lithuania

Europe Lithuania

(May 2017) The revised labour code has been a major issue of debate in Lithuania for the last three years. The ETUI research organisation has just published a an update on this and other labour market, industral relations and pensions developments in the country. This is part of the ETUI's Reform Watch website covering all EU Member States.

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Feb. 27, 2017

Historic decision on care contracts

Netherlands

(March 2017) After years of campaigning, workers in social care might see some respite from the race to the bottom on contract costs and pay. The government has approved an order in council that requires municipalities to adopt fair and equitable rates for home care. This should end the situation where local authorities were issuing tenders which providers could only meet by cutting costs and for workers this meant either losing their job or seeing a massive cut in pay.

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