The purpose of the project is to provide information on working conditions, industrial relations and restructuring in the Estonian labour market for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The role of European Foundation is to provide information, advice and expertise on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis.

You can find more information on the Foundation web site (http://eurofound.europa.eu/index.htm), including news and research reports on the following subjects:

• European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
• European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
• European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) 

For the third year, PRAXIS provides information and surveys for the European Foundation from March 2008 to March 2009.

European Working Conditions Observatory EWCO:

• The occupational promotion of migrant workers. Estonian report
• Quality of work and employment of low qualified workers. Estonian report
• Non-standard forms of employment. Estonian report

 

European Industrial Relations Observatory EIRO:

• Temporary agency work. Eesti raport
• Wage developments. Eesti raport 
• Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Inland waterways (avaldamisel)
• Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Civil aviation. Estonian report
• Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Personal services. Eesti raport
• Mapping of employee representation structures at establishment level
• Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Steel. Eesti raport
• Union strategies for recruiting new groups of workers (avaldamisel)
• Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Tanning and leather. Eesti raport
• Industrial relations developments in Europe 2008. Estonian report
• Pay developments - 2008
• Working time developments - 2008
• Developments in trade union membership
• Update of Industrial relations country profiles (praegune Eesti profiil on kättesaadav siin)
• Collective bargaining in multinational companies. Eesti raport

 

European Restructuring Monitor ERM:

• The consequences of mergers and acquisitions for companies and employees
• The location of job creation and job destruction in multinational companies across EU
• Restructuring in the construction sector
• Good practice in company restructuring
• Initiatives to tackle undeclared work (avaldamisel). Samal teemal varem avaldatu leiad siit.

European Working Conditions Observatory EWCO:

• 13 October: Challenge of equal access to lifelong learning
• 8 August: Problem of undeclared wages on the rise
• 3 June 2008: Research shows fewer Estonians willing to migrate for work

 

European Industrial Relations Observatory EIRO:

• 24 November 2008: Draft Equal Treatment Act rejected in parliament
• 14 November 2008: New collective agreement for workers at Tallink shipping company
• 29 September 2008: Trade unions protest at planned lay-offs in railway transport
• 8 August 2008: Trade unions contest law making annual reports publically available
• 26 June 2008: New national qualifications system to be introduced
• 3 June 2008: Social partners agree on content and implementation of new labour law
• 8 May 2008: Heated debate on cuts in state budget due to fall in economic growth
• 14 April 2008: Better provisions for non-EU migrant workers

 

European Restructuring Monitor ERM:

For ERM we are regularly submitting fact sheets on the restructuring cases in Estonia (loss and creation of jobs). Fact sheets cover all restructuring cases which are covered in the media and where an announcement or actual reduction of at least 100 jobs has occurres (or 10% of jobs on sites employing more than 250 employees). Similarly, job creation cases where at an announced or actual creation of at least 100 new jobs has occurred are covered.

The restructuring fact sheets are available here.