EIROnlineThe European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) is a monitoring instrument offering news and analysis on European industrial relations. Its aim is to collect, analyse and disseminate high-quality and up-to-date information on key developments in industrial relations in Europe. It aims primarily to serve the needs of national and European level organisations of the social partners, governmental organisations and EU institutions.President of union confederation calls for moderate wage increase demand- February 19, 2007 With the collective bargaining rounds of 2007 properly under way, the President of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Hans Jensen, publicly announced that an annual wage increase of 4% would be a reasonable outcome for employees. Such a significant and unequivocal statement after the start of the negotiations is extraordinary. Given that trade union representatives rather than LO are actually conducting the negotiations, some chairpersons of member unions consider the announcement to be..http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2007/01/articles/dk0701019i.html Precarious situation of temporary agency workers- February 12, 2007 At present, the temporary agency work sector is expanding considerably in Denmark. In 2005, earnings in this sector increased by 35%. The present shortage of labour in the Danish labour market has contributed to the success of temporary work agencies in recent years and employers are very satisfied with the flexibility involved in recruiting a temporary agency worker. However, according to a research paper published in October 2006 by the Employment Relations Research Centre, the legal status...http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/10/articles/dk0610029i.html New employer organisation favours more company-level agreements- February 12, 2007 At a joint general meeting on 22 November 2006, the Danish Commerce and Services employer organisation and the Danish Chamber of Commerce, a business interest association in services, agreed to merge to form Dansk Erhverv, a new joint employer and business association in the Danish labour market. This new organisation aims to become a major competitor to the currently dominant Danish employer organisation, the Confederation of Danish Industries. Moreover, it aims to put more emphasis on...http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/11/articles/dk0611029i.html |