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CAWIE conference 29th November 2012 Erlend Hansen

CAWIE conference 29th November 2012 Erlend Hansen. Our annual collective bargaining survey Asks about collective agreements concluded the last 12 months (May to May). Circulated to 240 unions in 35 countries.

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CAWIE conference 29th November 2012 Erlend Hansen

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  1. CAWIE conference 29th November 2012 Erlend Hansen

  2. Our annual collective bargaining survey • Asks about collective agreements concluded the last 12 months (May to May). Circulated to 240 unions in 35 countries. • Questions about demands and results with respect to wages, working time, pensions, training rights and equal opportunities. • Struggle to keep up the response rate

  3. Our wage coordination rule • The criterions for trade union wage policy in all countries are to: • Offset the rate of inflation • Ensure that workers’ incomes retain their participation in productivity gains. • Not meant as an upper limit.

  4. Evaluation of its fulfillment • Value Of the Whole Agreement (VOWA) • - Inflation* (preferably national, not HICP) • = Offset inflation rate • Labour productivity (average)* • = Balanced Participation in Productivity Gains (BPPG) • Forecasts, updates are necessary.

  5. Difficult to monitor wage developments • Fewer national collective agreements • Wage carry over, different growth during time intervals, calculations to be done on annual basis • Lump sum, bonuses, performance related pay • Fringe benefits • Wage drift, positive/negative (opening clauses) • Non-wage elements in collective agreements

  6. Ideas to improve our work • Develop online tool questionnaire and possibly for calculation of VOWA • Train national correspondents • Reinforce our dialogue with the ETUC and research institutions

  7. Thank you for your attention!

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