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Social dialogue : a Czech report

Social dialogue : a Czech report. Zuzana Dvorakova. Methodology and sources. Public statistics Czech Statistical Office: Labour Statistics MLSA: Information system on working conditions CMKOS: system of monitoring enterprise collective agreements Nation-wide workshop (13 June 2012)

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Social dialogue : a Czech report

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  1. Socialdialogue: a Czech report Zuzana Dvorakova Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  2. Methodology and sources • Public statistics • Czech Statistical Office: Labour Statistics • MLSA: Information system on working conditions • CMKOS: system of monitoring enterprise collective agreements • Nation-wide workshop (13 June 2012) • Individual interviews • 9 in July and August • 3 planned in October • Questionnaire survey in municipal authorities (July 2012) Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  3. Tradeunions • Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS) – • Unites 30 sectoral TUs • A member of tripartite • No national agreement (since 1993) • Low TU density in the CR • Long-term and rather negative attitudes of citizens to TUs Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  4. Trade unions in analysed sectors • Trade unions of State Authorities and Organizations (OS SOO) • Trade union of the Health Service and Social Care of the CR (OSZSP) – dominant • In times of austerity - mutual coordination and cooperation • Critics of Goverment measures and own suggestions via CMKOS Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  5. Employersassociations Several associations in both sectors -in PA two dominant No association is involved in collective bargaining on a sectoral level Collective agreements only on enterprise levels Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  6. Municipalauthorities Working and wage condition - Labour Code + Act on officials of territorial self-governing units Reform of the pay system from 1. 1. 2011 Reduction of salaries by 10 % Implementation of elements of a contractual system in compensation Up to 2011 bargaining focused mainly on benefits financed from social funds Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  7. Questionnaire results • Distribution of 4.250 questionnaires • 498 questionnaires valid (11,7 %) • Low density in municipalities • 6 % of respondents – TU members • 72,5 % - no TUs in municipal authority • Negative attitudes to TU • Job satisfaction – regardless of TU existence on workplace (municipal authorities) and concluded collective agreements Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  8. Health care sector • Health care facilities – 98 % private • Predominantly financed from general health insurance • No radical reform of the sector • Industrial actions (strike, strike alerts) • Wages in private facilities lower than in hospitals owned by public institutions Social dialogue in the era of austerity

  9. A preliminary Czech conclusion • Cuts are normally imposed than agreed with unions • Mechanisms to cut pay budget decided centrally • Cuts in PA linked to the pay system reform • Attempts to broaden wage gaps between higher and lower paid employees (based on merit pay, performance appraisal and individual contracts) Social dialogue in the era of austerity

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