Collective bargaining in Slovakia characteristics and trends M

Collective bargaining in Slovakia: characteristics and trends M. Kahancová, M. Martišková and M. Sedláková (2019): Slovakia: Between coordination and fragmentation. ETUI 2019 COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019

Outline • Aim: What fragmentation and what coordination Slovakia´s collective barganing experienced? • We will discuss – Trends in collective barganing coverage – The level of bargaining (where the working conditions are bargained? ) – The scope of bargaing (what is bargained? )

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 CB coverage and organizing Bargaining coverage 2000 s 2010 s Wage dynamics survey 57. 4 % in 2009 37. 5 % in 2014 Eurofound 51% in 2000 30 % in 2013 Mo. L SK 42. 2 % in 2006 32. 4 % in 2013 ICTWSS 50 % in 2000 24. 9 % in 2013 Organization densities 2000 s 2010 s Employers 33% 30. 5% Trade unions 32% 13. 5% Source: ICTWSS Employers: fragmentation and reluctance to CB Trade unions: economic transformation, missing strategies to penetrate to new industries

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Levels of collective bargaining Hierarchy of levels of collective bargaining National consultation Sector level (multi-employer CB) Company level CB

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Levels of bargaining Levels and coverage National 100% level Sector level (multiemployer CB) Company level CB

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Levels of bargaining Levels and coverage National 100% level 11% of medium and large companies covered (10% industry and commerce, 60% in banking) Sector level (multiemployer CB) Company level CB

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Levels of bargaining Levels and coverage 11% of medium and large companies covered (10% industry and commerce, 60% in banking) 32% National 100% legislation Sector level (multiemployer CB) Company level CB

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Level of bargaining • Oscilates between industry level and company level bargaining • At the national level only consulations, but important tool legislation • The biggest erosion is observed in the sector(multi-employer) level CB – Changes in extention mechanisms (2012, 2016 - 2017) – Employers are reluctant to extension – Very low impact, only around 3% in wages in the covered companies (in 2016) – Difficulties in control of fulfilling CB provisions

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Scope of bargaining – setting working conditions National legislation Sector level CB Company level CB Level and the scope of working conditions regulation

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Scope of bargaining – impact of levels in reality National legislation Sector level CB Company level CB Level and the scope of working conditions regulation

Scope – example minimum wage National legislation Sector level CB Company level CB 520 € in 2019 435 € in 2017 520 € manufacturing in 2019 450 € banking in 2017 890 € in 2017 in PSA Peugeot

COLBAR Kick-off meeting Bratislava 9. 10. 2019 Concluding remarks • Fragmentation of representatives of SD structures • Replacement of collective bargaining by other strategies such as media presence, lobbying, strikes and strikes alerts • Increasing interest in adressing legislation on the expense of CB • Company level collective agreements gaining importance – fragementation and decentralization of CB • BUT decentralization requires coordination (on both sides on employer and employees) • If sector level bargaining does not function, need to search for alterantive forms of coordination at the company level (campaign, database etc. . . )

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