In January 2007, the Research Centre Klaster (Uuringukeskus Klaster [1]) and the University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikool [2]) conducted a survey on temporary agency work [3] in Estonia at the initiative of the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs (Sotsiaalministeerium [4]). The survey aimed to map the
The parental leave system in Estonia is generous both in terms of length and compensation. The maximum length of leave is three years, during which time the employer holds the job for the employee. Since 2004, with the enforcement of the Parental Benefit Act [1], 455 days of the total leave are
In December 2006, the market research and consulting company TNS Emor [1] carried out a Survey of commitment and job satisfaction of civil servants (in Estonian, 1Mb PDF) [2]. Approximately 24,000 people work as civil servants in Estonia; the study was based on a sample of 1,028 civil servants. [1]
In November 2006, Statistics Estonia [1] (Statistikaamet) published a study on the Estonian labour market in 2005 (Tööturg, 2005). The study aims to provide an overview of labour market developments over the past 10 years. It also examines, among other things, the use of flexible forms of work using
The continually increasing national average wage has placed the media spotlight on the issue of financial limits on claims made to labour dispute committees. At the beginning of 2006, the Individual Labour Dispute Resolution Act (*EE0402102F* [1]) set the ceiling at EEK 50,000 (about €3,196 as at 19
In December 2006, Statistics Estonia (Eesti Statistika [1]) published two surveys Earnings 2005 [2] and Women and Men [3], which include, among other things, an analysis of the gender pay gap in 2005. The latter report combines various data from Statistics Estonia, such as the Labour Force Survey
In 2006, the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank [1]) published a report entitled Salary policy in Estonian enterprises (in Estonian, 635Kb PDF) [2]. The study was based on telephone interviews with a sample of 250 managers – namely chief executives or company directors – taken from the Estonian Central
In 2006, the Institute of International and Social Studies (Rahvusvaheliste ja Sotsiaaluuringute Instituut) at Tallinn University (Tallinna Ülikool) in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs (Sotsiaalministeerium) launched a survey entitled ‘Monitoring gender equality’ (in Estonian, 448Kb
In 2005, the Institute of International and Social Studies (IISS [1]) at the University of Tallinn and the social and market research company Saar Poll carried out a study entitled Monitoring integration (in Estonian, 687Kb PDF) [2]. The data were collected in Estonia at the beginning of 2005. In
Since the beginning of 2006, the Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (Eesti Transpordi- ja Teetöötajate Ametiühing, ETTA [1]) (*EE0408102F* [2]) had been trying to reach a wage agreement with GoBus. The public transportation company GoBus [3] was established in 2005 as a result of the