Labour and social security

Labour and social security

1. Slight increase in job numbers
2. Sickness absence down slightly in 2004
3. Unemployment slightly down in September-November
4. More and more Dutch men take parental leave
5. Nearly one million people involuntarily unemployed
6. Lowest hourly wage rises for ten years
7. Fewer people claiming benefits
8. Robust increase number of vacancies
9. Top ten male and female dominated occupations
10. Unemployment virtually unchanged
11. Fewer workers under severe pressure of time
12. Better opportunities on the job market with a starter qualification
13. Formerly disabled workers off sick twice as often
14. Unemployment stable
15. Collectively agreed wage rises up again
16. Largest job losses in South Holland in 2004
17. Job losses come to a halt
18. Disability benefits nearly back at 1998 level
19. Unemployment down slightly
20. Fewer people retire at 60
21. Fewer hours worked than agreed
22. Fewer people with disabilities working
23. Fewer young people employed
24. Number of vacancies no longer increasing
25. Full-time/part-time job most popular combination among couples
26. Unemployment remains stable
27. Over one third of jobholders are regularly working overtime
28. Revision press release on income support benefits
29. One quarter of over-50s who left the job market seek to re-enter
30. One quarter of over-50s who left the job market seek to re-enter
31. Burn-out and psychological workload
32. Unemployment rate stable
33. Collective wage rises smallest for 20 years
34. Hefty increase in income support benefits
35. Incidental wage increases up in 2003
36. Job losses slightly down
37. Workers less satisfied with pay and promotion prospects
38. Employment at municipalities past its peak
39. Few employed over-50s in large cities
40. Unemployment unchanged
41. More over-65s active in voluntary sector
42. Fewer partial unemployment benefits
43. Vacancies continue to rise
44. Unemployment still rising
45. More single parents working
46. Youth unemployment no longer rising
47. More long-term unemployed
48. More over-50s employed
49. Surge in collective sector jobs comes to an end
50. Unemployment continues to rise
51. Income support claimants stable in 2004
52. Fewer job losses
53. More people without medical insurance
54. Unemployment remains virtually unchanged
55. Unemployment up in all provinces
56. Marginal increase in number of vacancies
57. Unemployment growth rate among foreigners slowing down
58. Vacancies for school-leavers in decline
59. Nearly 480 thousand unemployed in the Netherlands
60. Dutch labour costs in line with Western Europe
61. Do employees with a foreign background get equal pay?
62. Who doesn't have a paid job?
63. Revised version: Fewer people on income support
64. Fewer people on income support
65. More vacancies for high-level jobs
66. Employees financial institutions well-paid
67. Unemployment increasing
68. Collectively agreed wages keep up with inflation rate in 2004
69. Fewer flexible workers