Labour costs and productivity high and rising
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According to research figures, Finland has the sixth-highest labor costs for industrial workers in the world. At the same time, production levels are high and are increasing at an average of 3.1% a year between 1975 and 2000. The average cost of a Finnish worker is 23.02 euros per hour.
Publication Name: European Industrial Relations Review
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0309-7234
Year: 2003
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Finland
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The Finnish finance minister Antii Kalliomaki has indicated that the taxation policy as means of supporting a new incomes policy agreement. The current two-year accord on incomes policy will be expiring by February 2005 and the new incomes policy discussions are to begin soon.
Publication Name: European Industrial Relations Review
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0309-7234
Year: 2004
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International: comparative manufacturing industry labor costs in 2003
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According to the Institute of German Economy's annual report, the hourly labor costs in Western German manufacturing industry in 2003 were 36% above the average among its competitor countries. The relevant statistics of different countries in the year 2003 are presented.
Publication Name: European Industrial Relations Review
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0309-7234
Year: 2005
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