Brussels, 09/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 September, the centre-right Finnish government announced measures to reduce hourly labour costs, some of the highest in Europe, by 5%.
The announced measures include the cancellation of two public holidays (Epiphany and Ascension), a reduction in overtime payments (by half for overtime hours and by one quarter for Sundays) and reducing paid annual leave from 38 days to 30 for civil servants. In the event of sickness leave, the first day...