Labour market

Ministry of Justice
2014

CRIME PREVENTION AT LOCAL LEVEL

There is general consensus that crime prevention is most effective when planned and delivered locally, as local communities understand best the problems and needs of community and therefore can...

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Ministry of Education and Research
2013

OVERVIEW OF MEASURES FOR FINANCING LIFELONG LEARNING

The key to promoting lifelong learning is to overcome different barriers like low awareness, negative attitude towards learning and restricted economic opportunities. The purpose of this overview was to...

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Ministry of Social Affairs
2013

ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR CONTRACT ACT

The new Employment Contract Act was adopted on 17. December 2008 and came into force six months later, on 1 July 2009. The Act aims at increasing flexicurity in...

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Ministry of Finance
2012

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE DIFFERENTIAL

How do wages in the public sector differ from those in the private sector? As shown in this brief report, the answer depends significantly on the definition of public...

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Ministry of Social Affairs
2011

LEGAL ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

Are things OK in the field of occupational health and safety in Estonia? The Ministry of Social Affairs commissioned this analysis to get an answer to that question, with more specific purpose to assess the harmony between Estonian legal acts and practices in the field of occupational health and safety and international laws, EU directives, other member states’ good practices. Attention was directed also to the structure of occupational health and work safety infrastructure in Estonia.

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Ministry of Education and Research
2011

THE COST OF SCHOOL FAILURE IN ESTONIA

The objective of the study was to assess the expenses to people and society in general coming from discontinuing studies. Not acquiring secondary education or its equivalents is meant...

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Ministry of Social Affairs
2011

COLLECTIVE LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

Estonian regulation on collective employment relationships needs renewal. The Ministry of Social Affairs ordered many research papers in order to analyse the present situation of collective working relationships, practices...

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