Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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are clearly used more seldom as working tools in Lithuania than in Estonia
and Latvia.
The wage earners' increased possibilities of influencing their job tasks and
their working pace constitute a positive factor. Around half of all the wage
earners felt that for them the possibilities in question were either extremely
good or rather good. These proportions have definitely grown in recent years.
In this aspect as well, there are great differences between those in the public
and the private sector. The public-sector wage earners clearly have greater
possibilities for such influence.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS
Unionisation The rate of unionisation
has slightly
increased.
Contracts - The proportion of
fixed-term contracts
is high but stable.
- The proportion of
illegal oral contracts
ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA
has decreased.
Working hours ‘Normalisation’
trend in weekly
working hours.
Pay - The differences in
net income between
the genders have
decreased. The gap
is now 30 %.
- Delays in payment
are becoming rather
rare.
The rate of unionisation
has decreased,
but it is
still the highest in
the Baltic coun-
tries.
The proportion of
fixed-term contracts
and illegal
oral contracts is
the highest in the
Baltic countries.
The weekly working
hours are the
longest in the
Baltic countries.
- The net income
growth has been
clearly greater
than in the other
Baltic countries.
- The black economy
is a severe
problem and has
The rate of unionisation
has decreased
and it is lower than
in Estonia and Latvia.
- The proportion of
fixed-term contracts
has increased.
- The proportion of
illegal oral contracts
has decreased.
Private sector (female)
employees’
working hours have
lengthened a lot.
- The differences in
net income between
the genders are
smaller than in Estonia
and Latvia.
- The problem of
delayed payments
has considerably in-