How risky is air travel? What does the science say? 19. November 2020 | TÜAÜ | Leave a comment The academic life consists of repeated stays abroad to study or share your knowledge. Those who are away now or are waiting for a dear one to come home for the Christmas have an urgent question: how safe it the way home. For our relief, flying may be rather safe if to imply caution. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Why it was so hard for the Democrats to win the presidential elections? 12. November 2020 | TÜAÜ Õhtuleht (Nov 4, 2020) writes that the highly equal results in the presidential elections show how the US society is deeply split, and asks the reader to think what are the sources of such a conflict. The parallel is drawn to Estonia where the left-out have also recently revolted. The situation around the US elections and its background (shared between the US and Estonia as pointed out by Õhtuleht) explained in The Guardian. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
The UT Union's proposal regarding the new salary rules of the university: a basic income is needed for the academic worker 5. November 2020 | TÜAÜ Though, the rise in salary is fictitious as long the pay depends solely on grant owned by the research group - it means whether the current finances allow any pay rise firsthand! Read More Like this:Like Loading...
The European Commission: the solution is in collective bargaining 30. October 2020 | TÜAÜ | Leave a comment Countries with high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a lower share of low-wage workers, lower wage inequality and higher minimum wages. Therefore, the Commission proposal aims at promoting collective bargaining on wages in all Member States. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Web conference "European minimum wage" on October 27 in DELFI-TV 26. October 2020 | TÜAÜ | Leave a comment This week the Brussels have to present the directive about the European minimum wage. Before it on 27 October, European Parliament member Yana Toom organises a web conference in the news portal Delfi called „Eurpean minimum wage: pro and contra“. Read More Like this:Like Loading...