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Italy: government adopts new “anticrisis” measures for young people
Whereas warnings on the conditions of young Italian people are multiplied – according to recent data by the Istat, their unemployment rate is 26.2% against 8.6% for the entire population, and 44%...
EADS: interview of Frédéric Agenet, EADS Director of Industrial Relations, on the agreement establishing a bargaining procedure at European level
Frédéric Agenet. EADS wants to be more integrated at European level.  Being more integrated socially doesn’t mean that we want to apply exactly the same policies in all four countries for every...
Romania: first draft of the new Labor Code
New pending Code.  A first draft of the Romanian Labor Code reform was finally published on the night on Monday, November 29th, putting an end to weeks of speculation and rumors, one even...
Germany: new company agreement on the protection of data at the Deutsche Bahn
Always informing before doing.  “Negotiations with the management haven’t been extra smooth.  After what happened in recent years, we had to start from scratch” explained a member of the union’s...
1 December 2010
Portugal: CGTP union won’t proceed with the general strike
The National Committee of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) met, yesterday, November 30th, to determine whether or not to continue the general strike of November 24th (see our...
Austria: 2.3% wage increase and introduction of minimum wage in trade
After six weeks intensely bargaining, the social partners in Austrian trade, 450,000 employees, finally reached an agreement on Monday, November 29th, on a 2-2.3% wage increase depending on the...
Ecuador: businesses that make a profit are going to have to pay decent wages
As of January 2011, private businesses making a profit will have to pay their employees at least $320 a month.  Currently, minimum wage is $220 a month.  Nearly 100,000 people are going to be...
30 November 2010
Greece: winter will be under a strain as well
The memorandum, part 3, addresses the following issues:
Italy: analysis of the impact of the labor dispute reform
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EU: concern about Brussels’ interventionism regarding labor law and wage policies
Recommendations on social policies.  A proposal by the European Commission on “economic governance and macroeconomic imbalances” published on September 29th provides for the implementation of an...
Italy: the “future of young people” at the heart of the CGIL’s big national demonstration on November 27th
For the first time in union history, young people and precarious workers were at the center of a national demonstration.  Other first, young people were leading the two processions that went...
Germany: merger of Transnet and GDBA, the two key rail and transportation unions
Anticipated merger.  The merger between Transnet, union that dates back to the end of the 19th century, and GDBA, created in 1948, is no surprise.  The first is the key rail union and represents...
Spain: three candidates for the leadership of the CEOE employers’ organization
An issue of succession rather than a true questioning. Currently listed candidates all come from the CEOE’s innermost circle. They are all on the confederation’s board: Santiago Herrero, leader of...
Italy: government agrees to bill introducing a quota for 30% of women on boards
“More than ever, we need to turn our country’s tremendous pool of female human capital, still underexploited, into a card to play in the game of development, competitiveness and social...
Spain: unions and employers prepare the reform of collective bargaining
Prepare the reform. Reforming collective bargaining should help improve relations within businesses, productivity and competitiveness, and encourage employee participation.  Representatives of the...
France: 2011 social security budget act marked by reduced social niches
After deficits soared in 2009 because of the economic crisis, 2010 witnessed a slight improvement in the situation of French corporate financial statements. Indeed, the deficit of the social...
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