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HP-EDS: the EWCs of the two groups say no voluntary wage cut program
cils of Hewlett-Packard and EDS met, on March 26-27, staff representatives expressed their opposition to the wage cuts – voluntary and permanent – proposed by HP’s European...
Great Britain: Equality and Human Rights Commission proposes to reform parental leave
th 5.3 billion pounds a year, the Equality and Human Rights Commission calls for a revision of parental leave to reduce the gender pay gap and involve men in family life. The CBI employers’...
Germany: Airbus Deutschland also spied on its employees
and Deutsche Bahn, Airbus Deutschland is now hit by a spying scandal. The German subsidiary of the European aeronautical consortium Airbus, subsidiary of EADS, recognized, on April 2, 2009, that...
Mexico: airlines and airports cut 1.000 jobs each month
sector. In recent months, 6.400 jobs have been cut. Bu June, another 4.000 people will loose their job in airlines and businesses providing services on the ground. An agreement signed by unions...
Brazil: government and car industry sign pact to protect employment
ed to unfreeze $650 million to stimulate demand for cars and motorcycles. In exchange, car manufacturers will have to maintain the current level of employment in the mid term. Nevertheless...
Belgium: negotiations on extending partial unemployment to employees stopped
union and employers’ representatives, had until April 1 to reach an agreement on the extension of partial unemployment to white-collar workers. Negotiations failed on the morning of April 2...
Germany: Daimler enhances savings program
global crisis, the German carmaker, Daimler, wants employees to make substantial sacrifices. On the eve of the beginning of negotiations with its works council on a new savings plan, the...
EU: ETUC wants to unite social protest to put people first
federation (ETUC) will organize four Euro-demonstrations in European capitals. The European organization wants to place citizens “at the heart of its priorities” and calls for the...
Dexia: ongoing negotiations on the implementation of the group’s “transformation plan”
n was announced in January, talks are flying around within Dexia’s EWC and in the countries affected, i.e. France, Luxembourg and Belgium. (Ref. 090365) Staff representatives’...
Italy: a majority of Piaggio employees approved the company agreement rejected by the Fiom-CGIL
oyees consulted via a referendum on the company agreement signed by the Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil but rejected by the Fiom approved the agreement. While underlying that most workers rejected it, the...
International: European Court of Human Rights limits collective action’s nuisance right
h 5, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights judged that “the total block, repeatedly, of road traffic on the highway went beyond the usual inconvenience inhering in any...
EU: working time directive might be shelved after yet another failed conciliation
tiations which ended early in the morning, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers couldn’t reach an agreement on the draft revision of the working time directive, currently...
Safran: first plenary meeting for the EWC
ployees) met for the first time on March 25, 2009. It elected bureau members and the council’s secretary. Two days dedicated to training preceded the meeting. The first, in February...
Great Britain: unions and employers mobilized to save the industry, poorly defended by the government
employers unanimously welcome the campaign launched by Unite. They met to propose an emergency assistance strategy for the industry and its jobs. The government, which made many promises but gave...
France: framing managers’ pay in businesses helped by the State
10, the managers of businesses which, because of the crisis, were helped by the State or receive public funds will have to give up their stock options and free shares and accept close supervision...
EU: action against dismissal for pregnant women only may be contrary to Community Law
Facts. On January 25, 2007, a registered letter informed Mrs. Pontin, employed by T-Comalux in Luxembourg, that she was being dismissed for gross misconduct after three days of unjustified...
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...