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EU: European social partners mobilized against the revised negotiating text on NAMA
The professional organizations representing five sectors (the Automotive, the Chemical, the Paper, the Textiles and clothing and the Non-ferrous industries) expressed, in a joint declaration on...
Thales : renewal of agreement on European Works Council
The EWC of Thales, world leader of information systems in aeronautics, space, defense and safety, is composed of 35 members (17 French, 5 British, 3 Germans and 2 members respectively for Spain...
EDF : launch of the renegotiation on the corporate social responsibility of the group
The committee for dialogue on corporate social responsibility of the EDF group held its third annual meeting since the signing of the agreement in May 2005 in Paris. This body is composed of the...
EU: the Commission is trying to make mobility easier for researchers
In a communication presented on May 27, 2008, the European Commission seeks to establish a partnership with the Member States to make the EU more attractive to researchers and improve their...
Germany: the Deutsche Bahn reforms and extends its unit against corruption
On the occasion of the publication of its 2006-07 report against corruption on Monday, the first German railway company announced that it was almost going to triple the staff of its "Compliance...
Rio Tinto-Alcan: staff representatives turn to European institutions
The battle led by Rio Tinto-Alcan's employees to keep their centers of excellence in Europe is not over. Even though Alcan's staff representatives met with the European Commission, they are mainly...
Germany : battle over the representation of employees after the integration of SAP Systems into the parent company SAP AG
The election of the first works committee in the history of SAP (a workforce of 14,000 in Germany) on December 1, 2006 had already given rise to a wrestling match lasting several months between...
Italy: reactions to Arcelor-Mittal’s H&S draft international framework agreement
Italian metalworkers' federations are satisfied with Arcelor-Mittal's health and safety draft international framework agreement, which the European Metalworkers' Federation sent to its members for...
Arcelor-Mittal: international draft agreement on health and safety at work under way
The steel group Arcelor-Mittal and three union organizations – the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the American union USW, came to an...
Germany: Deutsche Telekom admits wiretapping several executives and union reps
The Der Spiegel magazine just revealed that, in 2005-06, Deutsche Telekom recorded the telephone numbers of the professional and private calls made by several of its managers, as well as staff...
Portugal: the future of collective agreements at the center of the debate on the reform of the Labor Code
The talks between the social partners on the reform of Labor Law (see our article No. 080331) are stumbling against issues concerning the modification of rules' hierarchy and on the termination of...
EU: the CJEC interprets the competence of a judge as part of a dismissal in an international group
In a decision published on May 22, 2008, following a preliminary ruling from the French supreme court (Cour de Cassation), the CJEC ruled that regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the...
Italy: beginning of tax exemption for extra hours
On May 21, the Council of Ministers kicked off tax exemption for extra hours and productivity bonuses. The day before, during the first consultation meeting with the social partners, the...
Great Britain: the government to introduce a right to occupational training
The government has just unveiled the details of its plan to recognize workers' right to apply for time to attend a professional training course, announced Gordon Brown last week (see our...
Belgium: the Christian union confederation CSC wins social elections
The Federal Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Consultation published, on May 22, 2008, the partial results (89%) of the social elections held between May 5 and May 18 allowing employees to...
EU: analysis of the preliminary draft revision of the EWC directive
The preliminary draft revision of the EWC directive is currently in inter-services consultation at the European Commission. This document, of which Planet Labor managed to get a copy, is in line...
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