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Luxembourg: adoption of the law introducing the single status
The historical difference between blue- and white-collar workers will disappear on January 1, 2009, according to the law on the single status permanently adopted by the Lower House on April 29...
6 May 2008
Luxembourg: towards a reform of the industrial accident-occupational disease insurance
The Government Council gave an agreement in principle, on May 2, 2008, for the bill reforming the accident insurance which supports industrial accidents and occupational diseases. "Given the scope...
6 May 2008
Equator: subcontracting and part-time work outlawed
The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly adopted, on April 30, 2008, a series of drastic measures to fight staff exploitation and job precariousness. The reform of labor law outlaws agency workers...
5 May 2008
Poland: the government’s action plan in favor of seniors’ employment
The government launched a consultation with the social partners on its program entitled "Inter-generation solidarity – action plan to increase the professional activity of people over 50." This...
5 May 2008
EU: the Commission adopts the guidelines concerning State aid for railway undertakings
The European Commission adopted, on April 30, 2008, the Guidelines on State Aid for railway undertakings. These guidelines clarify the rules applicable to State Aid granted to railway undertakings...
5 May 2008
Germany: Deutsche Post AG and Ver.di end their conflict
After weeks of conflict punctuated with warning strikes (see our dispatch No. 80326), the management of the Deutsche Post AG and the services union Ver.di signed in extremis, on April 30, 2008 in...
5 May 2008
Luxembourg: the law transposing the Directive on the information and consultation of workers was adopted
The law on the information and consultation of workers was permanently voted on April 29, 2008 by the House of Representatives. It transposes into national law Directive 2002/14 of March 11, 2002...
5 May 2008
Finland: the government is thinking about a bill allowing employers to check their employees’ emails
The government sparked off a vivid debate with a draft amendment for the law on the protection of electronic data, which would allow employers to check the addresses of the emails received by and...
5 May 2008
Denmark: twice as many pleural cancers in one year
According to recent figures from the National Board of Industrial Injuries (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen), the number of registered pleural cancers has doubled since the law on the protection of...
30 April 2008
Portugal : employers’ contribution amendment to fight job insecurity
One of the greatest sources of income for the Social Security consists in the single social tax (taxa social única), to be supported by the employers. Each employer is obliged to pay a tax of...
30 April 2008
Brazil : national campaign for the reduction of working time
At mid-April, the two major unions in the metal sector (CNM/CUT and CNTM) launched a national campaign for the reduction of the workweek with stoppages and demonstrations throughout the country...
30 April 2008
Belgium: the government announced a plan in favor of health and safety at work
Joelle Miquet, Minister for Employment, presented, on April 28, 2008, on the occasion of the world day for health and safety at work, a five-year program to improve the health, safety and...
30 April 2008
EU : creation of a legal assistance fund for EWCs
The executive committee of the European Federation of Public Services Union (EPSU) adopted, on April 22, 2008, the rules to appeal to a legal assistance fund created for EWCs. It will helps the...
29 April 2008
Corporate Practices : R8 “Silver Line” project and “Demographic concept” at Audi
In 2006, 54.44% of Audi's staff was older than 39 and 16.98% over 50. In 2012, 1/3 of employees in the production division will be older than 50. At the same time, retirement age was brought up to...
29 April 2008
Germany: clarifications on the “demographic fund” introduced in the chemistry sector at company-level
This fund, managed by the company, planned in the agreement signed by the chemistry social partners (see our dispatch No. 080311), aims at setting up an internal fund dedicated to the tools...
29 April 2008
Corporate practices: seniors’ employment in the Swedish company Scania
2007 was a record year in terms of sales for the group Scania, one of the jewels of the Swedish industry (84.5 million Swedish crowns, i.e. almost 9 million euro in sales). After Neste Oil (see...
29 April 2008
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