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Great Britain: one more step towards wage transparency
British employees can now compare their wages anonymously on Glassdoor.com. The usual secrecy which tends to come with employment contracts is definitely dying out, which should also make it...
Netherlands: court blocks airline pilots’ strike
A Haarlem court prohibited the strike planned for the following day by the airline pilots of the Transavia low-cost airline, because it judged that the consequences would be disproportionate. The...
Great Britain: businesses to cut benefits to offset the economic crisis
The consequences on employment of the declining growth in Great Britain should be even more tangible in the coming months. With that perspective, UK businesses are sacking some of the benefits...
EU: the CJEC places industrial relations law under the guardianship of community market law
During a colloquium organized by the German Federal Labor Ministry on June 26, 2008 in Berlin on "the impact of the CJEC's case laws on labor law in the Member States", Professor Antoine Lyon-Caen...
Hungary: the Malév airline launches the second restructuring in less than two years
Malév, the national airline of Hungary, informed the staff representatives, on August 4, of a collective redundancy. This is the second major restructuring by the Hungarian Airlines since the...
EU: the ETUC and BusinessEurope reached a joint advice on the revision of the EWC directive
At the request of Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor and current President of the EU Employment and Social Affairs Council of Ministers, BusinessEurope and the ETUC resumed talks concerning...
Thomson: the EWC wants to be consulted on a transnational restructuring
The European Works Council of the French group Thomson, world leader in video solutions (22.000 employees at the end of 2007), asked the management to organize an extraordinary council meeting to...
Corporate Practices : Boehringer Ingelheim Italia’s project to support return to work after a parental leave
The pilot-project carried out by Boehringer Ingelheim Italia to support the return to work, by means of a welcoming course for employees coming back from a parental leave and of the support of...
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Spain: the unjustified dismissal of a pregnant employee is null even if the employer ignored the pregnancy
In a ruling rendered on July 21, 2008, the Spanish Constitutional Court decided that the unjustified dismissal of a pregnant woman was null, even though the employer didn't know that his employee...
Chile: new bill extends unemployment insurance coverage
The unemployment insurance reform will grant larger access and better compensation for the jobless, even when they resign. Currently, 3.5 million Chileans contribute to the solidarity fund but...
European social agenda from August 25 to December 31, 2008
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Ireland: presentation of the 2007 annual report of the Labor Relations Commission
On July 30, 2008, the Irish Minister of Labor Affairs, Billy Kelleher, presented the 2007 annual report of the LCR - Labour Relations Commission - which evaluates the services it provides to...
Argentina: 27 percent increase in minimum wage to compensate the loss in purchasing power
By the end of the year, Argentinean workers' minimum wage will amount to almost €270, the highest in Latin America. This increase was negotiated between unions, industry leaders and the government...
Netherlands: a ruling showns inflection in the rules on religious discrimination
A ruling rendered on August 20 gave Rotterdam city the right not to employ in its social services a Muslim applicant who refused to shake women's hand. This ruling is a turning point for the rules...
Spain: unions obtain the creation of a workgroup on the universal postal service in rural areas
The Spanish Ministry for regional development accepted the proposition made by the CCOO and UGT trade union organizations to create a workgroup in charge of analyzing the universal postal service...
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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...