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Luxembourg: towards the creation of a leave to learn Luxembourgish
The Council of Government approved, on May 9, 2008, the bill introducing a linguistic leave which aims at creating an additional special leave to enable employees from all nationalities to learn...
EU: consolidated versions of EU treaties
The consolidated version of the treaty on European union and the treaty on the functioning of the European union have been published in the OJEU on may 9, 2008, for Europe Day. These treaties...
Italy: unions agreed on the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system
The managements of the trade union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil approved, on may 12, the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system : reaffirmation of the role of national...
NEX: establishment of international union coordination
Unions from the British group of carriage of passengers National Express Group (NEX, 43.000 employees), established a coordination network during a meeting organized by the International Transport...
West Pharmaceutical Services: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The German subsidiary of the American pharmaceutical West Company, West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland, signed an agreement with its special negotiating body on March 31, 2008, to establish a...
Vallourec: international framework agreement on corporate responsibility
The French group Vallourec (16.800 employees) signed, on April 9, 2008, an agreement with its European works council and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) on the principles of...
Mexico: the reform of labor law will limit union freedom
The reform of the Federal Labor Law plans increased control of public powers over unions through a census of the members and limits to the conclusion of collective agreements. A system of "black...
Great Britain: unions take on the small screen
Who really knows what the million of British union members do? To be able to stop asking that question, Unite and the cable television channel Red TV will begin to broadcast a weekly program for...
Spain: the UGT union requires measures to revive the automobile market
Worried about the decrease in the number of new license plates during the first trimester of 2008, the MCA-UGT, the UGT's metal and construction federation, requests the establishment of a series...
Germany: increasing psychological problems at work
Work overload, mobbing, precarious jobs...: more and more German employees suffer from psychological troubles. This costs companies several billion euros, which could be avoided with health...
Germany: employees are more willing to strike than they used to
In the past few years, the number of strikes - usually spectacular - has slightly increased in Germany. However, compared to other countries, it is still a country hardly affected by strikes...
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7 May 2008
EU: the European Parliament urges the Commission to revise the EWC Directive
Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, presented, on May 7, 2008, the European Commission's position following the refusal of the...
EU: the European Commission is preparing a “social package” for June 25
The college of Commissioners decided, during a seminar on April 29, 2008, dedicated to the preparation of the European social agenda, to present with this programmatic document a "social package...
General Motors Europe: two European framework agreements for production in Europe and against outsourcing
General Motors' European Works Council (European Employee Forum - EEF) signed, with the President of General Motors Europe, a framework agreement concerning the production of the next generation...
Great Britain: the temporary agency workers bill is moving on
Initiated by Andrew Miller, MP (see our dispatch No. 080159), the bill on equal treatment between permanent and temporary workers is going to pass through the Parliamentary Committee in the next...
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