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Germany: skilled workforce shortage slowing down outsourcing at Nokia Siemens Network
In Germany, the lack of skilled workforce associated to a job cut program which is working much better than expected is slowing down Nokia Siemens Network - a common company to Nokia and Siemens...
France: sanctions for companies which do not establish a plan for equal pay between men and women
A law planned for mid-2008 is going to set up financial sanctions against companies which do not establish a plan to reduce the pay gap between genders by the end of 2009. (Ref. 070979)
EU: CJEC to rule whether a woman waiting for an artificial insemination enjoys protection against dismissal
In his conclusions rendered on November 27, 2007, the advocate general Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer proposed to the Court that a woman dismissed while she was waiting for an artificial insemination cannot...
Great Britain: proposals to toughen sanctions of companies involved in deadly industrial accidents
The government's advisory council presented two measures concerning companies responsible for causing a worker's death: a fine, which can reach 10% of the annual turnover and the duty to inform...
Denmark: unions mobilised to face problems caused by the increase of East European workers
Increase in industrial accidents, risk of social dumping and of deregulation of the labour market: the problems caused by the important immigration of workers from countries east to Denmark worry...
EU: European Commission dedicated a “restructuring” forum on adaptation of SMEs to change
The European Commission has set in place a "Restructuring" Forum dedicated to the adaptation of SMEs to change on November 26 and 27, 2007, in Brussels. Highlighting SME's economic importance and...
Belgium: employers must offer reclassification to employees of 45 and more
The labour collective agreement No. 82 bis of July 11, 2007 concerning reclassification is going to be effective from December 1, after a royal decree published in the Moniteur Belge on November...
Germany: German people’s real wages keep increasing slower than their neighbours’
In spite of a good economic situation and wage agreement that are more generous than the previous years, Germany keeps recording a lower wage increase than most European countries. Forecasts show...
Germany: despite cautious return to negotiations, the conflict at the DB might grow with other unions entering the fray
The train drivers union (GDL) accepted, on Monday November 26, 2007, to talk with the Deutsche Bahn's management about its new proposition. The GDL mostly wants to make sure that it will get a...
Spain: Parliament approved pensions’ reform
The Parliament definitely approved, on November 22, the reform on pensions and social security, after approving most of amendments introduced when the text went to Senate. It lengthens minimum...
Belgium: social partners’ agreement on information and consultation of workers in SMEs
In order to complete the implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC on workers' information and consultation and to avoid a action for failure to fully implement this text, social partners concluded...
Vinci: the public works group organised a seminar on diversity with its EWC
The French public works group Vinci organised with its European works council a three-day seminar on diversity and equal opportunities. This traineeship, which took place on November 13, 14 and...
Slovenia: important demonstration to claim wage increases
Over 70.000 persons demonstrated in the streets of the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, on November 17, on the country's union organisations' call. It was the most important demonstration since the...
Germany: a new collective agreement for 225,000 employees in the insurance sector
Almost three months later than planned the social partners in the insurance sector reached agreement on the renewal of a collective agreement covering 225,000 employees. It had expired on August...
Italy: FIAT presented unions its future work organisation
At the beginning of November, FIAT organised a seminar with management and main unions to discuss the establishment of the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) programme which the car manufacturer...
Great Britain: new medical test for people who can’t work
Starting from October 2008, half the people who apply to disability benefits will have their claim rejected after the establishment of a new, more harsh, medical test. The Department of Work and...
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