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Luxembourg: the Labour Secretary clarified the labour system for May 1, 2008
Answering to a parliamentary question, the Luxembourg Labour and Employment secretary, François Biltgen, specified how to deal with May 1, 2008. Indeed, next year, this holiday is the same day as...
9 October 2007
Alcan-Rio Tinto: Alcan’s EWC disappointed in Rio Tinto’s leaders hearing
Members of the Alcan group's European works council denounced, in a press release, the lack of answers to the questions asked to Rio Tinto’' leaders during their hearing before the council as part...
9 October 2007
Poland: unions from the phone operator TP SA threaten to launch a social conflict
The company's unions addressed managers of Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TP SA) - a company owned by France Telecom - a series of claims, notably concerning wage increases, reduction of working time...
8 October 2007
Hungary : amendment of the Labour Code
Changes in the co-determination rights of works councils. Hungary has a dual channel system of industrial relations where both works councils, as elected representatives of the employees, and...
8 October 2007
Germany: a judgement which limits train drivers’ right to strike sparks off debate
Is justice allowed to massively get involved in a wage conflict ? By allowing train drivers to come out on strike at the regional and at the local level, but not at the level of long-distance and...
8 October 2007
Unilever: European unions are calling for mobilization to protest against the group’s restructuring
During a meeting organized at the end of September at the initiative of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism trade unions (EFFAT), Unilever's national and European trade union...
8 October 2007
Italy: launching the referendum on the social protocol
Over 50.000 general assemblies, some of them stormy, took place throughout Italy in preparation for the referendum, which started yesterday and will end on October 10, on the social protocol...
8 October 2007
Belgium: the Labour Department published a guide on the introduction of telework
In a guide published on its website, the federal public service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, gives information and advice to companies which want to introduce telework. This document is...
8 October 2007
Great Britain: the litigation concerning equal pay between men and women burst out
Facing the explosion in courts of cases concerning equal pay between men and women, the Equal Opportunities Commission - EOC, proposed a moratory on the complaints in order to relieve the courts...
8 October 2007
Inditex: Spanish group signs “trail-blazing” framework agreement with the ITGLWF
On October 4, the Spanish textile company Inditex, which owns Zara, signed an agreement with the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF), in order to guarantee the...
8 October 2007
Denmark: an increasing number of early retirement candidates decide to continue working
Statistics show a constant decline in early retirement. In 2004, early pensioners numbered 223,000, whereas in 2006 this figure dropped to 195,000. According to an analysis by ATP (a complementary...
5 October 2007
Poland: the amendment the labour code changed after social partners were consulted
After consulting social partners on the plan to amend the labour code to adapt it to European law (see our article 070668), the Labour Secretary presented an amended plan which takes into account...
5 October 2007
EU: the EMF ICT committee adopted its road map for 2007-2011
The committee of the European metalworkers' federation (EMF) Information and Communication Technologies sector took place for the first time since last June's Congress (see our story 070483) in...
5 October 2007
Total: first European seminar on industrial security
The French oil group Total organized, on October 10 and 11, 2006, a European seminar on the theme of industrial security within the group, to which about twenty members of the EWC from eight...
5 October 2007
Italy: negotiations on the renewal of metalworkers’ collective agreement in a deadlock
Disagreements between the negotiators of the new collective agreement for metalworkers are increasing: they mainly concern wages and working time. Judging that the state of negotiations with the...
4 October 2007
Alcan: between disappointment and revolt, the EWC is getting ready for Rio Tinto’s takeover
It is with much disappointment that Alcan's European staff representation welcomed the European Commission's decision, rendered on October 2, which authorizes Rio Tinto's takeover of the Franco...
4 October 2007
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
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The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
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