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Belgium: according to employers, workforce shortages are threatening growth
The conjectural study presented by the federation of Belgian companies (FEB), is planning a slight slowing down of the growth to 2.5% in 2007 as opposed to 3% in 2006. However, workforce...
14 June 2007
EU: the Commission is going to sue States which impose excessive administrative charges to companies posting their staff
The European Commission presented, on June 13, its evaluation of the national measures to enforce the 96/71 directive on the posting of workers. Fourteen months after publishing its communication...
14 June 2007
EU: the Commission is blaming Germany for its restriction to the activity of posted workers from new member States
Observing an extremely finicky attitude - and even almost a breach to the directive on workers' posting - Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner for employment, social affairs and equal...
14 June 2007
Germany: wage moderation is not reducing pay differentials between eastern and western Germany
According to the federal statistics agency, working cost in Germany only increased of 1.1% in 2006 (CSV data). In parallel, a study made by the Hans-Böckler foundation (trade unions) shows that...
14 June 2007
Germany: the government is launching a program in favour of continuing training
The large coalition government voted, on June 13, 2007, during the Minister's Council, a series of measures aiming at financially helping workers with low income to appeal to continuing training...
14 June 2007
Great Britain: 4 extra days annual holidays for 6 million workers
Starting in October, six million people will be entitled to 4 extra days annual paid holidays, with a new 4-day extension planned for April 2009. the government carried out its promise to raise...
14 June 2007
Slovenia: the Labour Ministry is presenting a pensions’ reform bill
The Labour Ministry presented, on June 1, 2007, a bill reforming the pensions' system. The text notably plans measures inciting employees to work beyond the legal retirement age. (Ref. 070524)
13 June 2007
Netherlands: Manpower is trying anonymous candidacy
The Manpower agency launched, on June 5, a national anonymous candidacies test, to favour the employment of immigrant workers. For six months, Manpower is going to offer to its customers willing...
13 June 2007
Poland: towards a banning of smoking on the workplace.
A bill tending to introduce a general banning of smoking in public places - workplaces included - should soon be transferred to the Parliament's lower house for a first reading. The text, which...
13 June 2007
EU: interview with Maria Helena André, deputy general secretary for the European Trade Union Confederation
Outside the European trade union confederation's 11th Congress, e-europnews questioned Maria Helena André, the trade union's deputy general secretary, about European social partners' projects on...
13 June 2007
Belgium: publication of a comparative statement on the changes the new legislation on harassment and violence at work brought.
The Belgian Labour Ministry published on its website a comment on the new law on harassment and violence at work as well as two comparative documents between the new and the old legislation. (Ref...
12 June 2007
Germany: Volkswagen is more productive, partly thanks to the increase in working time
One year after announcing the return of the 35-hour week (see our dispatch n° 06600) in its factories from western Germany, the car manufacturer Volkswagen announced, on June 11, 2007, that it...
12 June 2007
Italy: employers from the metallurgy sector answer to the union platform for a renewal of the sector’s national convention
Encourage flexicurity and improve productivity before increasing wages. These are the words of the metallurgy sector's employers federation – Federmeccanica – to unions' unitary platform to...
12 June 2007
Nike: the international trade union federation of textile is showing the American company’s CSR report as an example
According to the international trade union federation representing textile, garment and leather workers (ITGLWF), "Nike's CSR report is announcing a new role for social audit". In this report, the...
EU: the European Metalworkers’ Federation renewed its leading team
During the first day of the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF's) congress, on June 6, 2007, the 400 delegates from 68 affiliated trade union organizations representing 33 countries renewed...
12 June 2007
Germany : thousands of employees from the insurer Allianz have to apply for new jobs
The restructuring of the largest German insurer entered its "hot" phase. About 13,000 employees from Allianz Deutschland AG received, on June 11, 2007, a list of jobs for which they can apply...
12 June 2007
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
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