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Netherlands: employers’ responsibility for working conditions of the employees working from home
A court of appeal in Amsterdam judged, on April 11, 2007, that it devolves upon the employer to check their employees’ working conditions when they work from home. This verdict comes in whereas...
Staedtler: signing of an international framework agreement
Subcontracting. All such provisions must also be respected by suppliers and subcontractors. The group undertakes to collaborate only with parties accepting the agreement and applying the...
EU : ETF asks the European Commission to issue a Memorandum of understanding about the enforcement of the new regulation for professional drivers
The European Transport Federation (ETF) expresses its deep concern the entry into force of the new Regulation on driving and rest time for professional drivers (561/2006), running as from...
Netherlands : the 36-hour workweek about to disappear
e-europnews April 12, 2007, n°070328- www.eeuropnews.com
RWE Energy: European agreement on management of restructuring operations
Minimize negative consequences. The objective is to accompany employees when restructuring becomes necessary to sustain the competitiveness of the company and to “minimize the possible negative...
Lithuania: amendment to law to protect young parents from loosing their professional skills
In Lithuania parents on parental leave with babies under 1 year old might soon have a right to work part-time job and be entitled to parental allowance. (Ref. 070325)
Poland : a bill about telework before Parliament
Under the present regulation it is possible to perform telework in the framework of a regular labour contract, however in practice  it concerns only a small percentage of employees. The bill is...
Renault: the group’s committee has been consulted on the commercial subsidiaries ‘ restructuring in Europe
Consulted on the evolution plan for the organization of commercial subsidiaries in Europe, the group's committee adopted, on March 7, 2007, a declaration in which it asked Renault's management to...
Renault : the group works council defines its strategy for the next four years
Wage policy. Considering the wage differentials from 5 to 10 in western Europe, the committee deems that “union organisations represented on a group committee as at Renault are able to develop a...
EU : European Commission partially endorses training aid to General Motors Belgium
The European Commission has agreed, on April 7th, a part of an aid the Flemish Region intends to grant to support training at General Motors Belgium in Antwerp. However, the Commission also found...
Poland: new management methods, new productivity
The role of western firms. In many cases, foreign companies set up in Poland are at the origin of this boost in productivity due to increased motivation of workers, new technologies and new...
Ireland: publication of a code of pratice for prevention of moral harassment in the workplace
The law introduces a system of employers’ responsibility as well as of employees’ for behaviour constituting harassment. The Code recalls that according to current legislation, the employer has...
Belgium: age no longer an influence on wage
Exceptions. The age criterion may still be applied in the case of certain categories of workers for whom it would be beneficial on the labour market. The categories concerned are young employees...
RR Donnelley: introduction of union coordination within the first world-publishing group
The international union federation, UNI Graphic, established, during a meeting last March 29 and 20 in Nyon (Switzerland,) a union coordination within the first publishing group, RR Donnelley. The...
Spain : the new law on equality between women and men commented
After almost a whole year of debate before the Spanish Parliament, the Law on Equality between women and men (L.O. 3/2007 of 22 March 2007) has been finally approved. This law, in force since...
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