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Sanofi-Aventis: towards the establishment of a European social dialogue body
The French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis' management opened talks with a view to setting up a collective negotiation structure at the European level. The goal would be to be able to start...
Arkema: the agreement on the European WC is almost signed
After concluding, in May 2006, an agreement on a group's committee and a group trade union cooperation, the management from the chemical group Arkema presented an agreement on the establishment of...
Italy : the European Commission opened an investigation on state aid to restructuring in the chemical companies NGP and Simpe
The European Commission launched, in accordance with the European regulations in terms of state help, a deep study on aids for restructurings, which amount to over 20 million euros, granted to the...
Czech Republic: the European Commission approved the government help to Hyundai in order to build a new factory
The DG Competition, allowed a Czech governmental help amounting to 111 million euros in favour of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech to build a new factory producing private cars. This operation...
Lithuania: trade unions request ETUC to pressure the government to make the right to strike more flexible
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK) approached in writing the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) regarding the government's non compliance to the European Social Charter and wants...
Quebecor World : publication of the international agreement
The "Joint statement on the respect and promotion of international labour standards", signed by Quebecor World's management and the international trade union confederation UNI on May 4, 2007 (see...
Germany: the federal labour court rejected the preferential agreement for union members
In a decision published on May 9, 2007, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG) considered that negotiating a "union bonus" – that is advantages exclusively granted to unionized...
EU: European Commission to launch the second step of the consultation on the conciliation of private and professional life
The commission wants to launch, in the coming weeks, the second step in the consultation of social partners on the conciliation of private and professional life. It could suggest tracks to improve...
Nokia Siemens Networks: the European Metalworkers’ Federation denounced the lack of consultation at the European level
The company resulting from activities of the German group Siemens and the Finnish group Nokia announced, on May 10, 2007 - and as was planned when it was created - the suppression of 4,600 jobs...
European social diary, May 14-July 5, 2007
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Quebecor World: the European WC is calling for an intensification of investments in Europe
During its last meeting, last May 3 and 4 in Barcelona, the group Quebecor World's EWC congratulated itself on the joint declaration signed between the group's management ant the UNI union...
Deutsche Telekom: 96.5 % of militants from the Ver.di union voted in favour of a strike
Leaders of Ver.di, the services union, presented, on Thursday May 10, 2007, the results of the vote on the strike in Deutsche Telekom : 96.5% of the 21,900 registered votes expressed in favour of...
EU: the European Parliament adopted a resolution in favour of the strengthening of workers’ rights to information and consultation
European deputies adopted, on Thursday May 10, a resolution "on the strengthening of European legislation in the field of workers’ information and consultation". The resolution particularly...
Poland: the reform on the early retirement system is experiencing a difficult start
In Poland, the reform on the early retirement system is starting up again (see our story n°070339). After excluding the 200,000 professors from this system, Anna Kalata, Minister of Labour and...
Netherlands: a mugged train driver ask for compensation
An Utrecht court ruled, on May 8, 2007 that Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the railroad company, gradually privatized between 1994 and 2001, is responsible for a train driver’s post-traumatic...
Groupama: an amendment to the agreement concerning the European WC signed
An amendment to the agreement on the establishment of a European works council for Groupama (24,975 employees, 2,839 of which in the EU), which was signed on February 15, 2007, improves a certain...
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...