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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...

12 June 2007

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

ArcelorMittal : interview with André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe

Whereas the agreement on the establishment of ArcelorMittal's EWC will officially be signed on July 9, 2007, André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe of the steel group and...

12 June 2007

Spain: the pensions’ reserve fund will invest on the stock market in socially responsible investments

The government approved, during its Ministers' Council, the reform of the social security's reserve fund to give its management more flexibility. The reform, which received the approval of the...

11 June 2007

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