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BNP-Paribas: meeting of extraordinary European WC devoted to the repurchase of Italian bank BNL
The European work's council of the French banking group BNP Paribas is convened, on February 20th 2007, to an extraordinary meeting devoted to the reorganisation of banking activities in Italy...
2 February 2007
Great Britain: trade unions launch a parliamentary campaign in favour of a law for temporary workers
One month before the examination in second reading of a law in favour of temporary workers, trade unions are pressing the members of Parliament to gather the 100 signatures necessary to the...
1 February 2007
France: adoption of a law on the modernisation of social dialogue
A law modifies the rules relating to social dialogue by providing for a dialogue, even a negotiation, of the social partners before any reform relating to labour law. But without however settling...
1 February 2007
EU: restructurings and “capacity building” on social partners’ agenda in the textile/clothing sector
Next February 20th, the social dialogue committee of the textile/clothing sector, gathering Euratex for employers and the ETUF-TCL for the trade-union side, will meet for their first meeting of...
1 February 2007
Belgium: legal action of far-right party Vlaams Belang against the FGTB
Second Belgian trade-union confederation, the FGTB, is attacked by Vlaams Belang, the far-right Flemish party, for having excluded the trade unionists who were candidates at the last communal...
1 February 2007
Germany: new companies of the postal sector are ready to negotiate social minimum wages and conditions
After seven years of confrontation, Ver.di (trade union of services) and the Pin Group AG announced, on January 29th 2007, their intention to negotiate company agreements on wages and working...
31 January 2007
National Australia Group: signature of a international framework agreement
The banking group National Australia Group, which is established in Australia, New Zealand and Europe, has concluded an international framework agreement (IFA) with the world trade-union...
31 January 2007
Telefonica: the follow-up meeting of the international framework agreement focuses on outsourcing and job precariousness
The trade-union alliance within the Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, affiliated to the world trade-union confederation UNI, met, on January 18th and 19th 2007, in Santiago de Chile, to...
31 January 2007
EU: the granting of tax advantages just for retirement contributions paid to institutions established in Denmark is against the Community legislation
According to the CJEC, the Danish regulation granting tax advantages only for retirement contributions paid to Danish institutions is an obstacle to the freedom of movement of services and...
30 January 2007
Great Britain: beginning of a consultation to reform the pension system for occupational diseases and work accidents
The Minister for Employment and Social Reform announced the launching of a preliminary consultation on the revision of pensions granted following an occupational disease or a work accident...
30 January 2007
Belgium: workers of the Volkswagen factory of Forest obtain guarantees following a two-days strike
Last 24 January, the employees of Volkswagen's Forest factory started a strike because of uncertainties facing the future of the factory. They obtained guarantees, and resumed work on January...
30 January 2007
Poland: job cuts will continue in 2007 at Mittal Steel
Management of Mittal Steel Poland informed that it had obtained the postponing of the deadline for the reduction of manpower within the Polish subsidiary companies of the group, required by the...
30 January 2007
Denmark: the flexicurity model is under pressure
Structural evolution of society, labour shortages, sustained high growth - but not for a long time, according to OECD forecasts : Danish flexicurity, so admired in Europe, would be under pressure...
30 January 2007
Deutsche Telekom: UNI global union asks for a world framework agreement on fundamental labor standards
The trade unions of the German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, affiliated to the world trade-union confederation UNI Telecom, met in Berlin, in order to develop a strategy leading the...
30 January 2007
EU: the European social partners present the first assessment of the implementation of the agreement on gender equality
The European social partners present, this Tuesday January 30, 2007, the first annual report on the implementation of the framework of actions for gender equality on the occasion of the launching...
30 January 2007
VolkerWessels: signature of an international framework agreement on workers’ rights
The Dutch company of construction and related activities, VolkerWessels and the International union of building and wood workers (IBB) signed, last 22 January, a framework open-ended agreement...
30 January 2007
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
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