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Germany: companies begin to promote diversity
After the French and Belgian companies (see story n° 0672), it is now German companies' turn to promote diversity. DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche British Petrol and Deutsche Telekom have...
Spain: a report stigmatizes the rigidity of the labour market
The Spanish labour market is the most rigid in the European Union, according to a joint study of the Adecco group and the Business School IESE, located in Barcelona. (Ref. 061277)
19 December 2006
Germany: companies are increasingly sensitive to family issues
According to a study of the IW research institute of Cologne, presented on December 19 in Berlin, German companies are offering more and more possibilities to their employees to reconcile family...
19 December 2006
Great Britain: companies must contribute to their employees’ physical health
Employers must get involved in their employees' health and fight against the sedentary and couchy practices of office life, according to the national Institute of health (NICE), a public health...
19 December 2006
Belgium: report 2006 of the higher Council of employment
In its annual report, the higher Council of employment (CSE) insists in particular on the continuation of efforts for the least qualified people. Made public on last 15 December, this report says...
19 December 2006
Great Britain: long-term job seekers targeted by the government
The government wants to toughen the conditions of compensation for the 900 000 unemployed people, whereas the country is experiencing important labour shortages and is calling upon hundreds of...
19 December 2006
Schneider Electric: a negotiation on the anticipative management of restructurings
The French industrial group Schneider Electric has just launched a negotiation with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) on the anticipative management of restructurings to accompany the...
18 December 2006
Netherlands: new partial opening of borders for Eastern European migrants
e-europnews December 19, 2006, n° 061274- www.eeuropnews.com
18 December 2006
According to the ITUC, the World Bank made a step to promote the labor standards
The international trade-union Confederation (ITUC) informed, on December 15th 2006, that "the president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, announced the Bank's decision that, in the future...
Austria: woman are more and more confined to part-time employment and low wages
Two studies of the federal Chamber of Work show that Austrian women are more and more distant from the labour market, especially since the lengthening of the parental allowance period in 2002...
18 December 2006
Spain: the strategy for health and safety at work will be adopted soon, but without a territorial union representative
The Spanish government is set to adopt its strategy for health and safety at work next January. But the creation of a territorial union representative in charge of prevention and health in small...
18 December 2006
EU : Five trade unions join the European Metalworkers’ Federation
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) has five new members, three coming from EU countries (Belgium, Poland) and two from non EU countries (Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro). (Ref.061270)
18 December 2006
EU : Social partners in electricity sector sign new policy statement on health and safety
The sectoral social dialogue committee gathers EMCEF and EPSU for the trade union side, Eurelectric on employers' side. They met on December 12th and notably updated the 1996 statement for health...
18 December 2006
Hungary: Danone reorganizes its production at Györ
Management of Danone, owner of Györi Keksz, announced a reorganization of its production in the biscuit branch. The factory of Györ will no longer produce biscuits like the very famous Pilota...
15 December 2006
Spain: most employees fear for their health at work
68% of Spanish employees estimate that they risk an accident in their workplace. This is what the inquiry on working conditions 2005 reveals. It was conducted by the national Institute for safety...
15 December 2006
TUI : German tour operator will cut 3600 jobs, primarily in Great Britain
During a press conference on December 15, 2006, in Hamburg, Michael Frenzel, president of the board of directors of the German group of tourism and maritime transport TUI, announced a drastic...
15 December 2006
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
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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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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
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