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Germany: towards a condemnation of the “Volkswagen” law by the ECJ
The Court of Justice to the European Communities' Advocate general presented his opinion on February 13, 2007, in the case opposing the European Commission to Germany regarding the legislation...
Great Britain: the reform on welfare benefits is going on with single parents and the long term unemployed
A report commissioned by the government gives new directives to follow in order to continue the reform of the welfare state. Aimed at the long term unemployed and singles parents, it offers to...
Thales : the European works council meets the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission
Taking into account social and industrial risks. At the meeting the members of the European works council (EWC) emphasized the social and industrial risks linked to total or partial cession of...
Great Britain: the government wants to convert companies to training
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Education made a joint call to employers to urge them to sign a "skills pledge" in which they commit to guarantee all their employees an...
France : court ruling in summary proceedings on precedence of European works council in information/consultation procedure
Transnational character. Overriding the Beiersdorf management, which contested the transnational character of the restructuring, the court based its decision on the document communicated to the...
Netherlands: Alcatel-Lucent’s unions are thinking of calling for strike
The Dutch union federation (FNV) asked Alcatel-Lucent's management for urgent explanations on the consequences of the large redundancy plan – announced on February 9 – on the Netherlands. The...
Belgium: the asbestos compensation fund is adopted
The Belgian government decided to create a compensation fund for people hit by an illness caused by asbestos. The fund was adopted as part of the December 27, 2007 Act. The application modalities...
EU: the future “Rome II” regulation should determine the law applicable to non-contractual obligations regarding liabilities due to collective disputes
Following the European Parliament's second reading, at the end of January, the proposition of the regulation called "Rome II" on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations should be the...
Finland: the reform on employees’ representation
The Parliament adopted a reform on the law concerning cooperation within private companies. It increases the employers' information and consultation duties regarding employees and their...
Portugal: the reform of the unemployment benefit makes reorganizations more expensive
The November 3, 2006 government decree 220/2206 reformed the unemployment insurance system and especially includes a disposition which will make it harder, in practice, for companies to part with...
Poland: the Japanese are stepping into the breach
Toshiba, Bridgestone, and Toyota: the Japanese are stepping on it in Poland. After Suzuki, Isuzu and Sharp, the three companies are opening new factories in which some are planning to import the...
Bonduelle: the agreement on the setting of a European works council
The management of the French food-processing group Bonduelle, the European union federation EFFAT and the members of the special negotiation group signed, on June 20, 2005, an agreement on the...
Denmark: the government wishes to appeal to more and more skilled jobs
Denmark is renowned for its very restrictive policy concerning immigration, but in these full employment times, the government is taking initiatives to make the issuing of work and residence...
Belgium: a measure to enable seniors recently hired to take vacations
A royal decree passed on January 24, 2007 is establishing "senior vacations" to enable employees aged 50 years old and more who are starting up a new activity to enjoy four weeks of vacation, even...
General Motors : the EMF organised a meeting with trade union coordination group
The European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) invited, the 8 februar 2007, trade unions and workers representatives from the GM Europe plants to Brussels. The EMF expect new reorganizations in the...
Sweden: a union exposed the discriminatory character of the reform on the unemployment insurance to the European commission
The union TCO judged that one of the new rules introduced by the unemployment insurance reform is particularly unfavourable for women working part-time. The union organization referred the matter...
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