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EU: Eurodeputies are debating on Airbus’ restructuring plan
The German presidency of the EU of the Council of Ministers and the European Commission's wanted to evaluate the situation in front of the European deputies about the future of European...
EADS: Airbus’ EWC is denouncing the management’s lack of will to discuss the Power 8 plan
Whereas Airbus' management insisted, during a plenary meeting of the aircraft manufacturer's EWC on March 13, 2007, on the importance it attached to the Power 8 restructuring plan, the members of...
Poland : the government presented its 2008-2014 family policy
The Minister of Labour and social policy presented, on March 8, its program aiming at improving its family policy. It wants to enable women to make their professional life compatible with their...
Netherlands: lack of personnel in the manufacturing sector
The management's fears are confirmed : the lack of workforce in the metallurgy, electric engineering and transport equipment is hampering growth in these three sectors (11% in December as opposed...
Great Britain: the government has a few days to change its regulations on equality between men and women
The Equal Opportunity Commission - EOC - won an important victory before the High Court of Justice, which judged, on March 12, that the government had not properly transposed into British law the...
Great Britain: a bill to compensate asbestos victims
The Department for Work and Pensions - DWP - proposed, on March 13, a compensation reform for asbestos victims. This proposition plans to broaden the field of people entitled to the compensation...
EADS: the European metalworkers’ Federation announces mass demonstrations on March 16
The European Metalworkers' Federation of (EMF) which called for a "European Action Day on March 16, 2007, against the Power 8 restructuring plan", indicated in a press release the actions which...
Germany: the DGB is firmly opposing to Deutsch Bahn’s privatization
Hard blow for Hartmut Mehdorn, leader of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) : the management of the German union confederation DBG spoke out in a press release (March 6) against the German railway company's...
Axa: the insurance group is preparing a global plan of free shares for employees
The French insurance group promised, on February 22, 2007, during the presentation of its 2006 results, to give out shares to the group's employees throughout the world. This decision fulfils a...
13 March 2007
France : the Labour Ministry is calling upon the European globalization adjustment fund (EGF) for the automotive industry
The French deputy Minister of Employment, Gérard Larcher, had announced his will - right after the European fund, aiming at financing measures aiming at re-integrate redundant workers into labour...
Germany: Bayer Schering Pharma’s management and its works council are burying their disagreement
Not even a week after announcing the cut of 6,100 jobs throughout the world, 950 of which at the company's headquarters in Berlin, Bayer Schering Pharma's management and the works council reached...
Sweden: difficult negotiations to renew collective agreements
Swedish social partners are about to renew the collective conventions concerning one third of the kingdom's 9 million inhabitants, in a defiance atmosphere which is likely to lead to a conflict...
Spain: 10% of civil servants will be able to work from home in 2008
The minister of public administrations submitted to the Economic and Social Council (ESC) a royal decree-law which will enable to extend telework to all central administration. The Minister Jordi...
Luxembourg: towards the implementation of the directive on truck drivers’ working time
The "Labour issues" parliamentary Commission from the Deputies Chamber adopted the bill transposing the EU Directive 2002/15 (March 12, 2002) concerning the working time of people performing...
Luxembourg: unions are worried about the deterioration of social dialogue within Arcelor Mittal
Contrary to Belgian unions - notably in Wallonia where they are hoping that Arcelor-Mittal's management will come back on its decision to close Liege's blast furnaces (see our story n° 070194)...
EU: the European Commission wants to promote gender equality in its development policy
The European Commission adopted, on March 8, a European strategy to promote equality between genders in its cooperation policy. It contains measures in five key fields: governance, employment...
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
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