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Belgium: the number of work accidents fell by 25 % in 5 years
With 25 % less accidents in five years, work makes less and less victims in Belgium, according to the last annual report of the Fund for work accidents, which introduces nearly final figures. (Ref...
Great Britain: British employees urged their employers to invest in training
25% of British employees have left their job or intend to do so because of the lack of vocational training and thus of career-advancement opportunities in their company, according to a study...
The European Commission launches an information campaign to help prevent asbestos exposure
On September 1st, the European Commission launched an information campaign in all 25 Member States to raise awareness on the dangers of asbestos exposure. The campaign is primarily aimed at...
Germany: the future of the long-term unemployed and joint management trigger a debate
Press review of August 26th to September 1st, 2006. German newspapers talked a lot about the debate triggered last weekend by the idea of Wolfgang Tiefensee, federal minister of Transport, to have...
Austria: ruined by a banking scandal, the Confederation of Austrian labour unions is struggling to survive
On Monday, September 4th, 2006, the ÖGB will launch a major reform of its structures. Ruined by the scandal of Bawag, the bank of labour unions, the ÖGB has 2,1 billion euros of debts. This...
Luxembourg: publication of the first labor code
After several years of preparation, the law creating the Luxembourg labor code is now published. This Code organizes labor law by specifying the rules of law and order applicable to all the...
European Metalworkers’ Federation meets with EU Commission to discuss Azambuja closure
European Metalworkers' Federation asks European Commission to intervene in the Azambuja case, reminds that Brussels granted 50 million euros in subsidies to GM. Peter Sherrer, General Secretary of...
Denmark: an employment fair for immigrants
The former Copenhagen Stock Exchange hosted Tuesday nearly a thousand immigrant job applicants, during the first employment fair specially designed for "new Danes", who have trouble to integrate...
Latvia: government decides to maintain employer contribution that finance wage guarantee institution
Latvian government has decided to maintain the amount currently paid by the employers to the wage guarantee institution which protects employees against their company insolvency. (Réf. 06836)
Great Britain: employers don’t want to pay for the retirement of temporary workers
Some major employers, particularly in retail and hospitality, are lobbying ministers to introduce a waiting period of a year before an employee in a new job starts to gain from compulsory employer...
Germany: Angela Merkel wants a reform of employees participation
Thirty years after its adoption by the Bundestag, the law on employees particpation in the company is being highly challenged. During a congress organized on 30 August by the German trade union...
Luxembourg: the demographic ageing of border regions threatens the country’s labour market
A recent report highlights the potential consequences for Luxembourg of a decreasing working population in border regions. (Ref. 06833)
Lithuania : the most popular ways to motivate employees
The most common means for motivating employees are free courses, training and paying the phone bills, but those are only effective when employees receive a substantial salary. (Ref. 06832)
Great Britain: British companies want to benefit « without obstacles» from Rumanian and Bulgarian workers
A pressure group warned the government, this Wednesday August 30, against the restrictions to "open door" policy toward immigrants of future EU countries of, estimating that limitation of future...
Spain : the CCOO battle on the issue of risks prevention at work
The main Spanish trade union Confederation launched a public awareness campaign inviting workers to seriously consider the psychosocial risks threatening them. With this campaign, the trade...
Slovakia : unions ask government to amend labour law
Answering to the social priorities setted by the new government (see our article n°06811), the Slovak Confederation of Trade Unions demands maximum working hours for employees and limitation of...
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