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Great Britain: one more step to the creation of a huge union of almost two million members
The perspective of a fusion between the union groups Amicus (over a million members in the private and public manufacturing sector) and TGWU (mainly transportation) is coming closer after TGWU's...
24 November 2006
Volkswagen: Belgian unions and politicians carry on mobilizing for the Forest site
After the first consultation meeting with the Volkswagen management yesterday, November 23, as part of the Forest (Belgium) firm's reorganization (see our article n° 061176,) the union joint...
24 November 2006
Netherlands: the negotiations at Unilever are blocked
Negotiations regarding the next collective convention at Unilever have been blocked since November 22. The Dutch multinational company, employing 206,000 people around the world, refuses to...
23 November 2006
Netherlands: abusive recruitments in Portugal by temporary work agencies
The Confederation of Dutch trade unions (FNV) pointed out, on November 21st, the abusive practices of two temporary work agencies, Work Today and Tempo Team, subsidiaries of the international...
23 November 2006
Gaz de France : Paris Court of appeal confirms the European works council’s role
The Paris court of appeal confirmed in the night of November 21-22, 2006 the decision of the judge for summary proceedings in the Paris court of first instance to postpone the GDF board of...
23 November 2006
Spain: Ministry for Employment to launch training programs for immigrant workers in their country of origin
The Ministry for Employment plans to create programs to train workers in their country of origin, with a « promise of appointment » in Spain among the sectors which are currently experiencing...
23 November 2006
EU: debate on modernization of labour law begins
The debate on the necessary evolutions of labour law has started. The Green Paper on the modernization of labour law, adopted on November 22nd by the Commission, stresses the challenges facing the...
22 November 2006
Volkswagen: unions and authorities take action to save jobs at Forest site (Belgium)
Ten years after the closure of Renault's Vilevorde plant, Volkswagen is restructuring its Belgian site of Forest, close to Brussels, where the Golf model is predominantly produced. The...
22 November 2006
Volkswagen: European Commission promises financial support to the Belgian employees affected by the restructuring
According to EurActiv, further to the announcement by VW management of a vast restructuring plan affecting the Belgian site, Social affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, and Regional policy...
22 November 2006
Ireland / Poland: signature of a cooperation agreement between SIPTU and Solidarnosc
Facing the growing immigration of Polish workers in Ireland, the Polish trade union Solidarnosc and its Irish counterpart SIPTU signed, on November 20th of this year, an agreement of cooperation...
22 November 2006
Belgium: bill to encourage the unemployed to create their own activity
A draft law aims at enabling job seekers to keep their unemployment allowance during one year if they become self-employed. (Ref 061171)
22 November 2006
Great Britain: religious symbols at work challenged by employers
A British Airways employee has lost her appeal against her employer, who had banned her from wearing a necklace with a cross over her uniform. BA had asked Nadia Eweida, a fervent Catholic, to put...
22 November 2006
EU : social partners for commerce sign initiative for occupational qualification
The European social partners for commerce – EuroCommerce and UNI-Europa Commerce – will launch the initiative for occupational qualification in European commerce in Brussels on 28 November 2006...
21 November 2006
Indesit : meeting between management and IMF on the implementation of the International Framework Agreement (IFA)
Management and the trade union delegation decide to establish an international "table" for the joint monitoring of the IFA's implementation. The company will provide trade unions with a complete...
21 November 2006
GDF: court due to rule over EWC/management dispute
Following the EWC's referral, the Tribunal of Paris must rule today to decide whether or not the board of directors must be postponed. The European works council has also asked for an expertise on...
21 November 2006
Spain : social dialogue blocked on the question of prevention of risks at work
The first meeting of the brand new commission against industrial accidents (Mesa of prevencion of riesgos laborales) - which must participate in the elaboration of a strategy of health and safety...
21 November 2006
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