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Spain: for the first time, an employer is sentenced to jail after a deadly accident at work
An architect and three works foremen were condemned by the court of Madrid to pay a fine of more than 200 000 euros and were sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of prison for the death of two...
ETUC asks for a better protection of workers exposed to chemicals
During a conference on how REACH ties in with European health and safety at work legislation last September 19th, the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) asked the EU institutions more...
Germany: labour unions and conservatives are divided on the introduction of a legal minimum wage
The « union Council » of the social democrat party (SPD) and the Confederation of German labour unions (DGB), came to an agreement, on Monday evening in Frankfurt, on the introduction of a legal...
Coming into force of the new social security forms on rights to pension of migrant workers
The decision also updates forms E 205, E 207, E 210, E 211, E 213 and E 215 which notably allow social security institutions to itemize information over insurance periods of migrant workers...
Axa announces a capital increase reserved for employees
The insurance group has informed today, September 19th, that it was going to undertake a capital increase reserved for its employees. This operation concerns 32 countries. (Ref 06916)
19 September 2006
Denmark: telecommuting rising
A new study of the national Institute of Statistics (Danmarks Statistik) shows a net increase in the number of employees who work from home. (Ref. 06914)
Euro MP’s start discussing the European Globalization Adjustment Fund
The members of the Employment and Social affairs (EMPL) Commission discussed, on last 12 September, the report of Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (PPE-DE, France) concerning the creation of the...
Poland: Minister of Employment wants to increase minimum wage and raise average retirement age
During a press conference, the new Minister of Employment, Anna Kalata, announced her priorities in terms of wages and social policy. (Ref. 06913)
Finland: the Ministry of Labour launches a new information site on Finnish social legislation
This multilingual site provides information for employers hiring foreign workers on employment regulations, important administrative steps, as well as for immigrant workers coming to work in...
Germany: Müntefering wants to protect the « internship generation » and is willing to use the law if necessary
The German Minister of Employment and social Affairs wants to protect interns exiting higher education, 70% of who work without being paid anything. Furthermore, the number of "integration...
18 September 2006
The European commission releases a report for the management of older workers
The commission released, on September 13, 2006, an expertise report which identifies "good practices to increase professional opportunities and to maintain older workers employed". The report...
Netherlands: labour unions protest against the opening of 16 sectors to Eastern European workers
The opening of 16 sectors to workers of the new Member States came into force on September 17th. Telecommunications, administration, large stores, health care and the metal industry are among the...
Great Britain: according to the TUC, 5.3 million workers are vulnerable
One in five employees is "vulnerable and likely to be exploited" says a report presented by the TUC at its annual conference, written by the independent office Policy Studies Institute, and based...
Fortis: preventive restructuring plan under negotiation in the Netherlands
Negotiations have begun over the next restructuring plan of the financial group Fortis, based in Belgium and in the Netherlands. Management agreed, in the Netherlands, to make one single plan for...
Volkswagen: labour unions in Landaben (Spain) ready to negotiate flexibility according to the needs linked to the new Polo
After 19 months of tough negotiations over the new company agreement, the fight between management of VW-Navarre, which threatened to relocate the production, and the labor union CCOO, ended on...
Great Britain: labour unions fiercely opposed to « threatening privatization » of the NHS
The British health system (NHS) is threatened with the first national strike in 18 years, after the announcement by the government of the privatization of the logistics and delivery services, a...
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