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Netherlands: cleaning companies under close scrutiny
Following the reinforcement of its checks last year, Dutch factory inspectorates noticed that 1 company out of 5 in the cleaning sector resorted to illegal workers, that is to say 18 % of the...
Casino: the distribution group will set up a European work’s council
The management of the French distribution group Casino and the trade-union federation UNI commerce opened discussions in order to establish the European work's council. (Réf. 06433)
Great Britain : civil servants of the national employment service go on strike
Tens of thousands of Job Centre Plus employees went on strike in the UK on 2 May, to protest against a plan to reduce costs and cut jobs. Up to 30000 employees could be affected. (Ref. 06431)
Germany: the government decides to introduce a parental allowance
To increase the birth rate in Germany, one of the lowest in Europe with 1,34 children per woman, the government of Angela Merkel agreed, in the night of 1 to 2 May 2006, and after weeks of...
Lithuania : one in every 11 of Lithuanian workers regularly work overtime
According to a survey conducted by “Spinter tyrimai”, one in every 11 Lithuanian workers work overtime. (Ref. 06430)
Hungary: patients’ freedom of movement is gradually implemented with neighbooring countries
Thanks to the European Union, borders have disappeared in the health system as well: in theory,  the citizens of any member state can be cured in any other member state’s health institutions...
Spain: the reform of the labour law, the bill on gender equality and the reorganizations at Volkswagen-Landaben were closely followed in newspapers
Press review from 24 to 30 April 2006. The negotiation on the reform of the labour law, the consultation on a preliminary draft law on gender equality and the closing of Volkswagen's Landaben site...
The ECJ to rule on the payment of conventional redundancy payments by the public fund for wages
The advocate general of the ECJ considers that the general principle of equality is opposed to a national regulation which provides that redundancy payments are paid by the national public...
First assessment on the new transitional measures concerning freedom of movement for the workers of the Eastern European countries
The European Commission, published, on April the 28th, the first assessment on the "old " Member States of the EU decisions related to the opening of their labour market. (Ref. 06426)
France : opening of 61 trades to the Eastern workers
The Labour Minister announced, on April 28th, which trades' access will be made easier for workers from the new member states. This list, which has been drawn up « in consultation with the social...
Great Britain : companies take on more and more workers from the Eastern countries
The professional acceptation of new European Union's immigrants is increasing in Great Britain, where twice more companies have taken on citizens of the ten new countries since one yeays...
The ECJ due to give its opinion on the payment of the “asbestos” allowance to an employee having left the French territory.
A French working in Belgium asked for the payment of the French allowance granted to workers exposed to asbestos. The French administration decided to calculate this allowance compared to the...
Germany : work counts less in the German’s incomes
The statistics' federal agency published, on April 26th, a survey showing that in 2004, incomes from working were no longer the main income source for 39% of the German, which means 32. million...
Publication of a regulation on the access to health care of victims of work accidents in another Member State
Although regulations 1408/71 and 574/72 are intended to be repealed and replaced by regulation 883/2004 and its implementing regulation in the course of discussion, the Community legislator...
Luxembourg maintains restrictions on free movement of Eastern European workers
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of Luxembourg announced, on 27 April, the renewal of the restrictions on free movement of workers from the new Member States of the European Union...
CJEC: a transsexual can retire at the age set for women
The Court of Justice of the European Communities has just ruled that the refusal to grant a pension at the women's retirement age to a male who became a female constitutes a discrimination...
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