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Finland: a web site to simplify tax and social declarations for companies and households
The Palkka.fi service, open on 9 March 2006, allows companies, associations and households to precisely calculate and declare on line the wages, social security contributions and taxes for all the...
20 April 2006
France: the list of trades with labor shortages due to be released
The government should soon announce its list of trades "in tension" to which the nationals of the new EU Member States will have access. During the EU Council of minsiters of last 13 March, the...
19 April 2006
The European Construction Industry’s Social Partners recommend to their members to combat work-related stress
FIEC, the European Construction Industry Federation, and EFBWW, the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers, has adopted on 11 April a join statement about the combat against occupational...
19 April 2006
A global trade-union network is created in Dupont
Trade unionists of eight countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States) inaugurated, last 23 March, the launching of a global trade-union...
19 April 2006
Finland : unions and managment agree about the main points on alcoholism and drug addiction at work
In order to face the increase of alcoholism and drug addiction that has been noticed by the occupational medecine, unions and managment have renewed their approach, introduced as more active...
19 April 2006
Great Britain: PSA closes its Ryton factory
Peugeot SA decided to close the British factory of Ryton which employs 2 300 people. The site which produces the 206 model, close to Coventry, will be stopped mid 2007. (Ref. 06380)
19 April 2006
Czech Republic : Panasonic should create 3000 jobs in Pilsen
Japanese-controlled producer of electronic equipment, Panasonic, is considering new investment in the Czech Republic. (Ref. 06379)
18 April 2006
France: publication of a decree on certain requirements for the creation of a European company
Handling only the commercial law aspect of the European company (EC), the decree published in the Official Journal of last 16 April defines the administrative and publicity formalities to be...
18 April 2006
Finland: a bill to fight clandestine work
The recent reinforcement of factory inspectorates has highlighted the abuses, especially in the sectors of construction and shipyards. Solicited by trade unions, the Minister for Labour is...
18 April 2006
France: “first job contract” is replaced by a specific device for young people with difficulties
The law on the access of young people to working life, adopted on 13 April, repeals the first job contract (CPE) and extends the government aid to employers who hire a young person with...
18 April 2006
Volkswagen due to announce on 19 April the greatest job cut of its history
According to the German weekly magazine Focus (15-04), the car manufacturer Volkswagen is about to announce a restructuring plan containing more than 20000 job cuts and an increase of working...
15 April 2006
Italy: a gradual reform of retirement pensions
The last important measures taken by the Berlusconi government on social matters related to retirement pensions, following the framework law on pensions reform n°243 of 2004 which delegated to the...
15 April 2006
Poland: 7,7 billion euros in foreign investments, with 51000 jobs
The results of a study of the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper, based on the statements of foreign companies to the media and on data listed in 2005 by the Polish Agency for information and foreign...
15 April 2006
SEEurope counts 31 European companies created
The craze of firms for the European Company status (SE) that came into force on October 8th 2004 is still quite relative. Indeed, out of the 31 creations of SE registered by SEEurope, only five...
14 April 2006
Czech Republic: the starting of Toyota-Peugeot Citroën production in Kolin generated a growth of industry
The industrial production in the Czech Republic rose by 11,8% over one year period of time. The main “motor” of this growth was an automobile industry. (Ref. 06372)
14 April 2006
Sweden: most LO members opposed to the financing of the Social democrat Party
According to a recent survey, 61 % of the members of the main Swedish trade-union organization, LO, oppose the federation's financing of the social democrat party. But the trade union's leaders...
14 April 2006
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...