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Great Britain: Influx of workers from the new EU member states reignites the debate on immigration
The political debate.  Faced with this massive influx, which reignites the debate over the weight of immigration, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Alistair Darling, appears to not be...
Netherlands: the biggest pension funds come out against reforms
On 21st August, ABP, the biggest Dutch pension fund (with two and a half million members, of which 500,000 have reached retirement age), set the cat among the pigeons. Whilst the political parties...
Lithuania: social priorities of the new government
Ms. Vilija Blinkeviciute, who has for the third time been appointed to a position of Minister of Social Security and Labour, says that newly elected Lithuanian government is not planning any...
Finland: employers frequently violate basic rights of foreign employees
The Finnish newspaper Heslingin Sanomat gave a balance the investigations carried out by the inspectors in charge of monitoring the working conditions of immigrant workers. The results show a...
Great Britain: working with Big Brother
The Scottish company Trisent has given unions the jitters by announcing the completion of a system of permanent location identification using everyday portable phones. This will allow for the...
Latvia : government to implement social integration strategy
From 2006 till 2008, Latvian government plans to realize some efforts to facilitate the social integration especially for the population of moderate means. This includes children and young people...
Germany: with 1,1 million new contracts in 6 months, the «Riester pension» by capitalisation is finally a success
Created in 2001, the "Riester pensions" (name of a former minister of social affairs) introduced a complement by capitalisation into the German system of retirement. Even if subsidies are granted...
The Netherlands: the ruling party wants to return to a 40-hour working week
In the opinion poles, the CDA is narrowly behind the Work and Progress Party (Pvda, opposition), a party that also recommends drastic reforms.  Wouter Bos, the opposition leader, saw his...
Poland : a draft bill on responsibility for acts against employees’ rights
The Labour Inspectorate in Poland has been alarming for some time now that rights of persons performing economically dependent work are not observed. Despite of existence of penal regulations both...
Netherlands: the trade unions ask for the end of frozen wages
Considering the growth's prospects, which should amount to 3,25% in 2006 (against 1,5% in 2005 and 0,3% in 2003), the Dutch trade unions asked, on August 11, for the end of the wages stagnation...
Great Britain: the main changes in the new transfer of undertakings regulation
The amendment of the Transfer of Undertakings, Protection of Employment Regulations: TUPE, dating from1981, came into force last April 6. In accordance with the Community legislation that it...
Lithuania: trade unions exhort new government to work on social dialogue
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK), trade union "Solidarity" (LPSS) and Lithuanian Labour federation (LDF)addressed Mr. Gediminas Kirkilas, leader of the newly elected government, a...
Germany: CDU announces an initiative to codify the Labour Code
CDU announced an initiative to standardize the Labour Code for this autumn. "If the big coalition manages to adopt such legislation, it will make possible to reduce the bureaucracy and by doing...
Netherlands: a new trade union for flight attendants
On July 26, the Trade union of Dutch flight attendants (UNC) was born on a joint initiative of three airline companies' employees, Transavia, Martinair and KLM Cityhopper. The UNC is supported by...
The European Commission clarifies its position on discrimination against smokers at recruitment
The European Commission had to clarify its position on discrimination against smokers in the recruitment process. By being firmly opposed to this form discrimination, the Commission put an end to...
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