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Great Britain: an HSBC bank executive says he was laid off because of its homosexuality
Peter Lewis, 47, former director of the stock broking department at the HSBC investment bank, filed a complaint against his former employer, saying he was laid off because of his homosexuality...
Transdev group creates a European work’s council
On 20 December 2005, the Transdev transportation group concluded an agreement aimed at creating a European work’s council. The text organizes workers’ consultation in the event of special...
France : Surpreme Court’s opinion on the composition of the special negotiation body
In October 2005, the French highest Court specified that, once the special group set up in order to negociate an agreement on a European Works council, its composition cannot be modified to take...
Italy : a new program to maintain seniors at work
Last week, Italian newspapers stressed the measures, known as of "re-insertion" of the seniors, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 2 March, and intended to maintain old workers in activity in...
6 March 2006
European Commission presents the “Roadmap for equality between men and women 2006-10”
The roadmap sets out six priority areas for action in the 2006-2010 period:
6 March 2006
Globalization Fund: interview of Frederic Bruggeman
Frederic Bruggeman, project director for the Syndex cabinet (certified public accountant firm specialized in work's councils assistance), international coordinator of the European project Reflects...
6 March 2006
Germany : press comments on the AEG agreement and the conflict in the public sector
Press review from Monday February 27th to Friday March 3rd. The German press comments on the conflict at AEG and the agreement concluded between IG Metall and the management. Also in the news: the...
Poland : collective bargaining on a new work organization in FIAT-GM Powertain Poland
The pressure is rising at Fiat-GM in southern Poland. On February 28th, negotiations between trade unions and the management on the introduction of a new work organization failed. The social...
PSA: a framework worldwide agreement on human rights
"A social engagement without borders", is the title of this worldwide agreement which must "formalize the group’ s commitments in favour of fundamental human rights". The prospect of a world...
Hungary: Prime Minister not present for Suzuki car launch
The Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany wanted to protest against Suzuki management's bad social behaviour. His Finance minister replaced him, which goes against the tradition. (Ref. 06203)
Spain: a bill to guarantee gender equality
The government must adopt, March 3, 2006, a bill to guarantee equality between men and women. It transposes in national law the Community directive on equal treatment between women and men as...
Euro-MP Stephen Hugues is pessimistic about the Working Time Directive and the Temporary Work Directive
In an interview published in the newsletter of the European Trade Union Confederation (n°5-Febuary 2005), the Euro-MP Stephen Hugues, co-chair of the European Parliament Trade Union Intergroup and...
2 March 2006
Unemployment rate stable in the Euro-zone and in the EU 25
According to Eurostat, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was at 8,3% in January 2006 in the Euro-zone. It is unchanged compared to December 2005 and has decreased compared to January 2OO5...
2 March 2006
Great-Britain: the working hours regulation has cost companies over 23,5 billion euros
British firms beard 50 billion pounds of accrued costs because of the working hours regulations that came into force in 1998, denounced the British Chamber of commerce (BCC) this week. (Ref. 06197)
Sweden : less sick leaves, but the result is more people on welfare
A report from the national agency of social affairs and health qualifies the results of the governmental policy aimed at lowering the number of sick leaves. The number of people who are recipients...
Great-Britain : the impact of the free movement of workers from new EU countries is “broadly positive”
This study deals with the immigration from 8 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia) of the 10 new member states , Cyprus and Malta were already...
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France: insurance sector becomes first to sign agreement on employment of older workers
On 25 June 2025, France Assureurs – the employers’ association for the insurance industry – and five representative trade unions signed the sector’s first three-year agreement aimed at promoting...