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France : the employee that usually executes his work in another Member State cannot submit a case to the Labour Court of his own place of residence
The regulation 44/2001 of December 22nd 2000 concerning the judicial competence, the regognition and exectution of orders for civil and commercial matter grants the employee with an advantage in...
30 May 2006
A scenario of crisis’ end for the working hours directive
The Austrian presidency of the EU hopes to break the deadlock in the directive bill about working hours that revises a directive of 1993, during the Council of the Social Services Ministers that...
30 May 2006
The Twenty-five agree on the draft “services” directive
On 29 May, the Finance Ministers of the EU 25 finally reached an agreement on the "services" directive. According to the Council, the text presented by the Austrian presidency respects the...
30 May 2006
Publication of the joint position on the recasting of the equal treatment directives
The joint position for the adoption of the directive relative "to the implementation of the equal treatment principle and that of equal opportunities between men and women at work (recasting)...
30 May 2006
Spain: the broad outline of the coming pensions reform
The Spanish government should conclude this week the negotiations with employers and the trade unions on the reform of the retirement pensions system. The agreement should be signed before next 9...
30 May 2006
Germany : the federal employment Agency launches the « apprenticeship day » to fight against the shortage of apprentices’ jobs
While a new controversy broke out in Germany about the recurring shortage of apprenticeship jobs, the federal employment Agency (BA) repeated, on May 29th, its « apprenticeship day », aiming at...
30 May 2006
Netherlands: trade unions opposed to partial opening of the labour market to new EU workers
The Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV), the largest federation of the country (1,2 million members), said it was opposed to the opening of borders to workers of the new EU Member States. (Réf...
29 May 2006
The EU is still far from the Lisbon objectives in the fields of education and training
The progress done since 2000 by the Europeans systems of education and training towards the objectives laid down in the Lisbon strategy is insufficient, notes an annual report of the European...
29 May 2006
Germany: for the DGB, the fight against decreasing memberships is an absolute priority
The congress of the federation of German trade unions (DGB) gave a progress report on its initiative launched in 2005, to fight against decreasing membership. Six projects were introduced, aimed...
29 May 2006
Germany: trade unions want to revive the debate over the EU Constitution
During his keynote speech, the president of the federation of German trade unions (DGB), Michael Sommer, proposed a revival of the debate over the European Constitution and demanded a harmonized...
29 May 2006
Netherlands: college graduates start working with low wages
The wages of young college graduates beginning their career did not increase in 2005, according to a study of Hay Group. For some diplomas, the level of wages even dropped. (Réf. 06530)
26 May 2006
Great Britain: government unveils the long-awaited pensions reform
The British government presented, last May 25, the last version of its project to reform retirement pensions. Introduced by the Minister for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, the project is largely...
26 May 2006
Germany: the DGB sets out its expectations for labour market reform
Meeting at its congress which began on 22nd May, the federation of German trade unions (DGB) highlighted the plans to reform the labour market, starting with a minimum wage.(Ref. 06526)
25 May 2006
Spain: a status for the civil service
The government and the major trade unions representing the civil service, the UGT, Comisiones Obreras and the CSI-CISF, have signed an agreement on the first civil service status in Spain. (Réf...
25 May 2006
The Austrian Presidency of the EU could create a surprise regarding the draft working time directive
The draft working time directive is on the agenda for the next EU Council of Ministers responsible for Employment and Social Policies, which will take place on 1st and 2nd June. If the latest...
25 May 2006
Dublin Foundation Survey on working time flexibility in companies
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has published the results of its large-scale survey (21 000 companies in 21 countries) on the working time flexibility...
25 May 2006
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