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Bulgaria: trade unions act against labour law violations by an Italian company
The death of two sisters, both workers for the Euroshoes factory in Doupnitsa (small city in the south-west of Bulgaria), lead to a wave of inspections throughout the country and launched a debate...
20 February 2006
The employer cannot make depend a right derivated from the employment relationship with the end of a maternity leave
The Court of Justice of the European Communities ruled on a lawsuit that opposed a Spanish public health institution to one of its female public servants who asked for her maternity leave to be...
17 February 2006
Germany: press review -February 11 to 17, 2006
The strike in the public sector extends and makes Germans angry. (Ref. 06153)
17 February 2006
European deputies remove the country of origin principle from the “Services” directive
European deputies adopted, Thursday February 16, in first reading, the proposal for a Directive relating to the liberalization of services in the EU. They removed the very discussed "country of...
17 February 2006
Portugal Telecom : code of conduct on social responsibility signed with Uni
While France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Telia/Sonera are still negociating global framework agreements, the Portugsese group of telecom signed a code of conduct about fundamental rights and...
16 February 2006
Netherlands: law simplification and reforms
Before the legislative elections of May 2007, Aart Jan de Geus, the Minister for social Affairs and Employment, will have a difficult decision to take - to open or not the labour market to workers...
16 February 2006
“Services” Directive : interview of Stephan Rodrigues for e-europnews
Lawyer at the Paris Bar, established at the Brussels Bar and associated to the Lallemand and Legros office (Brussels), Stephan Rodrigues comments on the vote, by European deputies, of the...
16 February 2006
Poland: annual negotiations on salaries coming to an end
After March 10, if there is no agreement between trade unions and the employer, the latter can fix himself the rate of increase of the average salary. (Ref. 06157)
16 February 2006
Regulation creating European Globalization Fund will be adopted on March 1st, 2006
The European Commission has announced the adoption, on March 1st, of the regulation creating a European Globalization Fund (see. Réf. 06118). We reveal the principal points of this text which...
16 February 2006
The delay of social security contributions payment does not obstruct the award of public contracts according to CECJ
The Court delivers its first judgment on the option to exclude service providers from a procedure for the award of public service contracts when they have not fulfilled obligations relating to the...
15 February 2006
Italy : the training for employees who work at a height defined
The agreement appoints the organizations in charge of providing training courses about work at a height : regions , automous provinces, Ministry of Labour, l’ISPESL (National Institute of...
15 February 2006
Poland: State, employers and trade unions will negotiate a new social pact
The trade unions and the employers' organisations argue in favour of a new social contract which would tackle labour and employment issues. (Ref. 06148)
15 February 2006
The European Parliament does not insist on the revision of the Directive on the European works councils.
By adopting the report prepared by Jean-Louis Cottigny, in reply to the communication of the European Commission on restructuring in March 2005, the committee on “Employment and social affairs” of...
15 February 2006
Air France-KLM : a new European works council set up
Last February 13, the Airlines company management agreed, with the 22 members of the special negociation body, a Protocole about the new ECW, necessary after the merger of Air France and KLM...
15 February 2006
Slovenia : trade unions fiercely opposed to a uniform tax rate
The Trade Union Confederation (ZSSS) says a "flat tax" would be disastrous for the country's population and would deeply harm the economy. (Ref. 06147)
15 February 2006
Czech Republic: Workers’ information and consultation will be improved
An amendment to the Labor Code will allow the Czech Republic to comply with Community regulations. Even though a brand new Labor Code is going through a legislative process, the Lower House of...
15 February 2006
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026
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Argentina: labour reform passed by Parliament
Legislation deregulating the framework labour law was definitively adopted by Argentine Parliament on Friday 27 February. The CGT, the country's primary trade union federation, filed legal...
4 March 2026