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Hungary : Labour court rules in favour of a Philips unionist
Philips Hungary Ltd. failed to respect the legal procedures when firing a unionist, according to a Labour court order from March 8th. (Ref.06350)
11 April 2006
Czech Republic : difference between women and men unemployment rates is the 4th biggest in the EU
The difference between unemployed women and men in the Czech Republic was 3.3 percentage points last year and was the 4th highest in the EU, according to recent data from the German statistic...
11 April 2006
Lithuania: 17% of the working population is getting shadow wages
In Lithuania more then 17% of working population admits earning part of their wage “in envelopes”. According to the trade unions, the lack of unionist in the companies partly explains this...
11 April 2006
Slovenia : draft Services Directive is far from Slovenia’s position
According to the Slovenian minister for economy Andrej Vizjak, the new proposal on services Directive, adopted by the European Commission on 4 April (see our article 06330), is shifting away from...
11 April 2006
Great Britain: immigrant labour no longer frightens employers
British employers are less and less reluctant to hire a foreign employee because the value of immigrant workers overrides the fear related to the image, according to a survey of the Institute for...
11 April 2006
France: the government scraps the very controversial “first job contract”
President Jacques Chirac decided to replace the highly disputed “first job contract” (CPE) by a device in favour of the professional integration of young people with difficulties. This will...
11 April 2006
Slovakia : KIA and PSA to create 2000 jobs
According to the plans, the South-Korean and French companies will create approximately 2000 jobs in Slovakia before the end of 2006. Both factories plan to launch the production this year : this...
10 April 2006
Slovakia : lack of skilled labor in the automobile industry
The booming automobile industry of Slovakia and related sectors suffer from a lack of skilled workers. Around 16 000 skilled workers will be missing this year, according to employers'...
10 April 2006
The Commission gives a description of the questions raised by the implementation of the directive on workers’ posting
Ever since the very controversial "services" directive, several initiatives were launched to examine the application of directive 96/71 on workers' posting, within the framework of the...
10 April 2006
Netherlands: Mitsubishi makes trade unions furious in Nedcar
The management of Nedcar, a subsidiary company of Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC), sent, last 6 April, 22 trucks to the factory of Born, to remove the completed production there. This is a...
10 April 2006
Great Britain: the press comments on the pensions reform
Press review of 1 to 7 April 2006. Retirement pensions were very much discussed this week, with the publication on April 4 of the 3rd Turner Commission Report, asked by the Government to submit...
10 April 2006
Germany: strikes end in the public sector of Bade-Wurtemberg
Press review of 1 to 7 April 2006. The German press commented this week on the agreement, signed on 5 April 2006, between the trade union Verdi and the employers' organization of communities...
7 April 2006
Netherlands: trade unions worry about the opening of borders to the East
The FNV Bondgenoten, the country’s most important trade union, opposes the opening of the Dutch labour market to new EU workers, fearing the threat of unfair competition. (Ref. 06341)
7 April 2006
Spain : an agreement on labour law reform coming soon
Employers and unions might soon reach an agreement on some subjects of the labour reform, after the Government has exerted growing pressure on the social partners. (Ref. 06340)
7 April 2006
The amended proposal of the Directive on «Services»: interview of Stéphane Rodrigues
Lawyer of the Paris Bar, working with the Brussels Bar in association with the Lallemand and Legros law firm (Brussels), Stéphane Rodrigues comments for e-europnews the amended proposal of the...
7 April 2006
Lithuania: industry revolution in 2007-2013
Lithuanian Minister of Economy, Mr. Kestutis Dauksys, prognosticates revolution in national industry's structure in year 2007-2013, supported by EU Structural and Cohesion funds financial recourse...
7 April 2006
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
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Living wage still struggles to align with social dialogue (study)
As part of its summer school on social dialogue, the ILO commissioned a study on the living wage. This concept, which takes workers' needs into account when determining wage levels and which major...
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EU: Commission to launch a business coalition against modern slavery
The news. On 16 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat human trafficking. While labour exploitation reported by the authorities rose by 17% between 2021-2022 and...
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