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The trade-union federation IG Metall and Gesamtmetall, the employers' federation, have been negotiating for several weeks the renewal of the collective agreements for the automobile, metallurgy...

28 March 2006

Germany: the federal government launches the “great” health care reform

Drug prices frozen. The law on "modernization of public offices" (GKV-Modernisierungsgesetz), which came into effect on January 1st 2004, already allowed a strong decrease of expenditures (dental...

27 March 2006

Italy: Voters due to choose between two employment Policies

A few days before the elections of 9 and 10 April, the two coalitions both placed job creation and lower labor costs at the center of their program. However, the means to achieve these goals...

27 March 2006

The Twenty-five revive the Lisbon strategy and flexicurity

During the European Council of last 23 and 24 March, the Heads of State and government of the Twenty-five revived the Lisbon strategy while setting the objective to create six million jobs between...

27 March 2006

Slovakia: social partners want a new Labor Code

According to trade unions and employers' organizations, it's time for the country's legislation to evolve and to comply with EU regulations. (Réf. 06293)

27 March 2006

Spain: Labour Market Reform is very slow to come

IMF says nothing has changed in nearly two years, whereas social partners and the government had promised to deal with the subject. The government says it wants a broad consensus on this issue...

27 March 2006

Germany: Bayer’s take over of Schering could cost 6000 jobs

On the strategic level, the merger is completely judicious. But it will not be done without job cuts. This morning, Werner Wending, chairman of Bayer, said "the potential savings are estimated" at...

24 March 2006

Temporary work has a correct legal framework throughout the EU, according to the Dublin Foundation

According to a study carried out by the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions located in Dublin, all Member States of the European Union have a legal framework...

24 March 2006

The European Parliament considers the future of the European social model

The consultation launched by the European Commission on the future of the European model is not causing the great awaited debate. For example, at a meeting of the Commission of social affairs of...

24 March 2006

Belgium has to change its residency legislation

Demanding from the person who does not have sufficient personal resources to stay in its territory, Belgium imposes a condition which is contrary to the free movement principle. According to the...

24 March 2006

Netherlands: discussions on the opening of borders to new EU workers

The debate on the opening of borders to the nationals of new Member States of the European Union is sharp in the Netherlands. The government, which must decide before the end of March, is itself...

24 March 2006

The European Commission will bring together European social partners on the issue of transnational negotiations

During the conference on trans-border negotiations, organized by "Europe et Société” on 14 and 15 March 2006, in Paris, Evelyne Pichot, administrator at the Department of Employment and social...

23 March 2006

Italy: Berlusconi is furious with employers’ organization

Campaigning for the legislative elections of April, the president of the Italian Council, Silvio Berlusconi, tackled employers' organizations, accusing them of not supporting him and not...

23 March 2006

European Social Partners present their Work Program for 2006-2008

European social partners presented today their work program for 2006-2008 during the tripartite social summit. The hour rather seems to be with the evaluation of the results of the autonomous...

23 March 2006

Netherlands: Labor party wants to penalize graduate housewives

The Labor Party (PVDA, opposition) proposed, last 22 March, to introduce penalties for qualified women who do not work. This re-opened the debate on mothers' activity. (Ref. 06284)

23 March 2006

Germany: public sector employers accused of willingly dividing trade unions

The same employers' representation which blocks wage increases for civil servants is ready to grant an important wage increase to doctors. The trade union Verdi says employers' negotiators want to...

23 March 2006

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