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Great-Britain: the government wants to clarify the time when the employer has to notify the collective redundancies to the public authority
The Ministry for Trade and Industry launches a consultation on a "minor amendment" of the law on the collective redundancies, in order to comply with the Community legislation. It aims at...
7 April 2006
Germany: first wage counter offer of the employers in the metallurgical industry
For the first time since the wage negotiations have been launched at the beginning of February in the metallurgical and electronics industries, the employers proposed a concrete counter offer on...
7 April 2006
The Euro MPs ask for the lifting of the free movement of Eastern countries workers restrictions
The Euro MPs adopted, last April 5, a report on Hungarian MP initiative, Mr. Ory, in which they ask Member States to open their labour markets to enlargement workers. This report comes before the...
6 April 2006
Netherlands: towards a huge restructuring of the unique assembly plant of the country
In the Netherlands, a trial of strength is coming at Netherlands Car BV (Nedcar), the unique automobile assembly plant of the country, located in Born in the Limburg region, following the decision...
6 April 2006
CJEC confirms that the practical of financial compensation in case of replacement of the minimum period of paid annual leave is contrary to the community law
The Court has confirmed, following the opinion of advocate general (see our article 06050) that the working time directive precludes the replacement of the minimum period of paid annual leave by a...
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6 April 2006
Luxembourg: the House of Commons passed a law transposing the “working time” Directive
On April 5, the House of Commons carried a legislation which is transposing the “Working time” Directive in the legislation of Luxembourg. The introduction by the European Commission of an action...
6 April 2006
The amended proposal of the Commission on the Directive on “services” gives rise to mixed reactions
On the day following the presentation by the European Commission of the amended proposal on the Directive on "services", the reactions are on the increase. If the ETUC and of the European Members...
6 April 2006
Hungary : a firm fined for not employing a gipsy
For the first time, a company tested by an anti-discriminations aid service has been fined for not hiring gipsy people. (Ref. 06333)
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5 April 2006
Lithuania: industrialists exhorts to exceed 48 hours weekly working time
Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists exhorts government to legitimize a prolonged weekly working time that would then exceed 48 hours. The reason for this proposal is that employees actually...
5 April 2006
Great Britain : The pensions reform is getting started
The retirement commission, created in 2002 by the British Government made public last April 5th – in its third and last report – its final reform proposals. Those confirm the previous...
5 April 2006
Commission presents its amended proposal on Services Directive
The European Commission has adopted an amended proposal for a Directive on services which respects the compromise reached by the European Parliament. The Council, much more divided over the...
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4 April 2006
France: the affiliation with the paid holiday insurance scheme of the construction & engineering sector is binding to the employer even if the headquarters are abroad
Enforcing the European law, the Supreme Court of appeals pronounced a judgment in respect of the employee’s protection, which concerns the obligation for a foreign company to contribute to the...
4 April 2006
Germany: the managers of limited liability companies will remain exempted from retirement contributions
The independent managers of limited liability companies (GmbH) are seriously relieved. In the future, they should go on being exempted from the obligation of retirement insurance, as the Ministry...
4 April 2006
Belgium: entry into force of the new regulations applying to restructurings
A Royal Decree of March 9, 2006 concerning "the active management of the restructurings" came into effect on April 1, 2006 and applies to the collective redundancies which will be announced...
4 April 2006
Netherlands: a paternity leave to take over from the mothers
On March 30th, the Parliament discussed the possibility, for the fathers, to relieve the mothers during their maternity leave, if they wish to go back to work before the deadline of 10 weeks term...
4 April 2006
The European Commission asks Member States to better apply the directive on workers’ placement
The European Commission has passed, on 4 April, a communication note on the "workers' posting" directive. It asks States to better apply this Community text which was rediscovered during the...
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4 April 2006
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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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