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Great-Britain : CBI is against compulsory employer’s contribution to staff pension schemes
The CBI rejected the Turner commission’s recommandation, made last November 30, to compel employers to contribute to staff pension schemes. The employers' organisation argues that auto-enrolment...
21 February 2006
Czech Republic : Parliament votes to replace 40-year old Labour Code
The Chamber of Deputies, the Lower House of the Czech Parlament, passed a new Labour Code which will replace the current one dated from 1966.The Labour Code is yet to be approved by the right-wing...
21 February 2006
Spain : an agreement to reform vocational training
On February 7, 2006, social partners (CEOE and CEP for employers, and UGT and CC.OO for trade unions) and the Minister of Labour reached an agreement on vocational training for employment (AFPE)...
21 February 2006
Germany: strike in public services continues but negotiations are suspended
The strikes which are affecting public services in several German Länders since February 6, continued, Tuesday February 21, after the failure of a first top-level negotiation held the day before...
21 February 2006
The year for worker’s mobility in the EU is launched
The new job search website Eures will be launched at the conference "Workers’ mobility: a right, an option, an opportunity?" on 20 and 21 February in Brussels. (Ref. 06159)
20 February 2006
Lithuania : real estate development and emigration lead to a shortage of contruction workers
The real estate industry will lack 8000 qualified construction workers next year. Some mesaures have been taken, in order to attract foreign workers from non EU countries. (Ref. 06162)
20 February 2006
Estonia: it is still illegal to strike in the public sector
Trade unions keep trying to change the law. But government and Parliament do not want to give civil servants the right to strike. (Ref. 06160)
20 February 2006
Austria: Labor law is amended to restrict competitive clauses and reimbursement of the cost of occupational training
New provisions aim at protecting workers terminating their job contract. (Ref. 06161)
20 February 2006
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
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Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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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31 October 2025
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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026