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Great Britain : press review- January 23rd to 27th 2006
Governmental plans to offshore Department for Work and Pensions' call-centers, and major overhaul for the Incapacity Benefits (IB) system, were very interesting issues for the British press this...
27 January 2006
Germany: press review -January 20th to 27th 2006
The German press has picked up the controversy on the family policy, which is dividing partys in the coalition government of Angela Merkel. (Ref. 0675)
27 January 2006
Great Britain : a draft bill about corporate manslaughter that would cover death at work
After years of beating about the bush, the new law on deadly accidents at work is ready and has to be submitted to Parliament. (Ref. 0674)
27 January 2006
European social partners due to deal with harassing and violence at work
On February 7th, 2006, European social partners will open a negotiation aimed at concluding a voluntary agreement on harassing and violence at work. (Ref 0671).
26 January 2006
European social partners agree on a work programme for 2006-2008
On January 26, 2006, in Brussels, negotiation teams of European employers (Unice/UAPME and CEEP) and the European Confederation of trade unions (ETUC) agreed, at a meeting of the committee for...
26 January 2006
Belgique : a charter to fight against discriminations in the Brusells region.
Already 40 companies of the Brussels region have signed a charter on diversity, in order to fight against discriminations during the hiring process and to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity...
26 January 2006
Netherlands : employers don’t want to be forced to pay for child-care fees
On January 20th, 2006, Netherland’s employers said the government’s plan to make companies contribute by law to parents’child-care fees was "unacceptable". (Ref.0673)
26 January 2006
For european parlementary, EU funding must be restitued in case of relocations
In a report adopted the 24 january 2006, the Regional Developpment Committee call on the Commission and the Members states to prevent potential damage in link with relocations. (Ref. 0668)
26 January 2006
A European coordination group of trade-unions is created within the Delphi group
The European federation of metallurgists (EFM) set up, January 20, 2006, in Brussels, a European coordination group of trade unions within the U.S. automobile equipment supplier Delphi. (Ref. 0669)
26 January 2006
Czech Republic : three experimental programs could lower unemployment in some areas
During the first half of this year, the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is going to launch three experimental programs (in Moravian-Silesian region, Karlove Vary and Usti nad Labem...
25 January 2006
Czech Republic: average salary should continue to rise firmly
Given the current pace of the economic growth, the head of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions, Milan Stech, said that the average salary in the Czech Republic should reach 27000 CZK...
25 January 2006
Czech Republic : REACH legislation will cost Czech companies a lot of money
The new European Union legislation concerning registration, evaluation, approval and limitation of chemicals (REACH) should impose strict rules on Czech companies. (Ref. 0667)
25 January 2006
Great Britain: incapacity benefits will be severely limited
The work and pensions secretary has announced the main measures of a forthcoming reform of incapacity benefit (IB). IB is due to the sick, the handicapped and people in incapacity: the government...
25 January 2006
Hungary : trade union at Hungarian Suzuki Ltd.
to expectations, the first trade union was founded in the Suzuki factory of Esztergom, Hungary. The union’s name is: Independent Carmakers’ Union of Esztergom. (Ref. 0666) In December...
25 January 2006
Hungary : new rules for temporary staff
The main idea of the amendment is that temporary staff can no longer be a back-stair for employers. In many cases, employers had established a second firm specialised in providing the parent...
25 January 2006
Portugal: agreement on work conditions at Autoeuropa
In order to obtain the construction of new Volkswagen models, and thus to maintain employment, employees of the Portuguese company Autoeuropa, a subsidiary of the group, have negotiated an...
24 January 2006
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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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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