A new agreement of governmental coalition, submitted on February 6 to the Parliament, includes two major social reforms. The document, which does not soften the legislation on dismissals, devotes a broad place to the return to employment of people with disabilities and to the introduction of a retirement contribution for pensioners. (Ref. 070108)
In negotiation since the legislative elections of November 22, 2006 with the Christian democratic party (CDA) of the incumbent Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, the members of the Labour Party (PVDA) obtained important concessions. It is no longer question, indeed, of softening the law on dismissals, an important claim of employers. Particular efforts, on the other hand, will be made to reintegrate the partially disabled (less than 80 %) on the labour market after their sickness leave (two y
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