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Germany: Volkswagen wants to restore the 35 hours work-week
The management of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen announced, Monday June 12, its intention to restore the 35 hours work-week in its West German factories, (currently 28,8 hours) without...
13 June 2006
Poland : Bridgestone to open a new factory
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has announced that it will build a bus and truck tyre factory in Stargard Szczecinski. The factory will employ almost 800 people. (Réf. 06595)
12 June 2006
Spain: bill against precarious jobs is adopted by the government
The government adopted, on June 9, the draft legislative decree reforming the labor law, such as it was negotiated by social partners (see our article n°06449). This reform, which aims at...
12 June 2006
Poland: Delphi intends to sell two of its six establishments
The American manufacturer of automobile parts, in financial difficulty since 2005, intends to get rid of two of its six establishments in Poland. Trade unions fear the suppression of 2 500 jobs...
8 June 2006
Germany: the government adopts a bill to facilitate the retirement of thousands of civil servants at Deutsche Telekom
Under the pressure of Deutsche Telekom, which is determined to reduce its staff, the German government adopted a bill which will make it possible for thousands of civil servants to retire at 55...
8 June 2006
Lufthansa : a wage agreement for pilots
The first German airline company, Lufthansa, reached an agreement, with its pilots, on a wage rise in two times, the reduction of the variable salary and the introduction of more flexibility in...
7 June 2006
Deutsche Telekom : an agreement on a 3 % wage increase
After 7 days of negotiations, the German telecommunication group and the trade union of the services sector, Verdi, reached an agreement on a 3 % wage rise. 55 000 employes will benefit from this...
7 June 2006
Hankook Tire to establish first European plant in Hungary
The Korean tire company wants to establish a production site close to its European markets. Hungary was chosen because of its low production costs, skilled workers and because it is close to...
7 June 2006
Lithuania: pensions due to increase
Retirement pensions in Lithuania will be updated by an average 60 Litas (17,4 Euros) per month starting from next 1 July. Last week, Lithuania's Prime Minister Mr. Algirdas Brazauskas also...
6 June 2006
Finland : a wage agreement ends the embargo on 3 ships of Superfast Ferries, accused of social dumping
The Finnish seamens' union, backed by the Federation of Transport workers, has imposed an embargo on three ships of the company Superfast Ferries which serve Hanko, in southern Finland, and...
6 June 2006
Poland: Solidarnosc demands wage increases
The national Commission of Solidarnosc asked, on June 1, that the wage increase follow that of productivity. According to the trade union, this should be an obligatory standard in Poland. (Ref...
6 June 2006
Great-Britain : Workers at Peugeot’s Ryton factory vote against strike
According to the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), workers at Peugeot's Ryton plant voted not to go on strike to defend the plant, which is scheduled to close in 2007. (Ref. 06565)
5 June 2006
Volkswagen: management is ready to pay a lot to accelerate job cuts
At the beginning of May, Volkswagen announced its intention to cut 20000 jobs, mainly in its German factories. But the collective agreement currently into force excludes any lay-off until 2011...
2 June 2006
Spain: agreement on a plan to support the textile and clothing industries
The government, trade unions and employers' organization of textile concluded, last 26 May, an agreement on a plan to support the textile and clothing industries, which will be granted 870 million...
1 June 2006
Germany: lower than unexpected unemployment, but tense situation on the apprenticeship market
During a press conference on 31 May 2006 in Berlin, Michael Glos, German Minister for Economy, was pleased with the retreat of unemployment in May, announced the same morning by the national...
1 June 2006
Daihatsu could locate a new factory in the Czech Republic or in Slovakia
The Japanese car producer wants to build small cars in Eastern Europe. (Ref. 06547)
31 May 2006
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29 January 2026
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Germany: a national action plan to strengthen collective bargaining
The news. On 22 July, the German federal government unveiled a national action plan to promote collective bargaining in response to the requirements of the EU minimum wage directive. The directive...
23 July 2026