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Czech Republic : Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions set new priorities
Among the organization's new priorities : a new labor code higher wages, and increased participation in major reforms. (Réf. 06358)
12 April 2006
Slovakia : the country will lose competitiveness in the coming years
Labor costs in 2010 could match those of Western Europe, and make some investors leave the country. (Réf. 06357)
12 April 2006
Lithuania: 17% of the working population is getting shadow wages
In Lithuania more then 17% of working population admits earning part of their wage “in envelopes”. According to the trade unions, the lack of unionist in the companies partly explains this...
11 April 2006
France: the government scraps the very controversial “first job contract”
President Jacques Chirac decided to replace the highly disputed “first job contract” (CPE) by a device in favour of the professional integration of young people with difficulties. This will...
11 April 2006
Slovakia : KIA and PSA to create 2000 jobs
According to the plans, the South-Korean and French companies will create approximately 2000 jobs in Slovakia before the end of 2006. Both factories plan to launch the production this year : this...
10 April 2006
Netherlands: Mitsubishi makes trade unions furious in Nedcar
The management of Nedcar, a subsidiary company of Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC), sent, last 6 April, 22 trucks to the factory of Born, to remove the completed production there. This is a...
10 April 2006
Germany: strikes end in the public sector of Bade-Wurtemberg
Press review of 1 to 7 April 2006. The German press commented this week on the agreement, signed on 5 April 2006, between the trade union Verdi and the employers' organization of communities...
7 April 2006
Netherlands: trade unions worry about the opening of borders to the East
The FNV Bondgenoten, the country’s most important trade union, opposes the opening of the Dutch labour market to new EU workers, fearing the threat of unfair competition. (Ref. 06341)
7 April 2006
Spain : an agreement on labour law reform coming soon
Employers and unions might soon reach an agreement on some subjects of the labour reform, after the Government has exerted growing pressure on the social partners. (Ref. 06340)
7 April 2006
Lithuania: industry revolution in 2007-2013
Lithuanian Minister of Economy, Mr. Kestutis Dauksys, prognosticates revolution in national industry's structure in year 2007-2013, supported by EU Structural and Cohesion funds financial recourse...
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
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
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
EON: American and European trade unions are opposed to the German energy giant
Europeans and American energy trade unions have announced on 29 March their intent to join their forces to confront the German energy giant EON. The company is accused of retracting its pledge to...
3 April 2006
Slovenia: new employment law brings major changes
The draft law on employment and insurance in the case of unemployment was adopted by the Slovene government in the beginning of March. It also contains measures for unemployed people who have...
3 April 2006
The agreement on the European work’s council of Transdev is signed by all trade-union organizations
The passenger transport group Transdev completed, in December 2005, the negotiation on an agreement aimed at establishing a European work's council. This text, that we already commented on, (Réf...
3 April 2006
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Germany: a national action plan to strengthen collective bargaining
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