Labour relations

An agreement concluded between the management of Ford Werke, the German subsidiary of General Motors, and the work's council of the car manufacturer, March 6, 2006, envisages to maintain the...

7 March 2006

Transdev group creates a European work’s council

On 20 December 2005, the Transdev transportation group concluded an agreement aimed at creating a European work’s council. The text organizes workers’ consultation in the event of special...

6 March 2006

Germany : press comments on the AEG agreement and the conflict in the public sector

Press review from Monday February 27th to Friday March 3rd. The German press comments on the conflict at AEG and the agreement concluded between IG Metall and the management. Also in the news: the...

6 March 2006

Poland : collective bargaining on a new work organization in FIAT-GM Powertain Poland

The pressure is rising at Fiat-GM in southern Poland. On February 28th, negotiations between trade unions and the management on the introduction of a new work organization failed. The social...

2 March 2006

PSA: a framework worldwide agreement on human rights

"A social engagement without borders", is the title of this worldwide agreement which must "formalize the group’ s commitments in favour of fundamental human rights". The prospect of a world...

2 March 2006

Hungary: Prime Minister not present for Suzuki car launch

The Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany wanted to protest against Suzuki management's bad social behaviour. His Finance minister replaced him, which goes against the tradition. (Ref. 06203)

2 March 2006

Sweden : less sick leaves, but the result is more people on welfare

A report from the national agency of social affairs and health qualifies the results of the governmental policy aimed at lowering the number of sick leaves. The number of people who are recipients...

1 March 2006

Great-Britain : the impact of the free movement of workers from new EU countries is “broadly positive”

This study deals with the immigration from 8 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia) of the 10 new member states , Cyprus and Malta were already...

1 March 2006

Germany : First warning strikes take place in the metal industry

Workers in the metal industry of Bade Württemberg went on strike for the first time this year, as a warning. German employees are allowed to organize short strikes, often a few hours a day, to...

1 March 2006

France: a new association of professionals is devoted to social measuring

How to count the number of employees at the international level? Which criteria should be chosen to measure the participation rate in vocational training activities in Europe? The Ipsoc...

1 March 2006

Germany : electoral campaign for work councils is launched

On 28 February 2006, the minister for Work and Social Affairs, Franz Müntefering, launched the official campaign for the work councils elections (Betriebsratswahlen 2006) that will take place on...

1 March 2006

Germany: after 40 days of strike, an agreement is concluded at AEG

After several hours of negotiations and five weeks of strike, the trade union IG Metall and the management of AEG, a subsidiary of Electrolux, worked out an agreement to compensate the 1750...

28 February 2006

Great-Britain : 30 years after the Equal Pay Act, a huge gender gap remains.

Women still earn 17% less than men, according to a report of the Commission "Women and work" released February 27th. (Ref. 06188)

28 February 2006

Czech republic : government wants to save LG Philips subsidiary factory

Over 1000 jobs are potentially threatened in Hranice na Morave. The government wants to help financially. But if the factory stops its activities, it will have to reimburse the Czech government...

27 February 2006

Hungary : will regional service centers stay here?

Hungary is a leading destination for companies establishing regional service centers: increasingly, multinationals are moving their IT, bookkeeping, financial and call-center operations to Hungary.

27 February 2006

Germany: minimum wage plan leads to controversy

The press review from 18 to 25 February 2006 reflects the various points of view on the government's plan to introduce a legal minimum wage. (Ref. 06181)

24 February 2006

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