Labour relations

After several weeks of strike, the trade union Ver.di and the town employers’ organization of Lower Saxony (KAV) have come to a compromise - on March the 15th - about weekly working time of...

16 March 2006

Czech Republic : German embassy in Prague says Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany

German embassy in Prague claims that Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany. (Réf. 06254)

15 March 2006

Germany : wage negociations in metallurgy become thougher

The conflict in the metallurgical industry , which counts 3.4 million workers in Germany, might get more intense. Faced with the absence of proposal from the employers, IG-Metall answers with a...

15 March 2006

Great Britain: a new report on overtime

The average British worker does three years and a half of overtime in his life, but half of it is not paid. The Clerical Medical insurance company publishes two months after the TUC’s report its...

14 March 2006

Great Britain: British employees are less “incompetent” than before

The number of employees considered "not fully proficient" by their employer fell by almost 50% in two years in Great Britain, according to the data of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) made...

13 March 2006

Slovakia : the wages grew faster than productivity

Slovak Statistical Office announced that real wages in the nation's economy grew last year at a faster rate than work productivity. (Ref. 06236)

10 March 2006

Czech Republic : average wage increasead by 5,5 % in 2005

Czech Statistical Office announced that in year 2005, average wage increased by 5,5 %. (Ref. 06235)

10 March 2006

Slovakia : Kia’s foreign suppliers to sue minister of Economy for denying them incentives

Foreign suppliers for Slovak Huyndai/Kia Motors car factory in Zilina region decided to file a lawsuit against Slovak state after Minister of Economy, Jirko Malcharek, repeated that the government...

10 March 2006

Belgium: daily press deals with employment of older workers and absenteeism

In the country of "pre-pensions", prejudices are tough. As everywhere else in Europe, Employment Policies aimed at older workers are confronted to mentalities. The Belgian press was also...

10 March 2006

Netherlands: lower rate of unionization

Whereas the unionization rate throughout the country is stable, one of the three trade-union organizations of the Netherlands, the Federation of the Dutch trade unions (FNV), lost 1,7 % of its...

9 March 2006

Spain: Volkswagen says no job cuts on Spanish production sites

Since the head office announced a restructuring plan that would affect 20 000 employees, the social climate in the group’s Spanish companies is very bad. Because of the Seat subsidiary company...

8 March 2006

Ford Werke : an agreement guarantees employment in exchange for wage moderation

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

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