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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

Austria : Austrian railways workers will strike on March 3.

At 13:00 the result of the public opinion poll will be presented at the central meeting and will be transferred to European Transport Ministers as well. Among the subjects of the ministers’...

23 February 2006

Belgium: employers call for firms to make diversity a reality

On February 22, 2006, Jean-Claude Daoust, president of the Federation of Belgian companies, launched a call entitled "diversity, a winning asset" to sensitize companies to open their doors to...

23 February 2006

Sweden : Opposition proposes a specific «First job contract»

Maud Olofsson, the leader of the Centrist party (currently in the opposition), has proposed to create a "first job contract" comparable to the one that has just been created in France. Sweden is...

22 February 2006

Finland : Trade unions protest against Finnish employers’ behavior in Baltic countries

Finland’s major trade union in the private sector, TU (Toimihenkilöunioni), which has 126 000 members, has asked the Finnish management not to use the Baltic model for collective bargaining...

22 February 2006

Great-Britain : CBI is against compulsory employer’s contribution to staff pension schemes

The CBI rejected the Turner commission’s recommandation, made last November 30, to compel employers to contribute to staff pension schemes. The employers' organisation argues that auto-enrolment...

21 February 2006

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