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Switzerland: skilled labor exchange hotline
Planet Labor, March 20, 2009, No. 090310 – www.planetlabor.com
19 March 2009
Czech Republic: decree limits temp agencies’ employment of foreigners
The Czech Government has issued a decree, which will come into force on March 27, 2009, by means of which it limits temporary work agencies’ employment of foreign employees (non-EU citizens)...
18 March 2009
Slovakia: government and employers sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to downplay the impact of the crisis
Planet Labor, March 19, 2009, No. 090297 – www.planetlabor.com
18 March 2009
Germany: half of Siemens’ German employees take part in the new spinoff program
On March 14, 2009, Siemens confirmed that the spinoff program launched last fall was a big success for around 132.000 German workers of the firm. After the “slush funds scandal”, Siemens wants to...
18 March 2009
Ireland: Waterford Crystal sit-in enters sixth week
Fears of being bought by a private equity fund. The world-famous Waterford Wedgewood Group, which produces Wedgewood Crystal in Kilbarry, County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, as well as...
11 March 2009
EU: the chemistry social partners publish a joint declaration on partial unemployment and better skills
In a short joint declaration, the workgroup on apprenticeship and lifelong learning established within the sectoral social dialogue committee, the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) and the...
10 March 2009
Netherlands: FNV and Allies summons Unilever to court
Planet Labor, March 11, 2009, No. 090262 – www.planetlabor.com
10 March 2009
Slovenia: household appliance manufacturer Gorenje, the jewel of the country’s economy, launches a voluntary leave program
Voluntary leaves. Gorenje group employs about 11.600 people according to publicly available information. It intends to cut 400-500 jobs, using soft measures such as retirement or consensual...
10 March 2009
Great Britain: lowest wage agreements in ten years in the manufacturing sector
According to the EEF’s regular pay survey of its 6,000-strong members within the engineering, manufacturing and technology industries, the average level of wage increases in the manufacturing...
9 March 2009
Sweden: the metalworkers’ union signs an agreement allowing to lower wages to avoid redundancies
Planet Labor, March 5, 2009, No. 090240 – www.planetlabor.com
4 March 2009
Italy: Lombard unions and businesses try the “short week” to face the crisis
Whereas today, March 4, the government is gathering 37 union and employers’ organizations to discuss measures to face the crisis, two Lombard businesses have already established, via the existing...
4 March 2009
Ireland: ICTU threatens general strike
Tensions between the country’s largest union
and the government have been brewing for weeks, leading up to a proposed
suspension of last September’s national wage agreement (see
our dispatch...
3 March 2009
Portugal: analysis of the new Labor Code
Planet Labor, March 3, 2009, No. 090227 – www.planetlabor.com
2 March 2009
EU: Work Program of the European Social Partners 2009-2010
Employment. In terms of employment, the social partners will present a joint recommendation aimed at contributing to the definition of the Post-Lisbon agenda (i.e. the European political framework...
2 March 2009
Germany: the crisis threatens businesses’ employment pacts
A promise increasingly hard to keep. Yet, the longer the crisis last, the more businesses may not be able to keep their promise. “For the moment, many businesses are still using partial...
25 February 2009
Netherlands: raising retirement age to 67 debated
Planet Labor, February 24, 2009, No. 090200 – www.planetlabor.com
23 February 2009
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...