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Hungary: changes at the disposal on on-call time to comply with Community and Constitutional Law
Following a decision of the Hungarian Constitutional Court and in order to comply with Community law, the Parliament amended the rules on on-call time which came into effect on 1st July 2007. From...
EU: the European Commission asked eight member states to implement the legislation on truck drivers’ working time
The European Commission decided, on October 17, 2007, to send a reasoned opinion, the last stage before filing a complaint before the Court of Justice, to Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg...
Hungary: beginning of the negotiations on 2008 minimum wage
Social partners and government representatives gathered, on October 12, 2007, within a tripartite instance of dialogue, in order to determine the amount of next year's minimum wage. However, the...
EU: European social partners to present their recommendations to face labor market’s challenges
The executive committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) should adopt today the analysis of the labor market, developed jointly with the employers organizations BusinessEurope...
Suez: European staff representatives say they are not informed enough
As part of the information process on the merger between Gaz de France and the Suez group, the European staff representation body (IED) authorized its secretary to to go to court and appointed an...
EU: the CJEC rules that compulsory retirement clauses comply with Community law
The Court ruled that the compulsory retirement clauses contained in collective agreements established a difference of treatment on grounds of age, but that they are justified by the legitimate aim...
EU: the Court of Justice made conditions to change the term of the parental leave easier
A woman is on her parental leave and gets pregnant. She asks her employer to stop her leave to move on to a maternity leave, so that her husband can take the end of the parental leave. Facing her...
Latvia: Norwegian and Latvian unions signed a cooperation agreement on posting construction sector workers
The Latvian union LCA and the Norwegian union Fellesforbundet signed a cooperation and information exchange agreement on the posting of workers in the construction sector. (Ref. 070855)
Great Britain: guide on mental health in the workplace
The Secretary for Work and Pensions, Lord McKenzie, and the Secretary of Health, Ivan Lewis, launched, on October 10, a practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health...
Poland: campaign to certify worker friendly companies
The Solidarnosc union launched, on October 15, a national campaign to certify companies favourable to workers, a sort of label granted to companies which respect workers' rights. The action is...
15 October 2007
Germany: the GNBZ, an “anti-minimum wage union” created in the postal sector
Created on October 10, 2007, the union of the postal sector's new companies (GNBZ) wants to be a spokesperson for employees who judge that the level of the minimum wage negotiated for the branch...
Italy: the “yes” for the social protocol won by a landslide
The results of the referendum on the social protocol, which took place last week (see our article No. 070826), exceeded everyone's expectations : the "yes" won by 81.62%, despite a large majority...
Netherlands : interview with Lucas Vermaat, representative of the FNV union for Unilever
When interviewed by e-europnews about the restructuring plan of the Anglo-Dutch group - which mostly concerns Europe - the representative of the Federation of Dutch unions and Allies (FNV...
Germany: apprenticeship market improves with recovery
Many people came to break the good news. In front of three ministers, Franz Müntefering (Labour), Annette Schavan (Education), Michael Glos (Economy) and of three chairmen of employers'...
Italy: steel company Ilva signed a protocol on health and safety at work
The main Italian iron and steel company – Ilva – and representatives from the Labour Department, union organizations and local authorities signed, on October 2, 2007, a historical protocol on the...
Germany: train drivers on strike even though negotiations started up again
Until the last minute, the Deutsche Bahn's (DB) management had hoped that the small train drivers' union GDL would give up its plans… in vain ! On October 12, at 2 am, the union launched a one-day...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
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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...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
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