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Renault : towards a world profit-sharing plan for all employees
During the next meeting of the Renault group's committee bureau (CGR), staff representatives will talk about the progress of the negotiations of the next profit-sharing agreement which should plan...
8 November 2007
EU: software to “implement” the agreement on the protection of workers exposed to crystalline silica
After the first inter-sectorial agreement concluded on April 25, 2006 by European social partners on the protection of workers exposed to breathable crystalline silica (see our article...
Italy: testing of a certification procedure for gender equality at work
Among the initiatives of the national action plan for the European year of equal opportunities, the Labour Secretary recently launched a national plan of quality label in terms of gender equality...
Germany : BASF publishes the wages of the members of its works council
According to the joint announcement by BASF management and the WC, the 53 members of the latter earned in 2006 on average 60,000 €, ie around 2000 € more than the employees holding a similar...
Belgium: report on the evolution of wage gaps with neighboring countries
The Central Economic Council – an organization where staff and union representatives sit – published a report on the evolution of wage costs, employment and training efforts. This annual report...
Great Britain: guide on leading health and safety at work
The Institute of Directors (IoD, an association composed of leaders and board directors) and the Health and Safety Executive recently published a guide on health and safety in order to make...
Denmark: the union confederation LO’s annual congress elected a new chair to “return to their roots”
LO's 36th congress, which gathered 800 representatives in Copenhagen from October 28 to October 21, marks a "return to the roots" with the election of Harald Børsting, "tradition man", who won by...
Germany: Berthold Huber replaces Jurgen Peters at the head of the metal sector union IG-Metall
As expected, the largest German union, IG Metall, will now be headed by two "reformists” (see our article No. 070720). Berthold Huber, 57, who was until now the union's second-in-command, was...
Austria: federal government strengthened existing measures to help disabled people joining a company
Erwin Buchinger, Austrian Secretary of Social Affairs, announced on October 23, 2007 the launching of the "Aktion 500" plan, a series of measures to help companies ready to hire disabled people...
Spain: dismissal for serious misconduct can be pronounced if safety instructions are not respected
The high court of the Basque Country confirmed the decision of the Win SA Company to fire an employee who refused to respect mandatory security standards on the site where he was working. This...
Germany: IG-Metall union asks Continental for employment guaranties
As the takeover of the car manufacturer Siemens VDO by its competitor Continental approaches (it should be finalized at the end of the year), the IG Metall union sent a strong signal to...
Germany: GDL to launch strike on freight lines
Important victory for the train drivers' union GDL : on November 2, 2007, the labour court of the Saxony Land allowed drivers to strike on all lines, including freight and national lines. In a new...
Italy: metalworkers strongly mobilized for renewal of their national collective convention
The first national mobilization day, organized on October 30 by the metallurgy unions (Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil and Uilm-Uil) for the renewal of the sector's national collective agreement, was marked...
Austria: the social partners in the iron and steel industry agree on a 3.5% wage increase with variable clauses
It was not until the third summit meeting and after 17 hours of negotiation between Erich Foglar, boss of the Metal-Textile- Food union (GMTN) and Hermann Haslauer, the employers’ representative...
Suspension of the news update from November 1 to November 4
The news update is suspended from November 1 to November 4, 2007. We will be pleased to see you again on November 5.
31 October 2007
Great Britain: the Equal Commission asked for introduction of representative actions for people subject to discrimination
Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equal and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) created at the beginning of October (see our article No. 070844), asked the government to enable unions and organizations...
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