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EU: European social diary of April 18 to June 27, 2007
We provide you with a diary on the main events concerning social Europe and the institutional appointments. You can forward to us your scheduled events to the following address...
EU: the Czech legislation in terms of stand-by duty time is contrary to common law
In an ordinance delivered on January 11, 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) ruled that the Czech legislation, which only considers the time when physicians in hospitals...
EU: an infringement procedure against France for not transposing the directive on professional qualifications
After the court of Justice condemned France for the incomplete transposition of the 2001/19 directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the European Commission is carrying...
Great Britain: establishment of a transition between help and work
The new Employment Support Alliance, which will, in 2008, replace inability and disability allowances, enable the two million beneficiaries to practice a cut-back activity, up to 16 hours a week...
EU: the Commission is launching infringement proceedings against Austria for failure to implement the CJEC judgment on workers’ posting
The European Commission sent the Austrian government a letter of formal notice in which it requires that it complies with the judgment issued by the court of Justice of the European Communities...
International: the international trade union confederation is setting up a “Pan European regional council”
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) announced, on March 19, 2007, the creation of a Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) after a founding assembly in Rome. The creation of the PERC...
Ireland: the Labour Court recommends consultation of workforce by Aer Lingus on cost reduction plan
After being the target of a hostile takeover bid, Aer Lingus had announced a cost reduction plan implying modification of working conditions. It was a unilateral decision, whereas the company...
EU: As far as Vladimir Spidla is concerned, the European policy in terms of reorganization is lacking visibility
In an exclusive interview granted to the French information letter "Liaisons sociales Europe" (March 23) Vladimir Spidla, the European commissioner in charge of employment, social affairs and the...
Lidl: unions are condemning the violation of unions and workers’ rights in several countries
Several national (German, Italian, French) unions and the European union federation UNI-Commerce condemned the antiunion behaviors of the cheap food chain Lidl in Europe as well as the violation...
20 March 2007
EU: publication of a corrigendum to the regulation on the European co-operative company
The March 20, 2007 Official Journal of the European Union is publishing a corrigendum to the n°1435/2003 regulation passed in the July 22, 2003 council, concerning the status of the European...
EU: creation of a sectorial social dialogue committee in the gas sector
The European social partners from the gas industry, the EMCEF and EPSU union federations and the managerial organization Eurogas formed the 34th sectorial social dialogue committee. During a first...
Belgium: a 10-day paid leave for host families
The council of Ministers approved, on March 16, 2007, a bill offering the right to 10 days of paid leave a year for parents welcoming children placed in their family, while continuing their...
Belgium: a labor collective convention to transpose the directive on the implication of workers in the European cooperative company
During its January 30, 2007 session, the national Labor Council adopted the labor collective convention n°88, concerning the implication of workers in the European cooperative company. This...
Germany: IG Metall is worried after the announcement of the motor vehicle equipment manufacturer Siemens VSO’s entry into the stock market
On May 1, Siemens AG wants to invest 35 to 49.9% of the capital of its Siemens VDO Automotive subsidiary into the stock market. IG Metall, which negotiates the preservation of collective...
Sweden : positive outcome on collective agreements in industry
Ten years after the signing of the first collective agreement in Swedish industry, the negotiation concluded on March 16 for regulating the sector over the 3 years ahead concerns for the time...
EU: European employers are presenting their view as to the modernization of Labor Law
The European managerial organization BusinessEurope presented, on March 15, its answers to European Commission's consultation regarding the green Book on the modernization of Labor Law, in which...
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