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The CJEC recognizes the integration of pensions in the basis for calculating contributions, even when they are paid by another Member State
The Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) found that the integration of pensions paid by another Member State in the basis for calculating contributions in the residence State was...
Poland: social dialogue has trouble starting
Promises not kept, no real negotiations, but that’s not all : another obstacle is the weakness of trade unions. With 1.200.000 members, for 17 million active people, the two major trade unions...
Netherlands: a trade union for clandestine workers
The Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV), the largest federation of the Netherlands, announced on July 19 the creation of a trade union for clandestine workers. (Réf. 06746)
Spain: much more contracts become permanent due to the labor market reform
Since the entry into force of the new industrial legislation on July 1, the Ministry of Labour has reported the conversion of 80.000 fixed-term contracts into permanent contracts. The reform...
Great Britain : publication of a national report on disabled people
The Office for disability issues (ODI), created in December 2005 within the framework of the launching of a large national fight against discrimination throughout society, its first annual report...
Belgium: for the CJEC, the condition of residence imposed to the unemployed person is in conformity with the Community legislation
The provision which subordinates the employment benefit to a residence clause for job-seekers over 50 years old who are exempted from the requirement of being available for work does not preclude...
Netherlands: more strikes, but shorter
e-europnews July 20, 2006, n°06742 -www.eeuropnews.com
Spain : commentary on the agreement signed on social security reform
The entitlement to the retirement pension (contributory). In order to strengthen the contributory principle, is has been agreed that the number of qualifying days of contribution needed to obtain...
Great Britain: trade unions show the example and boycott Peugeot
The British trade union GMB, which represents 700 000 workers, announced on Tuesday July 18 that Peugeot cars would no longer be part of its automobile fleet, to punish the make "for the way it...
Poland: the Lower House adopts a bill reforming the protection of workers’ rights in the event of employer insolvency
The Lower House of the Parliament adopted, last 13 July, a bill which reforms the protection of workers' rights in the event of employer insolvency. The text must now be approved by the Senate and...
Great Britain : Asbestos sufferers could get financial compensation from one employer, even if several employers involved
Earlier this week, the government overturn a House of Lords decision on compensation for asbestos-related deaths, according to which workers exposed to asbestos dust by several employers must...
InBev accused of violating the guiding principles of OECD for global companies
The international Union of food, agriculture, hotel, restaurant and tobacco workers, and the related branches (IUF-UITA) has filed a complaint against the brewer at the OECD office in Belgium...
18 July 2006
CJEC will give opinion on guarantees for occupational pension schemes
A British case will give the opportunity to the European Court of Justice to tackle the State responsibility when an occupational pension scheme is no longer able to pay the retirement benefits...
Netherlands : early retirement saving popular among higher-paid employees
According to a survey published on 12th July by the research firm Blauw Research, commissioned by Randstad, an Amsterdam recruitment agency, the new life-cycle savings plan (levensloopregeling)...
Netherlands: a bill to put welfare recipients to work
Henk van Hoof, the Secretary of State for social Affairs and Work, proposed, on July 14, before the Parliament, a new law which aims at making work obligatory, as of January 1, 2007, for the...
Belgium : reform of collective redundancy law and company closings
e-europnews September 6, 2006, n° 06733- www.eeuropnews.com
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...