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Commission presents its amended proposal on Services Directive
The European Commission has adopted an amended proposal for a Directive on services which respects the compromise reached by the European Parliament. The Council, much more divided over the...
4 April 2006
France: the affiliation with the paid holiday insurance scheme of the construction & engineering sector is binding to the employer even if the headquarters are abroad
Enforcing the European law, the Supreme Court of appeals pronounced a judgment in respect of the employee’s protection, which concerns the obligation for a foreign company to contribute to the...
4 April 2006
Germany: the managers of limited liability companies will remain exempted from retirement contributions
The independent managers of limited liability companies (GmbH) are seriously relieved. In the future, they should go on being exempted from the obligation of retirement insurance, as the Ministry...
4 April 2006
Belgium: entry into force of the new regulations applying to restructurings
A Royal Decree of March 9, 2006 concerning "the active management of the restructurings" came into effect on April 1, 2006 and applies to the collective redundancies which will be announced...
4 April 2006
Netherlands: a paternity leave to take over from the mothers
On March 30th, the Parliament discussed the possibility, for the fathers, to relieve the mothers during their maternity leave, if they wish to go back to work before the deadline of 10 weeks term...
4 April 2006
The European Commission asks Member States to better apply the directive on workers’ placement
The European Commission has passed, on 4 April, a communication note on the "workers' posting" directive. It asks States to better apply this Community text which was rediscovered during the...
4 April 2006
Czech Republic: Senate rejects new Labor code bill
The Czech Senate has voted against the draft law creating a new Labor Code, which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies a few weeks ago. In order for this bill to come into force, it must be...
4 April 2006
Luxembourg: a collective agreement on the legal status of telecommuting
An agreement on the legal status of telecommuting was signed, 21 February 2006, between Luxembourg social partners, in order to transpose the European framework agreement on telecommuting of July...
3 April 2006
EON: American and European trade unions are opposed to the German energy giant
Europeans and American energy trade unions have announced on 29 March their intent to join their forces to confront the German energy giant EON. The company is accused of retracting its pledge to...
3 April 2006
Netherlands : government is to open the labour market to Eastern Europe
On March 31, the Dutch authorities announced that any restriction on immigration of the nationals of the eight new Member States of the European Union will be raised on January 1, 2007. (Ref...
3 April 2006
Slovenia: new employment law brings major changes
The draft law on employment and insurance in the case of unemployment was adopted by the Slovene government in the beginning of March. It also contains measures for unemployed people who have...
3 April 2006
Lithuania : an employment Act to help adapt to changing labour market
The Lithuanian government adopted the proposed Employment Supporting Law that will help job-seekers adapt to the needs of today's labour market. (Réf. 06319)
3 April 2006
The agreement on the European work’s council of Transdev is signed by all trade-union organizations
The passenger transport group Transdev completed, in December 2005, the negotiation on an agreement aimed at establishing a European work's council. This text, that we already commented on, (Réf...
3 April 2006
CJEC precises the conditions of benefit of the right to freedom of movement of a third country national married to a Community national
CJEC has decided that community law does not confer to a national of a non EU country the right to take up an activity as an employed person in a Member State other than the one in which his...
31 March 2006
Germany: the government is divided on the reform of dismissal authorization
Press review – March 27th to 31st, 2006 (Réf. 06318)
31 March 2006
Vinci: the world’s number 1 construction group renews its European work’s council
Management and most European trade-union organizations, except the CGT and CFTC, signed, on 27 February 2006, an agreement to renew Vinci's European work's council. (Réf. 06316)
31 March 2006
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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...
1 December 2025
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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...
25 November 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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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...
15 December 2025