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Belgium: publication of circular questions-answers about protection of workers against noise
The ministry of Employment has published a document in the form of questions-answers explaining the royal decree relating to the health and the security of workers against risks of noise at...
31 March 2006
France: the Constitutional Council validates the “first job contract”
The Constitutional Council, which checks the conformity of laws to the Constitution, has validated the law creating the very disputed "first job contract" (CPE). The follow-up is now up to Jacques...
Great Britain: twelve commitments to protect workers
The British government announced, March 30, its intention to hunt down hooligan owners and some abusive employers' practices, like the assimilation of public holidays to paid-leaves or the...
Inbev: More than 1000 people protest in Belgium against InBev’s management
Employees of the world's largest brewer (Stella Artois, Leffe, Hoegaarden …) demonstrated last 28 March to protest against the firm's social policy. The European Federation of Food, Agriculture...
30 March 2006
France: the Supreme court of appeal points out the need for a notice when breaching a contract of employment
In a judgment delivered on 29 March, the Supreme court of appeal (Cour de cassation) refers to European law, in the current debate on the new types of contracts introduced by the legislator, which...
30 March 2006
Netherlands: FNV tries out the “Japanese” strike
For the first time in the Netherlands, the Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV) decided to launch, next 2 April, a Japanese-type strike in the factory of the Japanese pharmaceutical group...
30 March 2006
Renault Trucks : a structure for European level dialog
The management of Renault Truck and all French trade union organizations have signed an agreement on social dialog in France, while introducing a structure for European social dialogue. (Réf...
30 March 2006
EADS : the new European work’s council wants to become global
The newly elected European work's council wants to become a world council and to work on a common procedure for information and consultation of workers when it comes to dislocations and their...
30 March 2006
Belgium: workers’ protection against the risks of exposure to asbestos
The legislation protecting workers against risks related to asbestos was overhauled by a royal decree of 16 March 2006 which transposes directive 2003/18/EC of 27 March, 2003 relating to the...
30 March 2006
Poland: a new social pact is being prepared
The social partners, members of a Three-party Commission which brings together trade unions, employers and members of government, signed a resolution in order to negotiate a new social contract...
29 March 2006
“Services” directive: Ernest-Antoine Sellière harshly criticizes the compromise adopted by the European Parliament
In a letter addressed yesterday to Charlie McCreevy, the EU commissioner in charge of the Interior market, the president of European employers Ernest-Antoine Sellière asks the Commission not to...
29 March 2006
Netherlands : tax rebates for people who save money to the health system
The Dutch government announced earlier this week that the maximum tax rebate - 225 Euros- would be granted to the 500 000 or so people who did not spend anything for their health in 2005...
29 March 2006
Huge demonstrations in France over Prime Minister’s new youth job law
Hundreds of thousand of people demonstrated throughout France today to protest against Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s refusal to withdraw the very controversial law that makes it possible...
29 March 2006
Huyndai is going to build a new factory in the Czech Republic
Korean car producer Huyndai officially confirmed that it is going to build its new factory in the Czech Republic, in the industrial zone Nosovice in the Northern Eastern part of the country. The...
29 March 2006
Entry into force of free movement of workers between Switzerland and the new Member States
The Council Decision of 27 February 2006 which approves the protocol relative to free movement of persons between Switzerland and the new Member States is published in the Official Journal of the...
Great Britain: local government workers demonstrate against a pensions reform plan
Approximately 1.5 million local civil servants (according to trade unions) were on strike Tuesday throughout Great Britain, to protest against a reform of their retirement pensions, which they...
28 March 2006
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