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French Supreme Court validates the law on gender equality in terms of wages
The French "Conseil Constitutionnel" has approved, on 16 March 2006, the law on gender equality in terms of wages, which was passed last 23 February by the Parliament. But the Supreme Court did...
17 March 2006
Germany: Bundestag passes a law aimed at lowering seasonal unemployment for construction workers
A vast majority of the Bundestag passed a law, on 16 March 2006, aimed at fighting against the increasing number of seasonally-unemployed construction workers during winter months (please see our...
17 March 2006
Estonia : trade-unions fear a possible attack on their rights
The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs has prepared the new draft Employees' Representatives Act, justifing the drafting of the new Act citing the need to transpose into Estonian legislation the...
17 March 2006
Belgium: brewery workers protest against InBev relocation plan
Brewery workers are furious because InBev, one of the biggest beer companies in the world, announced at the end of February that some administrative units will be reorganized, some of them will be...
17 March 2006
Germany: the labour market reform is better than its reputation according to the SPD
During a seminar organized on March 15, 2006 in Berlin by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, close to the Social democrat party (SPD), a series of experts (government, Bundestag, trade unionists...
Slovene unions are no longer against work on Sundays
Trade unions and employers' organizations will start negotiations on the new collective agreement that will notably establish rules on Sunday and Holiday working hours in stores. (Ref. 06259)
16 March 2006
Hungary: negotiations begin at Suzuki Ltd
Negotiation have begun between the management of Hungarian Suzuki Ltd. and the employees, represented by the LIGA trade union, in order to solve the labor disputes and prevent them in the future...
16 March 2006
The Cottigny report on restructurings and employment is a big surprise
The final text thus goes much further that envisaged (see our article n° 06145) since it asks the Commission to intervene on two “taboo” subjects : restructurings and the revision of the directive...
16 March 2006
Great Britain: a study on the cost of employee fraud for their companies
The cost of fraud for companies increased by 30% over a year to reach almost 1 billion Pounds (nearly 1,5 billion euros) in Great Britain in 2005, according to an investigation of the accounting...
16 March 2006
Germany : lower Saxony, town-scale agreements in public service
After several weeks of strike, the trade union Ver.di and the town employers’ organization of Lower Saxony (KAV) have come to a compromise - on March the 15th - about weekly working time of...
16 March 2006
Czech Republic : German embassy in Prague says Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany
German embassy in Prague claims that Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany. (Réf. 06254)
15 March 2006
Germany : wage negociations in metallurgy become thougher
The conflict in the metallurgical industry , which counts 3.4 million workers in Germany, might get more intense. Faced with the absence of proposal from the employers, IG-Metall answers with a...
15 March 2006
Great Britain: the State is responsible for British employees’ retirement savings losses
Because its responsibility is involved in the disappearance of the retirement savings of almost 100.000 British employees, the government was asked, March 15, to grant compensation to the people...
Netherlands: three scenarios for reforming the Welfare state
In a report published on March 10, the experts of the central forecasting office (CPB), a consultative body, say new social reforms are needed. Called “ reinventing the Welfare state", this report...
New social security forms for migrant workers will soon be available
The forms required by social security offices to apply the Community legislation on migrants were renewed in order to take into account the EU enlargement but also the agreement on free movement...
The CJEC’s decision concerning the deduction of social security contributions in two member states.
With its decision from 9th march 2006 concerning a company manager, self-employed in Holland and employed in Belgium, the Court of justice of the European Communities reminds the conditions...
15 March 2006
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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France: insurance sector becomes first to sign agreement on employment of older workers
On 25 June 2025, France Assureurs – the employers’ association for the insurance industry – and five representative trade unions signed the sector’s first three-year agreement aimed at promoting...
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...