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More and more firms and companies use the advantages of teleworking according to the Ministry of Labor Affairs. The proportion of workers who telecommute can be easily duplicated in the next four...

13 April 2006

Luxembourg: the Minister of Labour wants to promote corporate social responsibility

The Minister for Labour and Employment, François Biltgen, judging that the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still too shy in Luxembourg, decided, last 4 April, to make companies...

13 April 2006

TNT: over 1000 job cuts in the Netherlands

The postal group TNT announced on 11 April the removal of 1000 to 1100 jobs in six sorting offices. This reorganization involves one third of the workforce and would result in 250 effective...

12 April 2006

Social partners’ answer on the issue of corporate governance

European social partners responded to the consultation launched by the European Commission on company law and governance. Whereas the ETUC defends a model of governorship which would arrange a...

12 April 2006

Germany: airline miles belong to the employer

Companies have the right to prohibit their employees from using for personal travel the Miles obtained during business trips. This is the judgment (9 AZR 500/05) given on 11 April 11 2006 by the...

12 April 2006

Communication on CSR: interview of Anne Peeters

Following the communication of the European Commission on corporate social responsibility (see our article n°06247), Anne Peeters, deputy administrator of Cedac, an association for research on CSR...

12 April 2006

Czech Republic : Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions set new priorities

Among the organization's new priorities : a new labor code higher wages, and increased participation in major reforms. (Réf. 06358)

12 April 2006

Slovakia : the country will lose competitiveness in the coming years

Labor costs in 2010 could match those of Western Europe, and make some investors leave the country. (Réf. 06357)

12 April 2006

Belgium: a study on telecommuting to help collective bargaining

The ministry for Employment published a study entitled "telecommuting and collective bargaining" intended to help the two sides of industry to negotiate on this topic. This document includes case...

12 April 2006

Germany : companies want to hire more

Since 2001, the prospects as regards employment were never as good as today. But "old" workers' chances of finding a job are still low. These are the main conclusions of a study involving 806 top...

11 April 2006

Publication in Official Journal of the European Union of legislation relating to road transport activities

Further to the vote of the European Parliament in favour to the legislation relating to road transport activities (ref.0693) and its adoption by the Council, 2nd February (06108), both of the...

11 April 2006

Hungary : Labour court rules in favour of a Philips unionist

Philips Hungary Ltd. failed to respect the legal procedures when firing a unionist, according to a Labour court order from March 8th. (Ref.06350)

11 April 2006

Czech Republic : difference between women and men unemployment rates is the 4th biggest in the EU

The difference between unemployed women and men in the Czech Republic was 3.3 percentage points last year and was the 4th highest in the EU, according to recent data from the German statistic...

11 April 2006

Lithuania: 17% of the working population is getting shadow wages

In Lithuania more then 17% of working population admits earning part of their wage “in envelopes”. According to the trade unions, the lack of unionist in the companies partly explains this...

11 April 2006

Slovenia : draft Services Directive is far from Slovenia’s position

According to the Slovenian minister for economy Andrej Vizjak, the new proposal on services Directive, adopted by the European Commission on 4 April (see our article 06330), is shifting away from...

11 April 2006

Great Britain: immigrant labour no longer frightens employers

British employers are less and less reluctant to hire a foreign employee because the value of immigrant workers overrides the fear related to the image, according to a survey of the Institute for...

11 April 2006

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