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The Commission today authorised rescue aid for the Italian airline Volare Airlines SpA. This short-term aid is intended to rescue the firm from bankruptcy and allow it to take steps to continue...

7 March 2006

Great Britain: an HSBC bank executive says he was laid off because of its homosexuality

Peter Lewis, 47, former director of the stock broking department at the HSBC investment bank, filed a complaint against his former employer, saying he was laid off because of his homosexuality...

7 March 2006

Transdev group creates a European work’s council

On 20 December 2005, the Transdev transportation group concluded an agreement aimed at creating a European work’s council. The text organizes workers’ consultation in the event of special...

6 March 2006

France : Surpreme Court’s opinion on the composition of the special negotiation body

In October 2005, the French highest Court specified that, once the special group set up in order to negociate an agreement on a European Works council, its composition cannot be modified to take...

6 March 2006

Italy : a new program to maintain seniors at work

Last week, Italian newspapers stressed the measures, known as of "re-insertion" of the seniors, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 2 March, and intended to maintain old workers in activity in...

6 March 2006

European Commission presents the “Roadmap for equality between men and women 2006-10”

The roadmap sets out six priority areas for action in the 2006-2010 period:

6 March 2006

Globalization Fund: interview of Frederic Bruggeman

Frederic Bruggeman, project director for the Syndex cabinet (certified public accountant firm specialized in work's councils assistance), international coordinator of the European project Reflects...

6 March 2006

Germany : press comments on the AEG agreement and the conflict in the public sector

Press review from Monday February 27th to Friday March 3rd. The German press comments on the conflict at AEG and the agreement concluded between IG Metall and the management. Also in the news: the...

6 March 2006

Poland : collective bargaining on a new work organization in FIAT-GM Powertain Poland

The pressure is rising at Fiat-GM in southern Poland. On February 28th, negotiations between trade unions and the management on the introduction of a new work organization failed. The social...

2 March 2006

PSA: a framework worldwide agreement on human rights

"A social engagement without borders", is the title of this worldwide agreement which must "formalize the group’ s commitments in favour of fundamental human rights". The prospect of a world...

2 March 2006

Hungary: Prime Minister not present for Suzuki car launch

The Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany wanted to protest against Suzuki management's bad social behaviour. His Finance minister replaced him, which goes against the tradition. (Ref. 06203)

2 March 2006

Spain: a bill to guarantee gender equality

The government must adopt, March 3, 2006, a bill to guarantee equality between men and women. It transposes in national law the Community directive on equal treatment between women and men as...

2 March 2006

Euro-MP Stephen Hugues is pessimistic about the Working Time Directive and the Temporary Work Directive

In an interview published in the newsletter of the European Trade Union Confederation (n°5-Febuary 2005), the Euro-MP Stephen Hugues, co-chair of the European Parliament Trade Union Intergroup and...

2 March 2006

Unemployment rate stable in the Euro-zone and in the EU 25

According to Eurostat, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was at 8,3% in January 2006 in the Euro-zone. It is unchanged compared to December 2005 and has decreased compared to January 2OO5...

2 March 2006

Great-Britain: the working hours regulation has cost companies over 23,5 billion euros

British firms beard 50 billion pounds of accrued costs because of the working hours regulations that came into force in 1998, denounced the British Chamber of commerce (BCC) this week. (Ref. 06197)

1 March 2006

Sweden : less sick leaves, but the result is more people on welfare

A report from the national agency of social affairs and health qualifies the results of the governmental policy aimed at lowering the number of sick leaves. The number of people who are recipients...

1 March 2006

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