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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...
15 March 2006
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...
15 March 2006
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
Netherlands: employers ask government to ease the requirements for entry for highly qualified foreigners
Today, more Americans and Chinese ask for work permits than foreigners from traditional immigration countries. On the 91 000 foreigners that came to settle in the Netherlands in 2005, some 3 150...
14 March 2006
The Commission wants a «European alliance for a competitive and sustainable enterprise»
The European Commission should make public, next March 22, its communication on corporate social responsability (CSR). This document takes a new direction if we compare it to the previous ones. In...
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14 March 2006
Great Britain: a new report on overtime
The average British worker does three years and a half of overtime in his life, but half of it is not paid. The Clerical Medical insurance company publishes two months after the TUC’s report its...
14 March 2006
France : the main measure of the law on equal opportunities is violently contested
On March 9th, the Parliament definitely passed the law on equal opportunities. This law contains several measures aimed at fighting against discriminations, and others aimed at reducing the...
14 March 2006
The EU Council of ministers splits up because of the draft services directive
During a dinner organized on the eve of the EU Finance ministers meeting , held last March13, the ministers commented the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on the draft directive (see...
14 March 2006
A proposal for a European model of ethical alarm
The European authorities group in charge of data protection (known as article 29 group) wants to create a "European model" of the professional alarms devices (whistle-blowing), set up in certain...
14 March 2006
CJEC gives its opinion on collective agreement’s fate in case of transfers of undertakings
In the event of a transfer of undertakings, even if the employment contract mentions that the employment relationship is governed by a specific collective agreement, the transferee is concerned by...
13 March 2006
Germany: SPD asks for a mediator to put an end to strikes in the public sector
Prominent figures of the German social democrat party (SPD) indeed accused Hartmut Möllring, president of the employers' organization of Länder (Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder or TdL) and the...
13 March 2006
An EU Council of social affairs ministers devoted to employment
The EU Council of Ministers in charge of social affairs met on March 10 in Brussels, mainly to discuss the preparation of the European Council of spring devoted to growth and employment. The...
13 March 2006
Great Britain: British employees are less “incompetent” than before
The number of employees considered "not fully proficient" by their employer fell by almost 50% in two years in Great Britain, according to the data of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) made...
13 March 2006
France: towards a progressive lifting of the restrictions on free movement of workers
Following the governmental meeting on Europe of 13 March 2006, the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced that "French authorities will proceed to a progressive and controlled lifting of...
13 March 2006
Spain : law on gender equality gets a shy welcome
Press review, 6 to 10 March 2006. Throughout the week, the Spanish press commented on the draft law on gender equality, adopted by the government on Friday 3rd March (see our article Ref.06202)...
13 March 2006
Slovakia : the wages grew faster than productivity
Slovak Statistical Office announced that real wages in the nation's economy grew last year at a faster rate than work productivity. (Ref. 06236)
10 March 2006
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025