Allemagne : les salariés plus disposés aujourd’hui à faire grève que par le passé
Les années 2006 et 2007 ont été marquées par d'importantes grèves et l'année 2008 s'annonce être tout autant conflictuelle...
Germany: Nokia to pay €200 million for the closing of its Bochum factory
Almost three months after the disputed announcement, on January 15, 2008, of the closing of Nokia's Bochum factory, the Finnish telecom giant and the works council (WC) defined, on April 8, the guidelines for a €200 million redundancy program...
Great Britain: more work-related suicides
According to Hazards Magazine, an occupational health and safety review, 250 kill each other because of work every year. This announcement comes as the House of Lords recognized the employer’s liability when an employee committed suicide after an industrial accident.
Germany: a ruling which revives controversy on industry-wide minimum wage
Since Berlin’s Administrative Court declared, on March 7, that the new minimum wage which came into effect on January 1, 2008 in postal services was "illegal", the controversy on this topic resumed with even greater intensity.
Allemagne : un arrêt relance la polémique sur les salaires minima de branche
Depuis que le tribunal administratif de Berlin a déclaré "illégal", le 7 mars, le nouveau salaire minimum entré en vigueur au 1er janvier 2008 dans les services postaux, la controverse à ce sujet a redoublé d’intensité
Grande-Bretagne: plus de suicides liés au travail
Selon Hazards Magazine, 250 travailleurs se suicideraient à cause du travail tous les ans.
Great Britain: McDonald’s or Network Rail get degree powers
The government allowed company’s trainings to be validated by the organization in charge of delivering national degrees;
Grande-Bretagne: le baccalauréat McDo ou Network Rail désormais possible
Le gouvernement autorise des entreprises à faire valider leur formation interne par l’organisme qui délivre les qualifications nationales.
Denmark: study on equal pay to attract skilled women
For the first time in the country, a study shows that companies’ policies in favour of gender equality enable to attract and keep skilled women.
Hungary : amendment of the labour code
On 1 April 2007, an amendment of the Hungarian Labour Code (Act No. XXII of 1992, LC) came into effect. The most important changes concern the co-determination rights of Hungarian works councils, the fundamental right of workers to regular rest periods...