European Employment Review archive 2008
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EER 419 11 December
2008
European parliament: MEPs call for amendments to key proposals,
international:
Global dialogue launched on temporary agency work, France:
Compulsory
retirement to be banned before 70, Ireland: National pay
agreement ratified,
Germany: Metalworking reaches pay deal in face of
economic gloom
EER 418 13 November
2008
European parliament: Temporary agency workers Directive adopted,
France:
Employers recommend limits on executive pay, international: PPR
signs
Europe-wide agreements on older and disabled workers, EU:
Commission
proposes new maternity leave rules, Germany: IG Metall demands 8%
pay rise
EER 417 16
October 2008
European parliament: MEPs call for employee rights in
private equity takeovers,
EU social partners: Managers seek greater
representation on EWCs, Italy:
Unions agree Alitalia rescue plan, Ireland:
Draft national pay deal reached,
International: Danske Bank signs global
workers' rights agreement
EER 416 18
September 2008
Greek employment law, EU Council: Regulation
clarifies which national law
applies to employment contracts, EU social
partners: Partners agree 'joint advice'
on the revision of the EWC
Directive, EU: Commission reviews application of
framework equality
Directive, Germany: Government action likely to limit top pay
EER 415 21
August 2008
Commission proposes revised European Works Council Directive,
French national agreement reached on work-related
stress, German
Government finalises legislation to regulate low pay,
Poland: Court finds
employee council law unconstitutional
EER 414 17
July 2008
EU commission: Renewed social agenda published,
international:
Cement producer signs global workers' rights accord, Germany:
IG
Metall calls warning strikes over phased early retirement,
international:
ArcelorMittal signs global health and safety agreement
EER 413 20
June 2008
EU commission welcomes UK deal on agency work,
international:
ISS signs new global agreement, France: Inflation
triggers
minimum wage rise, Poland: More employers recruit
Ukrainian
workers, Italy: Construction workers strike for new agreement
EER 412 22
May 2008
EU: ETUC turns down talks on revision of EWCs
Directive,
ECJ: Court rules that public contractors cannot be obliged
to
pay collectively agreed wage rates, Ireland: National pay
talks under way,
Spain: Government launches employment plan
EER 411 17
April 2008
EU social partners: Partners will negotiate on labour
market
inclusion of disadvantaged groups, France: Employment
law
developments, Ireland: Government proposes new
employment rights
framework
EER 410 13 March
2008
EU social partners: Partners asked to negotiate on EWCs,
France:
Labour market modernisation agreement signed,
Poland: Pay in the spotlight,
Spain: Family-friendly
agreement signed for savings banks
EER 409 14
February 2008
Irish employment law outlined, ECJ sets limits on
industrial action rights,
Danone signs international diversity agreement,
further relaxation of
French 35-hour week proposed
EER 408 17
January 2008
EU Council debates key draft Directives, EU social policy
state of play,
focus on French equality and anti-discrimination
measures,
Audi adapts workplaces for older employees in Germany
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