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An advisory body to the Dutch government – the Socio-Economic Council (SER) – has recommended thay non-unionised employees should be given a direct say in collective agreements (CAOs) operating in their economic sectors. Around 80% of employees in the Netherlands

Switzerland’s Federal Council (Cabinet) has issued a resolution which opposes a popular initiative to abolish flat tax-rate for wealthy foreigners. The system currently allows persons with a net wealth greater than 1,523,930 euros to be taxed at a fixed rate,

One of the primary concerns of a draft “men-women equality” law just submitted to the French Cabinet is the encouragement of men to share maternity leave and also take paternity leave.

As the law stands, women may take six months

The Czech Supreme Court has been deliberating over the practice of employing the same worker on two separate contracts. The case in question involved a delivery driver who was paid on one contract to deliver goods and on another for

In our last newswire we warned FedEE member companies about the significant threat to the European economy and employment posed by social unrest in the vicinity of the Suez canal. Instability in the region continues and the military has increased

The results of the 2012 EU Labour Force Survey reveals that the number of people working (or unemployed) in the European Union rose by 1.1 million between 2011 and 2012 to 241.1 million. Part of this increase was due to

2013 marks the 25th anniversary of our foundation. During this period the Federation of European Employers has grown to become a key resource for multinational HR and employment law professionals. Yet the HR role, particularly in the post-recessionary period, has

Opposition groups are threatening to disrupt traffic through the Suez Canal if a law that would allow the Egyptian government to develop land along the canal is approved. In addition to local opponents who have a history of carrying out

The latest figures from the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat show that in 2012 foreign citizens made up 7% of the EU’s workforce. Despite the right of free movement of workers between EU member states, a higher proportion of foreign workers

The annual rate of consumer price inflation (HICP) in the eurozone fell to 1.2% in April from 1.7% in March. Prices continue to fall in Greece (-0.6%) and prices are virtually stable in Cyprus (0.1%), Portugal (0.4%) and the Irish

A meeting took place in Paris last week between the President of the US trade union body AFL-CIO and the General Secretary of the European Trade Union congress Bernadette Ségol.

The focus for their discussion was the social dimension of

The IT services and printing technology company, Ricoh, has just carried out a substantial overhaul of its European company car policy in order to reduce carbon emissions and control fuel costs. The company has reduced the suppliers list for its

The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that registered employment agreements setting minimum pay rates in certain sectors are unconstitutional.

According to the court, the Industrial Relations Act of 1946 – which made provision for the agreements – “raised serious issues

The Aragon regional government in Spain has declared that Monday, October 13th 2014 will be a one-off public holiday to compensate for the fact that National Day next year falls on a Sunday. It can now be expected that other

The Spanish Institute for National Statistics has reported that 2,661 companies were declared bankrupt in Spain during Q1 2013 — an increase of 30.1% compared with the same period in 2012. The industries most affected by bankruptcy were construction (25.0%),