2 March 2006
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
This study deals with the immigration from 8 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia) of the 10 new member states , Cyprus and Malta were already granted a relatively free access to labour market.
2 March 2006
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 of long-term social aid is rapidly growing, because of stricter conditions for sick leaves. (Ref.0196)
2 March 2006
Workers in the metal industry of Bade Württemberg went on strike for the first time this year, as a warning. German employees are allowed to organize short strikes, often a few hours a day, to influence negotiations between trade unions and managers. (Ref.06198)
1 March 2006
On 28 February 2006, the minister for Work and Social Affairs, Franz Müntefering, launched the official campaign for the work councils elections (Betriebsratswahlen 2006) that will take place on March 31st and April 1St. (Ref. 06192)
1 March 2006
After several hours of negotiations and five weeks of strike, the trade union IG Metall and the management of AEG, a subsidiary of Electrolux, worked out an agreement to compensate the 1750 employees threatened with redundancy. The Swedish group Electrolux, number one in the world for electric household appliances, had announced last December the shut-down of the AEG site in Nuremberg in 2007 at the latest, and the relocation of production in Poland and Italy. (Réf. 06191)
28 February 2006
Women still earn 17% less than men, according to a report of the Commission “Women and work” released February 27th. (Ref. 06188)
27 February 2006
Over 1000 jobs are potentially threatened in Hranice na Morave. The government wants to help financially. But if the factory stops its activities, it will have to reimburse the Czech government 1,5 billion CZK (about 53 million euros) in subsidies. (Ref. 06187)
27 February 2006
Hungary is a leading destination for companies establishing regional service centers: increasingly, multinationals are moving their IT, bookkeeping, financial and call-center operations to Hungary.
27 February 2006
The press review from 18 to 25 February 2006 reflects the various points of view on the government’s plan to introduce a legal minimum wage. (Ref. 06181)
