by frederic | Nov 20, 2024 | IR Notes
Important case law change on disciplinary dismissal procedure in Spain based on article 7 of ILO Convention 158 By Francisco Javier Gómez Abelleira, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, IR Share national expert for Spain Spanish domestic law does not require that a...
by frederic | Nov 6, 2024 | IR Notes
To mark the Forum on the Posting of Workers organised by the European Labour Authority (ELA), BusinessEurope and four sectoral-level employers’ organisations (Ceemet, ECEG, FIEC, WEC), have issued a joint statement in response to the European Commission’s report on...
by frederic | Oct 23, 2024 | IR Notes
On 10 October, Keir Starmer’s Labour government unveiled its plans to reform employment law, by enhancing working conditions and redressing those aspects of current employment legislation that are most unfavourable to workers. These reforms, which were promised for...
by frederic | Oct 16, 2024 | IR Notes
The death of Emilio Gabaglio, one of the founding fathers of the European Trade Union Confederation and its General Secretary from 1991 to 2003, marks the end of an era for social Europe. Joël Decaillon (CGT), a former ETUC Deputy General Secretary, remembers him as...
by frederic | Sep 19, 2024 | IR Notes
On 9 September, Mario Draghi (the previous President of the European Central Bank, whose role in saving the euro during the 2010 debt crisis earned him the nickname “Super Mario”) submitted his report on the future of European competitiveness, which was commissioned...
by frederic | Sep 19, 2024 | IR Notes
On 17 September, in conjunction with other European trade union federations, you organised a demonstration outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, calling for better supervision of subcontracting. So, what are your demands?A new legislature, together with a new...