Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   New articles this month    News   Features New articles this month › Full European contents list on XpertHR Top News › EU: Limits to be imposed on finance sector remuneration › ECJ confirms precedence of economic freedoms over bargaining rights › EU: Commission develops skills and competences classification › France: New law extends "social reporting" obligations on employers › France: Hewlett Packard signs telework agreement › Germany: Pay freezes agreed at Lufthansa › Germany: Legislation regulates remuneration in banks and insurance › Ireland: Three-year pay freeze agreed at electricity company › Italy: Fiat removes plant from coverage of industry-wide agreement › Poland: Government wants to prevent older workers claiming pensions › Spain: Law on reasons justifying redundancy amended Top Features EU: Guidelines agreed on preventing third-party violence and harassment EU-level trade union and employers' organisations in the local/regional government, healthcare, commerce, private security and education sectors agreed in July 2010 on guidelines aimed at tackling work-related third-party violence and harassment across Europe. EU: Sectoral dialogue grows in importance Employer and trade union representatives in 40 industries are involved in formal consultations and dialogue at EU level, a process that is resulting in increasing numbers of agreements and other joint initiatives with an impact on employment practices in the UK and other member states. We review the sectoral social dialogue and suggestions for improving it made by the European Commission in July 2010. International: Minimum wage update 2010 Luxembourg had the highest national minimum wage in the EU in January 2010 at €1,683 per month, 14 times higher than the lowest rate, which was €123 in Bulgaria, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. Top Editor's message EU SECTORAL DIALOGUE Representatives of employers and trade unions in 40 sectors engage in dialogue within EU-level consultative committees, supported by the European Commission. This European sectoral dialogue arguably goes largely unnoticed by practitioners at company level but is increasingly having an impact on employment practices in the UK and other member states, as we highlight this month. A number of agreements reached through sectoral dialogue have been given EU-wide legal force by Directives, while a range of codes of conduct, guidelines and other joint texts agreed at European level are being implemented by national unions and employers' organisations. A recent example is a set of guidelines on tackling third-party violence and harassment at work, agreed in July 2010 by the EU-level social partners in local/regional government, healthcare, commerce, private security and education. Mark Carley European editor, XpertHR Get more out of XpertHR › Full European contents list › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future European emails. Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. © Reed Business Information Ltd +44 (0)20 8652 3500 | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537