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ISSUE 396

A great new service for IRS subscribers

Welcome to the first electronic edition of European Employment Review – the successor to European Industrial Relations Review. By following the links in this email you can access the latest information from across Europe and other new reports published by IRS, as well as search a vast archive of articles built up over many years.

With Germany now taking over the EU presidency from Finland, this email edition kicks off with our twice-yearly round-up of the state of play on social policy.

At European level, we look at a new equal opportunities agreement between French nuclear power firm Areva and the European Metalworkers’ Federation.

We also report on a French government study of social dialogue at enterprise level. And we cover a UK report on diversity in the workplace based on the experiences of front-line staff working for the arbitration and conciliation service Acas.

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Mark Carley, Editor, European Employment Review

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NEWS

Gaz de France European Works Council delays Suez merger

Estonia adopts new employee representatives Act

French government outlines employment and income measures

Greek dockers work to rule over proposed privatisation

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund set up

Ground-breaking agreement for Italian call centre workers

Social policy state of play

The second half of 2006, under the Finnish EU presidency, saw the adoption of the controversial Directive on services and a Directive consolidating seven existing equality Directives. We review the main developments and present our twice-yearly state-of-play table.

Areva signs European equality agreement

French nuclear power multinational Areva has reached a Europe-wide equal opportunities agreement with the European Metalworkers’ Federation.

Social dialogue at enterprise level

The French employment ministry’s research institute finds that company-level bargaining and dialogue have become more widespread over the past decade, but that employment relations have become more conflict-prone.

Diversity in the workplace

Research from the UK arbitration and conciliation service Acas examines some of the myths and misconceptions about equality and diversity, and highlights why problems arise.

Related articles on XpertHR:

>> State of play at July 2006

>> UK legal timetable

>> European Commission consults on work–life balance

>> France: national diversity accord signed

>> EU: employing an ageing workforce

>> Case study: diversity at Arriva

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