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More than 80% of European workers are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their working conditions, according to the fourth European Working Conditions Survey, recently published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. We highlight the key findings of the survey in areas such as employment, working time, work–life balance and pay.
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Whistleblowing is currently a key issue in French human resources management. More companies are introducing schemes to enable employees to report wrongdoing, often contained in corporate "codes of ethics". In March 2007, a government-commissioned report proposed a framework for company procedures in this area. We look at the report’s main recommendations and at the example of the Bouygues construction and media group, which recently adopted a code of ethics that includes whistleblowing rules.
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From the beginning of 2007, the new centre-right government has cut the benefits paid by Sweden's trade-union-run unemployment insurance funds (UIFs), as well as toughening the conditions for receipt of benefits and increasing workers' contributions. We look at the effects of the controversial reforms on UIFs and union membership, and at the unions' response, as well as the wider debate over the role of unemployment insurance and whether it should remain voluntary or be made compulsory.
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