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European parliament: Temporary agency workers Directive adopted
On 22 October 2008, the European parliament approved at second reading the draft EU Directive on working conditions for temporary agency workers, enabling its adoption after more than six years of debate.
International: PPR signs Europe-wide agreements on older and disabled workers
PPR, a France-based retail group, signed two “charters” with its European Works Council in October 2008, setting out Europe-wide policies on promoting the employment of workers with disabilities and of older people.
France: Employers recommend limits on executive pay
On 6 October 2008, the Medef employers’ confederation and Afep, which represents many of the leading companies quoted on the Paris stock exchange, agreed recommendations on top management remuneration, aimed at linking pay more closely to performance.
Germany: IG Metall demands 8% pay rise
The national executive of the IG Metall metalworkers’ trade union decided on 23 September 2008 to pursue a pay rise of 8% in forthcoming regional wage negotiations for the 3.6 million employees in the engineering and electrical industry.
Ireland: Income levy causes controversy
The Irish government made concessions in October 2008, after its plan for a new levy of 1% on all incomes was strongly opposed by trade unions, on the grounds that it might damage the prospects of the draft national pay agreement on which union members are currently voting.
Spain: Unemployed migrant workers offered payments to return home
On 19 September 2008, the Spanish government approved a decree-law that entitles unemployed workers from outside the EU to a payment if they decide to return to their country of origin.
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