http://www.neurope.eu Employment/Social News - New Europe News: The European News Source. en-us Copyright The Media Company S.A. info@neurope.eu (New Europe) kgougakis@neurope.eu (Kostas Gougakis) Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:01:00 +0300 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:01:00 +0300 New Europe New Europe 5 http://www.neurope.eu/images/logo.jpg http://www.neurope.eu 100 35 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98482.php Laszlo ANDOR Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion EN CV Our rating: Capable is one word that would describe the Commissioner Designate Laszlo Andor and readiness to explore all means open to him via the Commission portfolio of Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion in a following... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/98482.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:53:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96509.php Anna Diamantopoulou former EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs is in the midst of a hectic election campaign schedule leading up to the ballot on 4 October in her country Greece where she is running as a Member of Parliament for Athens. She managed to find some time to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96509.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:48:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96505.php A Call to Action is being launched this week to seek proper intervention and treatment for the more than 44 million EU citizens who have a longstanding health problem that affects their ability to work. In particular it addresses those with musculoskeletal disorders MSDs which account for more sick days... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96505.php Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:44:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94195.php Despite grim business news across the board from more plant closings business failures and job losses European business confidence has picked up for the first time in 18 months according to a quarterly survey by the Munich-based ifo economic research institute. After six successive reductions the quarterly indicator of the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94195.php Mon, 18 May 2009 13:33:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94153.php Eurozone officials warned of an impending ldquo;social crisisrdquo; as millions of Europeans were set to lose their jobs as a result of the continentrsquo;s worst recession in 60 years. ldquo;The unemployment figures are of great concern ... We are heading towards a social crisis rdquo; said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94153.php Mon, 11 May 2009 13:05:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94141.php For those who were not aware ndash; popular blogger Berlaymonster was I believehellip; the first to break the story about the ldquo;accident pronerdquo; eurocrats who got large compensation for claiming a permanent partial invalidity. A great advert for Europerks on the blog by the way . The audit discovered 46 members... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94141.php Mon, 11 May 2009 11:27:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93919.php The European Central Bank which last year was so reluctant to cut interest rates has delivered yet another one to an historic low of 1.25 percent in a bid to spur growth and fight falling inflation and a deepening recession. The 25 basis points reduction in the key refinancing rate... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93919.php Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:04:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93154.php I visited New York in February as a member of the delegation of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs to hold a number of meetings with United Nations officials ECOSOC during the 47th session of the Committee for Social Development CoSD. It was the second visit of this kind... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93154.php Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:40:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92953.php The European Parliament gave its approval to a first reading agreement for a directive on sanctions against employers who engage and exploit illegal immigrants. The measure is part of a package of proposals at European level to provide a comprehensive policy on immigration which include a blue card to attract... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92953.php Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:41:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92610.php European Ombudsman P.Nikiforos Diamandouros ensures more transparent selection procedures for EU jobs.nbsp; Following numerous complaints from applicants for European work positions the European Personnel Selection Office EPSO has accepted the Ombudsmanrsquo;s recommendations and announced new measures to assure a more open staff selection process. These measures are to take part in... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92610.php Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:59:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92269.php In its regular report on industrial relations released on February 3 the EU Commission emphasises an EU-wide social dialogue as prospectively promoting a way out of the economic crisis. High quality industrial relations are perceived nbsp;as an nbsp;influencing factor helping to overcome an nbsp;impact of structural economic change minimize its... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92269.php Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:43:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91172.php Recruitment group CPL said it has experienced a ldquo;significant slowdownrdquo; in business because of the global economic downturn and its effects on the jobs market. The company said that in Ireland many organisations had responded to the downturn by curtailing or postponing recruitment. In a trading update CPL said it... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91172.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91176.php Workers at the ready meals company Swissco at Little Island in Cork staged a sit-in after being told earlier on December 16 that the company was to close immediately with the loss of all 127 jobs. The workers were said to be very angry at not being given any proper... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91176.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91094.php MEPs voted in plenary in the final Strasbourg session that there must be no exceptions to the 48 hours-maximum working time calculated over a reference period of 12 months and say the opt-out must end three years after the adoption of the directive. It also says that any period of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91094.php Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90684.php The European Parliament has settled on a proposal to allow only the most highly-skilled immigrants into most countries in the 27-member bloc and imposed restrictions so tight that critics said it will drive many workers who hoped to come to the European Union to head for other countries. The United... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90684.php Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90621.php ldquo;European workers should be limited to a 48-hour week rdquo; Members of the European Parliamentrsquo;s Employment and Social Affairs Committee said at a hearing in Brussels but even they were unsure whether that would limit an employerrsquo;s power to exploit workers or simply limit an individualrsquo;s ability to work extra... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90621.php Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90372.php The United Nations and the European Union have launched a 15 million Euro initiative to promote migration and help protect migrant workers amid the global financial crisis. Amid warnings that the global crisis could force countries to restrict the entry of migrant workers the UN-EU initiative aims to highlight the... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90372.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/88709.php The European Commission acceptance of a plan to lessen discrimination across the board in everything from how the disabled to gays to religious minorities are treated or in the workplace has drawn a lot of praise from the European Parliament where it was created but not without many reservations. Vladimir... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/88709.php Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/87846.php The European Commission last Tuesday welcomed the deal hammered out by European Union ministers on how many hours workers should work per week and how temporary staff should be treated. Welcoming the compromise on common rules to grant temporary agency workers more rights and allow a working week of over... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/87846.php Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/87601.php This week we are celebrating the EUs 15th annual Employment Week which gives an opportunity for officials and employment representatives to discuss some of the EUs most important employmentrelated issues including migration retirement youth diversity and also gender equality. It is a good occasion to learn about best practises and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/87601.php Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/86857.php Gathering regional politicians and officers from across wider Europe the Assembly of European Regions AER Committee 3 concluded three days of seminars and meetings in Ustron Silesia PL on May 19 outlining the position for cultural tourism and its impact on the employment sector.  Developing cultural tourism not only creates a sense of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/86857.php Mon, 19 May 2008 17:10:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/85496.php The European Union and the Commission have placed into effect further measures to aid mobility in Europe and promote a smoother working life for those wishing to travel throughout the continent for employment. nbsp; The EURES network set up by the European Commission under its European Employment Services portfolio. is a cooperation network... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/85496.php Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/82145.php Measures to prepare for demographic change should include cutbacks in early retirement pension bonuses for parents a guaranteed right to infertility treatment easier adoption procedures for abused children and sanctions against employers of clandestine immigrants said a report approved by the European Parliaments Employment Committee on January 23. The EUs... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/82145.php Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:15:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81671.php The demographic make-up of Europe is changing. Europe is getting older and the number of people of working age is decreasing. A study commissioned late in 2007 called Europes Demographic Future found that around 56 million immigrant workers could be needed by 2050 to compensate for this decline. A report... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81671.php Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:55:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81323.php The International News Safety Institute the International Federation of Journalists and the European Broadcasting Union on December 18 appealed to the President of the UN Security Council to help persuade states to respect in letter and spirit a key Security Council resolution on the safety of journalists on its first... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81323.php Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:41:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81071.php Trade unions can go on strike to stop an employer relocating to a different country the European Court of Justice ECJ ruled in a key decision December 11. But they can only do so if the move would result in job losses or worse working conditions and if there is... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/81071.php Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:14:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/80637.php The European Union has continued to push for a pick-and-choose policy to get migrants to fill the work force shortfall as the EU finance ministers urged member states to target the economic migrants their labour markets need and convince them to integrate. Both highly-skilled and lower-skilled migration can contribute positively... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/80637.php Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:39:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/73246.php The European Commission on April 27 welcomed the Netherlands decision to lift all restrictions on the free movement of workers in force since May 2004. Commenting on the lifting of the ban Vladimir Spidla European Commissioner for Employment Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities said: I warmly congratulate the Netherlands on... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/73246.php Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:00:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/71639.php  The European Parliament has adopted a report on Corporate Social Responsibility calling for a shift away from the wholly voluntary approach to CSR to a more binding approach. Following the vote Luxembourg Green MEP Claude Turmes said the vote represents another clear call by the European Parliament for a binding... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/71639.php Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:38:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/70796.php Initially launched in March of 2000 the Lisbon Strategy set into motion a set of reforms aimed to facilitate the progress made in terms of employment within the European Union. According to the Joint Employment Report the already- accomplished changes in the job market display a positive set of statistics... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/70796.php Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:02:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68276.php  The Czech Republic should continue to implement a reform of public finance and within it focus on the pension and health care reforms the European Commission stated in the annual assessment of the Czech national programme of reforms website praguemonitor.com reported. The Czech government should also pay more attention to... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68276.php Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:44:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68159.php A strong overtone of quality on cooperation between employers and trade unions could reinforce the overall economy impetus according to the latest European Industrial Relations Report released last week. The report findings figure a decentralisation of bargaining at companies level    excepting the collective one indicating a considerable increase including... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68159.php Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:52:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68144.php With Slovenia poised formally to join the Euro in January European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet on December 7 roundly criticised obstacles to the countrys workers travelling to other parts of the Eurozone. It is abnormal that there are restrictions on Slovenias workers Trichet told reporters following a meeting of... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/68144.php Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:13:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/67480.php The Dutch borders are to remain closed to Romanian and Bulgarian workers after their countries accede to the European Union in January the outgoing Dutch cabinet announced last Friday. Dutch employees would continue to be required to apply for permits for potential employees after the two south-eastern European countries become... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/67480.php Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:52:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66981.php European Union employment ministers on November 7 failed to reach much-needed agreement on changing a disputed EU working-hours law bringing national governments under risk of costly legal action.That immediately set off a storm of protest for and against a so-called opt-out policy that lets some countries set longer working hours... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66981.php Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:28:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66537.php The first EU-level expert forum on policy solutions to Europes aging population crisis was held early last week. Representatives from all over Europe including experts and ministers from member states totalling to 400 participants discussed possible actions to take to help out the diminishing workforce and the increasing pensioners and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66537.php Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:09:00 +0200 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66270.php Romania and Bulgaria reacted angrily to Britains announcement October 24 that it would restrict the right to work of migrants from both countries when they join the EU in 2007. British Home Secretary John Reid said that agriculture and food processing were the only sectors that would remain fully open... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66270.php Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:54:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66265.php How mobile is the European workforce? The following facts and figures give a general overview of current situation in the EU labour market.Job-to-job mobility- According to the labour force survey of 2003 8.2 percent of the EUs total employed labour force had moved to another job after one year yearly... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/66265.php Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:52:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/65945.php  The European Commission on October 12 agreed on a strategy paper to address demographic change in the 25-member polity including support for increased childbearing. Labelling them as positive the commission listed the developments which have contributed to the ageing of European population. Increased life expectancy often in good health and... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/65945.php Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:35:00 +0300 http://www.neurope.eu/articles/65110.php A Europe with no internal borders means European citizens can move freely within the European Union. Encouraging Europeans to make the move and work in another country has taken on a new concept for the European Commission: get moving to the people. A mobile campaign should be mobile too! The... info@neurope.eu (New Europe) Employment/Social http://www.neurope.eu/articles/65110.php Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:01:00 +0300