http://eubusiness.com Latest business news about Employment Policy in the European Union. daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://eubusiness.com/Employment/work-life-guide.2008-10-03 Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-10-03T16:11:30Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223047922.49 Thousands of Polish shipyard workers threatened with joblosses marched in the streets of the Polish Baltic Sea port city of Szczecin Friday as the European Commission mulled the fate of two Polish shipyards. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Poland Employment Shipbuilding 2008-10-03T16:36:42Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223045221.65 The Commission has unveiled plans to extend minimum maternity leave in Europe by around a month, putting pressure on several EU nations to offer more support. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. SMEs Headline3 Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-10-05T17:29:20Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223034421.16 The Commission insists it has not taken a decision about Poland's plans to restructure two troubled shipyards and that it is still studying them. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Employment Poland Shipbuilding 2008-10-03T17:03:45Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222873327.92 The Commission is to unveil plans to extend minimum EU maternity leave from 14 to 18 weeks, a move which would force several nations to offer more support to new mothers. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. SMEs Headline3 Employment Social 2008-10-01T23:18:37Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222345927.24 EU interior ministers endorsed Thursday sweeping new guidelines for managing immigration, and closed in on agreement on a Blue Card scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Europe. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Employment immigration European Council Living & Working in EU 2008-09-25T15:48:18Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222338723.38 EU interior ministers were set Thursday to endorse a new "Blue Card" scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Europe, and adopt new guidelines for managing immigration. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Employment European Council Living & Working in EU 2008-09-25T12:41:12Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222163229.68 The European court's top advisor has rejected a rights group's claim that British retirement law, under which the over-65s can be forced to stop working, breaks EU law. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EU Law Headline2 Employment UK Social 2008-09-23T11:25:52Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Employment/european-job-days.08 Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Employment 2008-09-22T22:35:00Z Guide http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222084922.06 Europe's job market is set to take a turn for the worse in the second half of the year as the economy struggles, the Commission said on Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Employment 2008-09-22T21:36:53Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Social/eu-roma-action The Roma website of the European Commission. Roma are an integral part of European civilization. The European Union aims to promote their full inclusion into society and their participation in the economy, in the labour market, in cultural life and in decision-making. No publisher eub2 Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-09-16T15:39:18Z Link http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1221490021.81 Uzbekistan, the world's third-largest cotton exporter, has banned child labour in its cotton fields after coming under pressure from US and EU importers, a government official said Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Employment Eastern and Central Europe 2008-09-15T20:27:07Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1221236222.55 Poland on Friday inked deals with private investors aimed at saving shipyards in Gdynia and Szczecin and forwarded the restructuring plans to the European Commission. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Poland Headline2 Employment Shipbuilding Competition 2008-09-12T17:32:34Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1221224522.22 Tens of tousands of workers demonstrated at Volkswagen's headquarters Friday against what they see as threats to their jobs from Porsche's take- over efforts and EU regulators. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Germany Employment Finance Competition 2008-09-12T17:35:55Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1221211921.63 Workers gather at Volkswagen headquarters for a mass demo against Porsche's boss and the Commission, who they see as threatening their jobs. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Germany Headline3 Employment Finance Competition 2008-09-12T12:05:03Z News Item