EIROnlineThe European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) is a monitoring instrument offering news and analysis on European industrial relations. Its aim is to collect, analyse and disseminate high-quality and up-to-date information on key developments in industrial relations in Europe. It aims primarily to serve the needs of national and European level organisations of the social partners, governmental organisations and EU institutions.New law gives redundancy protection to employee representatives- January 25, 2007 In a new decree, the Court of Arbitration in Belgium has ruled that employee representatives will retain their redundancy protection if they resign from office. This reinforcement of redundancy protection for employee representatives comes at a time when some notable legal cases against participants in strike action are pending.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/11/articles/be0611059i.html Social partners put forward demands in negotiations for intersectoral agreement- January 25, 2007 In the autumn of 2006, the main social partners were due to enter into negotiations aimed at concluding an intersectoral agreement for the period 20072008. In anticipation of the imminent negotiations, the trade unions, and to a lesser extent the employer organisations, outlined their main demands during September and October 2006.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/11/articles/be0611029i.html Agreement at Belgian National Railways satisfies union demands- January 25, 2007 In October 2006, a meeting between the trade unions and management of Belgian National Railways discussed the demands put forward by the unions. Dissatisfied with its outcome, the unions threatened a 24-hour strike, planned for 8 November 2006. However, on 30 October, agreement was reached between the companys management and the trade unions in relation to union concerns around the issues of under-staffing, sub-contracting and profit-sharing.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/11/articles/be0611019i.html Measures to combat illegal work among migrants in construction sector- January 11, 2007 Since June 2006, migrants from eastern Europe have been able to obtain employment in a number of sectors in Belgium. In particular, the number of migrant workers engaged in construction work has increased considerably and this is expected to rise even further. As a result, new measures have been introduced in an effort to stamp out illegal work among migrants.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/11/articles/be0611069i.html |