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The public committee considering changes to the present sick pay and disability pensions schemes, led by the former Labour Party (Det Norske Arbeiderpartiet, DNA) minister, Mats Sandman, delivered its report on 15 September 2000. The main rationale behind the establishment in 1999 of the so-called

A cross-departmental group of government ministers is currently undertaking a review of maternity pay and parental leave provision. The review was originally announced by the chancellor of the exchequer in the March 2000 budget statement (UK0004165N [1]), and its terms of reference were published on

The Irish social and economic context has changed considerably in recent years. In particular, while the Irish economy was burdened with mass unemployment and poor performance during the 1980s, there has since been very strong economic growth. The expansion of the economy has resulted in continual

On 7 July 2000, the German parliament (Bundestag), with the support of the "Red-Green" coalition government, adopted a revision of the Federal Childcare Payment and Parental Leave Act [1] (Bundeserziehungsgeldgesetz, BErzGG) which contains new provisions on parental leave and childcare payments. The

In June 2000, the Spanish government decided to authorise the semi-public mutual insurance societies to take the decision on whether to grant employees sick leave for common illnesses, which was up to now the exclusive responsibility of the public health system. The trade unions have expressed their

Nine out of 10 white-collar workers say that they work against the clock in their daily tasks; 40% often skip their lunch break and other breaks due to lack of time; and 65% do not have time enough to finish their tasks properly. These are among the findings of a report - entitled /Stressed out

On Tuesday 9 May 2000, the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) and the Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, NHO) agreed on a revised proposal for a new collective agreement in the private sector, ending six days of

On 14 March 2000, six trade unions, (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC, CGT-FO, UNSA and SNCH) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry for Employment and Solidarity, which provides for extra funding of FRF 10 billion for France's state-owned hospitals over three years, of which FRF 3.8 billion in