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At Janssen Pharmaceutica in Beerse the negotiations for a social plan in and the information and consultation phase completed. That the company today announced after a special works. The decision was made Friday by the Board of Directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica announced today and the works.
The Board intends converted to a decision on collective redundancies of 482 permanent positions over a maximum period of four years. The company has said that 76 jobs initially in danger, now protected. Janssen Pharmaceutica shall employs 4077 permanent staff.
350 Questions
The Board notes that ’sixteen special works which have treated over 350 questions over 25 and against proposals were analyzed and answered (…) To the employees no longer in doubt to leave as soon as possible must now take concrete steps be put ", it reads. "Therefore the board looks forward to further constructive dialogue with the social partners."
Unions
The unions at Janssen Pharmaceutica examining their strategy after the decision by the management for the information phase to close and to open negotiations on the social plan. Gijs says Laureys of LBC-NVK. "We have taken note of the decision to move to collective redundancies," he says.
Signal
Laureys adds that management is willing collective redundancies are not the end of March to take effect if there is constructive dialogue and social peace. The trade unionist has a signal and points out that the situation is sensitive. "We will now discuss the coming days and one of our opinion in joint consultation with the unions," Laureys said. The first appointment for consultation between management and unions is planned for February 12. (belga / LPB)

08/02/10 15u54

Toyota Prius is possible to model global recall because of problems with the brakes. That says that the news agency Reuters quoted sources in Japan.

Toyota will not comment on the message, but says it will clear very quickly what happened to the Prius is about to happen.
The expectation is that Toyota is not only pride in Japan and the U.S. but also in China and Europe will recall. Only in Japan and America were 270,000 cars sold last year, show problems with the braking system. According to Toyota, this is a software problem that a number of new cars have been noted and remedied.
The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri writes that the first car manufacturer will inform the Japanese government in Japan and then goes back thousands Priussen call.
Toyota said last week, eight million cars from other models because of back problems with the mat and with the accelerator.
The company estimates that only recalls these problems will cost a half billion in direct costs and lost sales. The loss is compounded by the problems with the Prius. (ee)

08/02/10 12:16

At Opel Antwerp management and unions have reached an agreement in principle with an additional matching economic unemployment. Confirm that union and management. In exchange the unions provide a number of finished cars Fri

"There is an agreement in principle that from the ninth werkloosheidsdag an additional matching grant to the staff," said spokeswoman Ann Wittemans. "Normally the agreement signed tomorrow."
The agreement immediately. "The matching is raised from 30 to 40 million gross," adds Rudi Kennes of the ABVV to. "In return we are prepared to tomorrow during the day to release."
Wagons
The cars are now blocked in the parking lot, keeping the unions down as collateral. According Kennes there are now some 5,000 cars, representing the equivalent of a small 50 million euro.
The staff of the late team have already approved the agreement. Early tomorrow morning the team must still decide. (belga / sam)

08/02/10 20u31

Telenet has today launched fibernet Internet package, with a dowloadsnelheid to 100 Mbps, 5 Mbps and an upload speed to download a volume of 250 gigabytes. The latter is unlimited in July. Like rival Belgacom announces the company also higher speeds and volumes for its Internet customers.
Most Fastest offer
Telenet boasts that fibernet the fastest offering in Flanders offers. It makes use of the technology EuroDOCSIS 3.0, which offers much higher quality than DSL and would have no effect on simultaneous television, phone and internet. Telenet fibernet from mid-March in Flanders available for a price of 99 euros per Mon From today fibernet available in a bundle for 120 euros per month including the rental of an HD Digicorder and fixed telephony FreePhone Europe.
Unlimited
Telenet launches from July 50 fibernet a product that provides download speeds of 50 Mbps and unlimited volume of 69 per Mon For 89 euro per month you have a bundle with the rental of an HD Digicorder FreePhone Europe and fixed-telephony.
Current customers
Telenet says even without the extra cost of speeds and volumes are sensitive to existing products will increase. Furthermore, there is a price for the product BasicNet starters, from 20 euros per month to 18.90 per month (same price as the formula of rival Belgacom Launch Internet content), and halves the price of Telenet blocks for volume customers with an additional volume needs . (belga / sam)

08/02/10 16u05