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After a year and a half behind schedule, the military transport plane A400M will finally soon make its first flight. A spokesman for the German Ministry of Defense said Thursday that the first flight will take place on 10 or 11 December in Seville (Spain). He said that "of 11 is most likely. For its part, Airbus Military has just announced a flight to "the end of the week" next. The exact date will depend on the results of ground tests and the weather.

The transport aircraft propellers powered by four turboprop engines have been flying in summer 2008 but has suffered many delays because of development problems, particularly related to its engine. Deliveries to the armies are in turn delayed by at least three years and will not occur before late 2012 at the earliest.Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg have ordered a total of 180 aircraft.

The government wants to encourage companies to early negotiations on stress at work. Introducing an emergency plan after the highly anticipated series of suicides among France Telecom, Xavier Darcos acknowledged that governments had "underestimated" the issue and requested that "each company will grasp the subject." According to a poll released this week, 66% of French assets say they feel more stress in their profession.

Specifically, the Minister of Labor hopes that discussions begin before February 2010 in the 2,500 companies with more than 1,000 employees. He also expects that "either declined the inter-national agreement, signed in late 2008, which aims to" increase awareness and understanding of workplace stress, employers, employees and their representatives. "An initial assessment will be completed in February 2010, said Xavier Darcos to the sides, meeting within the Council guidance on working conditions (COGT).

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Even if "nothing is excluded, the appeal of the Minister of Labor is however subject to any affirmative duty, regretted the unions. "The first penalty is transparency," said Xavier Darcos justified. "We publish on the Internet list of companies that have negotiated those who did not negotiate, if any, but I would not recommend, and the results of these negotiations and good practices" to implement, he said."Given the pressure of public opinion, transparency is a very good solution," he still tried.

The government has not provided real steps beyond the business of more than 1,000 employees, hoping that their actions will serve as a model for others. Xavier Darcos however called for "shares information on the psycho-social risks" within the SME and SOHO. "For companies engaged in a process of restructuring, the ministry requires however taking into account psycho-social risks. And a monitoring unit will be established to "coordinate" and "impulsive" actions to prevent stress at work.

These different elements will be incorporated under the Occupational Health Plan to be developed "by the end of 2009."