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Belgium: Belfius the bank and insurance company tries out “working differently”
From June 01 and for a maximum of six months a volunteer group of Belfius staff will try out working flexible hours outside of their current working arrangements. The company has already designed...
1 June 2015
Great Britain : new Conservative government tightens up on thresholds for lawful strikes
The new Conservative government has made good on its election manifesto pledge to further tighten the regulations governing lawful strikes and industrial action. In the Queen’s Speech, it has laid...
29 May 2015
Italy: Facebook type ‘spying’ on employees is legal
In an unprecedented ruling, Italy’s highest court of appeal the Supreme Court of Cassation has just ruled in favor of the employer of a former employee who had claimed ‘entrapment’ due to...
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29 May 2015
Germany: Deutsche Bahn and the rail union EVG have signed a new collective agreement covering 100,000 rail workers
A week after the GDL train drivers union open-ended strike was unexpectedly called off, the large rail union EVG (Eisenbahn- und Verkersgewerkschaft) together with management at Deutsche Bahn (DB)...
28 May 2015
Russia: ‘white collar’ unions are timidly surfacing
In Russia, service sector employee unions rarely have a voice. Employer pressure as well as fragmentation in the sector contribute to the more individual aspect of the sector. This sector enjoys...
28 May 2015
Netherlands: law on flexible working adopted
On April 14 the Senate adopted a joint Christian Democrat and Greens draft law changing a piece of existing legislation recognizing the universal right to request changes in working time. The new...
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28 May 2015
Great Britain: new Conservative government delivers upon its main manifesto commitments in Queen’s Speech
The new Conservative government has delivered upon the main pledges in its general election manifesto by laying out its legislative commitments for the coming session of Parliament in the Queen’s...
27 May 2015
Spain: UGT union prepares to reduce its structures in an effort to streamline
The UGT union has embarked upon a change in the make up of and a reduction in the size of its structure. Existing sectoral organizations will be merged into three major federations. The new UGT...
27 May 2015
Italy: opinion divided over Jobs Act’s effects and first employment numbers
Determined to produce rapid proof of the efficacy of the Jobs Act, on May 26 Italy’s Labor Department published employment data for April showing 48,000 new permanent employment contracts were...
27 May 2015
Italy: when the unions use collective bargaining to counter the effects of the Jobs Act
In just a few months at least three company agreements have been reworked as anti-Jobs Act ‘hybrid agreements’. The move is not sector specific. Novartis in the pharmaceuticals sector, Lucchini...
26 May 2015
Germany: judges rule on the ‘considerable consequences’ needed before a company decision triggers EWC right to information
In a judgment handed down on April 29 2015 over a case between the EWC of an Australian packaging company and both management and its European subsidiaries, the judges at the Lörrach-Radolfzell...
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25 May 2015
AKKA: an agreement on workers’ involvement in the future SE
On March 30 management at the French engineering and technology advisory firm signed an agreement with a SNB that puts in place an EWC for the soon to be established SE. This is the third French...
25 May 2015
Sodexo: EWC and management sign an agreement on older workers
On March 04 2015, the French food services company together with its EWC signed an agreement on ‘older workers’. It now goes on to form an integral part of Sodexo’s diversity and inclusion policy...
25 May 2015
Germany: the ‘single union law’ aimed at stabilizing collective bargaining has been adopted
On Friday May 22 a large majority of the German Bundestag adopted the “Tarifeinheitsgesetz”, known as the ‘single union’ law. The law looks to clarify union competition and representation within...
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22 May 2015
France: the Versailles Court of Appeal confirmed a narrow interpretation of transnationality for issues submitted to EWCs to consider
On May 21, the Versailles Court of Appeal disallowed Veolia Transdev’s EWC demand to suspend Transdev France’s decision to recover funds credited to SNCM, halting payments due to an absence of...
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22 May 2015
Spain: The CCOO union launches a web portal to help young Spanish emigrants find work in the hotels sector both in Spain and abroad
The EmigraJoven project aims to inform and advise young Spanish emigrants on how to get more training as well as on how to find work. The Services Federation of the CCOO is piloting this endeavor...
22 May 2015
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...