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Netherlands: government contemplates strengthening works councils veto right on pension provisions proposed
The government has proposed to generalize the veto right of works councils related to decisions on the pensions schemes. Currently, this structure’s prerogatives vary depending on the way the fund...
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31 March 2014
Belgium: changes introduced by the obligation to justify layoffs coming into force on April 1
Until now, the discretional nature of employers’ right to lay off remained one of the characteristics of Belgian labor law, an exception in the European legal landscape. Justifying layoffs was...
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31 March 2014
EU: three directives supervising public procurement and concessions and seasonal work published
On March 28, the “public procurement” legislative package was published. It contains the three directives on traditional and special (water, energy, transportation and postal services) public...
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28 March 2014
Belgium: agreement for 2013-14 in the insurance industry
The collective agreement for the insurance sector was signed in February 2014. It is characterized by pay austerity and further flexibility, as well as a greater effort in terms of training and...
28 March 2014
Canada: truckers at Port Metro Vancouver stop strike after threat of back-to-work legislation
Striking truckers at Port Metro Vancouver went back on to work Thursday morning (27 March), after a one-month strike. The threat of a back-to-work legislation by the Parliament of the British...
28 March 2014
International: unions on both sides of the Atlantic are mobilized for a US-EU trade agreement that addresses social and environmental rights
European and American union organizations have already expressed concern having regard to the development of the negotiations for the trade agreement between the EU and the US, officially launched...
28 March 2014
France: Constitutional Court annuls key provisions of the law forcing employers to look for a buyer in the event of a site closure
Yesterday, March 27, the Constitutional Court ruled that the system forcing employers to accept a serious takeover off in the event of a site closure at the risk of a sanction was contrary to the...
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27 March 2014
Great Britain: more and more women on boards
Women now account for 20.7% of board positions in the FTSE100 companies, according to the third annual progress report on the subject. The government is thrilled by this result but some still...
27 March 2014
Greece: new national collective labor agreement signed
The negotiations between employers’ representatives and the private sector workers’ union federation (GSEE) led, on Wednesday, March 26, to the new national collective labor agreement (EGSEE), in...
27 March 2014
Romania: the union movement is clinically dead
The amendment, three years ago, of the Labor Code and Social Dialogue Act has considerably diminished unions’ powers, which were already not doing great.
27 March 2014
EU: adoption of joint recommendations of psychosocial risks in the railway sector
On March 11, the European social partners in the rail industry adopted joint recommendations on psychosocial risks in the railway sector to identify and prevent psychosocial risks. Thus, they...
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26 March 2014
When businesses are tempted by Peter Pan’s spirit
Giving employees candy, setting up slides and swings at work or solving a problem through a ‘serious game’ with the Lego construction game: these “fun” management methods, traditionally used by...
26 March 2014
Germany: Family and Justice Ministers present outline of a law introducing a mandatory quota of 30 percent of women on boards
In spite of lasting vivid criticism from employers’ organizations and the right wing of Angela Merkel’s conservative union (CDU/CSU), the social democratic party, the chancellor’s new coalition...
26 March 2014
Spain: the Madrid employers’ organization reelects Arturo Fernandez as its leader, the target of an investigation regarding the embezzlement of employers’ funds dedicated to vocational training
Known for his radical positions and for being in favor of maximum labor market flexibility, Arturo Fernandez is one of the key figures of the Spanish employers’ sphere. Chair of the Madrid...
25 March 2014
Great Britain: labor law measures coming into force on April 6
Mandatory conciliation before going to court, no more methodology discrimination questionnaire causing HR managers to go crazy, or even increase in parental pay: on April, like every year around...
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25 March 2014
Netherlands: construction social partners temporarily renew their collective agreement to avoid social dumping
The partners in collective bargaining in construction have agreed to reinstall the expired collective agreement for the industry, which expired on 31 December 2013. The employers’ organisation had...
25 March 2014
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme
Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...
21 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025