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Belgium: Council of Ministers approves bill on single status for blue and white-collar workers
A second step was made in the issue of the single status. After the social partners reached a compromise in July, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on Friday, September 27. The text is...
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30 September 2013
Denmark: North Jutland is the first region to include “chain liability” in public contracts to combat social dumping
After adopting, in May, a new policy for public markets, focusing on social and environmental clauses, North Jutland is now enforcing it in tenders for the construction of the new university...
30 September 2013
Sweden: new agreement for the 16,000 employees in the postal and cargo industry
Mediators helped with the agreement reached on September 17, 2013 between the SEKO (service and communication) union and the Almega service employers’ organization for the postal and cargo...
27 September 2013
Portugal: Constitutional Court rejects aspects of 2012 Labor Code about dismissal
The Constitutional Court of Portugal rejected some of the measures of the Labor Code adopted in 2012, for which it was seized. Emblematic measures include dismissal when the position disappears...
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27 September 2013
Xylem: agreement establishing the European Works Council
In May 2013, Xylem, a company specialized in water transport and treatment, introduced a European Works Council covered by Swedish law. (Ref. 130569)
27 September 2013
Great Britain: new labor law measures coming into force
Four important new measures come into force on 1 October 2013 (repeal of the third-party harassment provisions, minimum wage increases, etc.). The first three are part of the programme of reform...
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27 September 2013
Italy: “cross-generation” bridge at the center of the 2013 program to improve women’s employment and skills
Last week, the Ministry of Labor published, on its website, the decree of June 27, 2013 on the “2013 Program to improve women’s employment and skills via integration/re-integration on the labor...
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26 September 2013
Germany: Bundesrat presents bill to stop excessive use of “service contracts” (Werkverträge)
The representatives of five Länder run by the social-democratic and green parties presented, on Friday, September 20, a bill to “combat excessive use of service contract and prevent the bypass of...
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26 September 2013
Sweden: measures to boost the recruitment of young people
With youth unemployment getting higher, the Swedish government presented, on September 9-10, two measures included in the 2014 budget to help young people integrate. The first measure is a SEK...
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26 September 2013
Great-Britain: unions win first battle against zero hours contracts
A strike by members of the bakers’ workers union, the BFAWU, has compelled Premier Foods at its Wigan Hovis factory to agree to limit the company’s use of agency workers on zero hour contracts...
25 September 2013
Italy: Cisl kicks off “network federation” (transport, electricity, communication)
On September 24, during the meeting of executives and officials of three Cisl federations (Fit – transportation, Flaei – electricity and Fistel – communication, editing and entertainment), the...
25 September 2013
Hungary: overview of industrial relations
In Hungary, collective bargaining has been upset since the FIDESZ party came to power in April 2010 and the new Labor Code came into force in 2012. Because of this situation, unions have to...
25 September 2013
A quarter of the global workforce would welcome an expatriate assignment
“Mobilising Talent: The Global Mobility Challenge” is the first survey conducted by Ipsos and sponsored by BDO on the international mobile employees’ profile and views. Generous compensation does...
24 September 2013
Italy: banking unions call for general strike on October 31
Banking unions set a date for the unitary general strike, October 31, to reject the early termination of the national collective agreement formalized by the Abi employers’ organization last week. ...
24 September 2013
Austria: collective bargaining starts in the metal industry
On September 18, the Austrian metalworkers’ union, Pro.Ge, presented its claims for the annual collective negotiations in the sector to three of the six federations in the industry. The union...
23 September 2013
Great-Britain: with the first signs of recovery, private sector workers are starting to reject pay austerity
Over the summer and into the autumn in the private sector, a number of disputes (often involving industrial action) have taken place, showing that unionised workers are beginning to contest pay...
23 September 2013
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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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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026