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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
Denmark: priorities of the 3F convention for the next 3 years
The strategy for the 3 years to come of the 3F union, the biggest union in Denmark, which organizes workers in construction, manufacturing, transportation, the public sector and services, revolves...
23 September 2013
Denmark: corporate social responsibility to get out of the crisis
The 3rd CSR Conference, the biggest CSR event in Denmark, gathered more than 1,000 participants in Holstebro on September 16-17 with the motto, “concrete action, innovation and impact.” Organized...
Great Britain: government appeal to ruling amending criteria kicking off mass layoff procedure
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has granted the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) the right to appeal against a major decision rendered in May, which applied the principle...
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20 September 2013
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026