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France: Claire Tourmieux, partner at the Flichy Grangé law firm, explains the labor market reform
After the law on secure employment is adopted, in the next few days, several labor law aspects will be completely different. Particularly, the mass layoff procedure will be completely reshuffled...
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13 June 2013
Germany: new setback for the CGB Christian union
Seized by the majority services union, Verdi, the Federal Labor Court of Erfurt issued an appeals judgment, on June 11, stating that the small health union, Medsonet, affiliated with the Christian...
12 June 2013
EU: new action plan to boost the steel industry
11 years after the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community expired, the European Commission presented, this Tuesday, its new action plan for the European steel industry. The...
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12 June 2013
Great Britain: major ruling on collective redundancies
Employment lawyers have widely hailed a legal decision over redundancies at the former Woolworth retailer as a landmark ruling. In the case of the shopworkers’ union, USDAW v. WW Realisation 1 Ltd...
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12 June 2013
Germany: one of the biggest low-wage sectors in Europe
In 2010, 22.2 percent of German employees received a low income. Germany has the 7th biggest low-wage sector in the EU. This is the result of a new study released on June 10 by the WSI Institute...
11 June 2013
Great Britain: the use of ‘Section 188’ to impose less advantageous changes upon employees’ working conditions continues
It seems that the use of ‘Section 188’ is growing, even in the private sector. While it used to be more common in the public and non-market sectors, this provision allowing employers to amend...
11 June 2013
EON SE: commentary of the agreement on employee participation in the new European company
On October 16, 2012, EON SE signed the agreement on employee participation. On November 15, 2012, the company officially became a European company and the SE’s EWC met for the first time in...
11 June 2013
Lafarge: group management, EWC and EFBWW European federation sign declaration on wellbeing at work
On May 23, the management of Lafarge Group, its EWC and the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) signed a declaration on wellbeing at work. This declaration comes on top of the...
10 June 2013
Spain: textile/clothing collective agreements renewed in spite of disagreements among employers
The CIE employers’ organization and the Fiteqa-CCOO and FITAG-UGT unions signed the new collective agreement for the textile industry on June 5. Employers in the fashioning and weaving industry...
10 June 2013
Germany: 5.4 percent wage increase over 24 months in the insurance industry
Insurance social partners reached, on the night of June 7, a deal for a 5.4 percent wage increase divided in two over 24 months. The agreement covers about 95 percent of the sector’s employees...
10 June 2013
Belgium: government puts social partners in charge of coming up with the single status for blue- and white-collar workers
About 30 days before the deadline set by the Constitutional Court to get rid of the differences between blue-collar and white-collar workers, the government failed to agree, during the Council of...
10 June 2013
Great Britain: government publishes regulations reforming employment tribunals procedures
The British government has published the latest regulations on employment tribunals procedures, which was one of the expected reforms for 2013. Pointing to mediation, the new regulations should...
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7 June 2013
Denmark: government and social partners want to reform vocational education
The agreement signed on June 4 by the government and most political parties, reforming “vocational academies,” is in line with the government’s objective of improving the vocational education...
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7 June 2013
Spain: El Corte Inglés forced to take measures to address the gender pay gap within three months
The justice system is giving the El Corte Inglés superstore three months to implement measures to reduce the gender pay gap, at the risk of financial penalties. The Chamber for social and labor...
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6 June 2013
Great Britain: groundbreaking agreement to build the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point
After months of negotiating, the UCATT, Unite and GMB unions have secured agreement with the client, EDF Energy, and the principal contractor, Bouygues Laing O’Rourke, a 'Common Framework...
6 June 2013
Germany: Karstadt, Amazon…, the Verdi union is fighting several battles to improve collective agreements in retail trade
Since the Karstadt department store company announced, in mid-May, that it wanted to get out, for two years, of the collective agreements in force in retail trade, a major dispute burst out...
6 June 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: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026