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Italy: Turin Court of Appeal toughens sanctions against Eternit management (asbestos)
On Monday, June 3, the Court of Appeal of Turin sentenced Stephan Schmidheiny, the former Swiss CEO of Eternit, to 18 years’ imprisonment for “permanent culpable disaster and culpable omission of...
5 June 2013
Sweden: fashion and textile businesses sign agreement that tries to take low wages into account
The fashion and textile industry is the sector where wages are the lowest in manufacturing. This is way the agreement signed on April 2, 2013 after other manufacturing agreements signed by TEKO...
5 June 2013
Spain: interns are going to be affiliated with social security again
The Supreme Court gave satisfaction to the CCOO union and recognized the right for students who do an internship within the framework of their university/vocational training – and who get paid –...
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5 June 2013
Germany: more and more employees take sabbaticals
They’re obviously still a minority but they are more than they used to be. A recent survey by the Handelsblatt daily found that more and more German employees, notably executives, dare to take a...
5 June 2013
France: short employment contracts about to be taxed
On July 1, 2013, employers’ unemployment insurance contributions on short fixed-term contracts will increase (up to 7 percent instead of 4 percent today). On the contrary, employers won’t have to...
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5 June 2013
Lafarge: interview of Philippe Jacquesson, SVP Social Policies for the group, about the global agreement on fundamental social rights and international social relations
In 2005, when it signed its Global Framework Agreement on fundamental rights, the French group was already a pioneer in establishing global dialogue with international unions. On May 21, the...
4 June 2013
EU: European social partners reach joint framework of action on youth employment
This text, negotiated by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the BusinessEurope, UEAPME and CEEP employers’ organizations, will be presented in Brussels on June 12. Based on a joint...
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4 June 2013
France: employment guarantee agreements rush?
When are employment guarantee agreements signed? What’s in them? And what about the promises made to the employees? These agreements – alternatives to layoffs – will soon have a legal...
4 June 2013
Portugal: UGT and CGTP call for general strike on June 27
The UGT has decided to join in on the general strike decided by the CGTP for June 27. Support from the moderate union – which until now was the only one involved in dialogue with the government –...
4 June 2013
Italy: Confindustria, Cgil, Cisl and Uil sign “historical” agreement on union representativeness and democracy
The agreement on union representativeness and democracy signed on May 31 by the three biggest union confederations and the primary employers’ organization defines the modalities for calculating...
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3 June 2013
Belgium: should ArcelorMittal Liege be nationalized?
The rescue of the Walloon steel industry hogged the best of the weekend news after ArcelorMittal decided to postpone the nearly €32-billion investments it was planning for the cold-processing...
3 June 2013
Poland: permanent adoption of the new anti-crisis act
On May 21, the government adopted the law on employment protection during economic slowdown (so-called ‘new anticrisis law’). The text mostly aims to prolong the short-time working support system...
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3 June 2013
American retail brands come up with their own safety plan for textile subcontractors in Bangladesh
Walmart, Gap and a few other companies have decided to design their own program to monitor their subcontractors in Bangladesh. Indeed, they’ve refused to sign the global agreement on building...
Great Britain: government looks into appeal zero hours contracts
In an interview to People Management, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that the government was reviewing zero hours contracts – a growing form of contracts with no minimum working time. ...
3 June 2013
Germany: first report by Hans-Böckler foundation found wages should be up in numerous sectors in 2013
2013 collective bargaining is already well on its way. In about 20 major sectors, the social partners have reached agreements, the outcome of which has been analyzed by the Institute of economic...
3 June 2013
MSD speeds up development to move young talent into senior leadership positions
The Spanish subsidiary of MSD, a global healthcare leader known as Merck & Co., Inc. in the United States and Canada, enacted the “Internship Talent Program” in 2011 as part of its talent...
31 May 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026