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Great Britain: enforcement of the reform forcing employees and employers to enroll into a workplace pension
The "auto-enrolment" reform is coming into force today for the biggest firms. With this gradual reform, which will last for six years, up to 10 million workers in the private sector will be...
1 October 2012
Great Britain: Unite organizes conflict at the largest construction project in Europe
At the largest construction project in Europe, the Unite union is in dispute with the one of the main contractors. It has accused the contractor of victimisation of union members and suggested...
1 October 2012
Portugal: CGTP wants to continue in the same vein after successful anti-austerity demonstration
The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) organized a major demonstration on September 29 and received the support of civil society. Nearly 200,000 people chanted anti-austerity...
1 October 2012
EU: ongoing legislative and social policy initiatives
Socially responsible restructuring. Presented by S&D MEP Alejandro Cercas before the summer (see our dispatch No. 120350), the draft resolution on socially responsible restructurings should...
1 October 2012
Canada: Chrysler reaches agreement with auto union
Representatives at Chrysler, the last carmaker still negotiating with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) finally reached an agreement with their interlocutors. Chrysler’s 8,000 Canadian employees in...
28 September 2012
Denmark: government of Greenland prepares bill exempting foreign investors from local working conditions for posted workers
The government of Greenland prepared a bill allowing foreign businesses engaging large-scale projects to hire, for that project, foreign workers covered by the collective agreements of their...
28 September 2012
France: Goodyear Amiens-Nord management withdraws voluntary leave transfer program
The management told the employee representatives it was withdrawing the program after a central works council meeting which lasted just a few minutes, because they refused the draft agreement...
28 September 2012
Germany: BMW signs company agreement to recruit 3,000 agency workers in return for flexible working time
3,000 hires and no more than 8 percent temporary workers. The IG-Metall clearly sees the agreement signed on Wednesday in Munich between BMW and its central WC as a victory. Even though the...
27 September 2012
Germany: new head of metal employers’ organization wants to commit to an even more flexible labor market
September 14 was the transfer of power between the former and the new President of the German association of metal industries. “He knows the metal and electrical engineering industry, he knows...
27 September 2012
Great Britain: new benchmark on FTSE wellbeing
Confrontation tool. Business in the Community (BITC) is an association that promotes responsible business practices. It launched a new benchmark which will measure all FTSE 100 companies...
27 September 2012
Germany: government adopts bill improving “Riester” funded pension schemes
Make up for the wearing out of statutory retirement. Ten years ago, the red-green Gerhard Schröder administration caused a sensation by introducing a funded supplementary pension scheme in the...
26 September 2012
OHL: Spanish construction firm signs international framework agreement on workers’ rights and union freedoms
An agreement negotiated by the Fecoma-CCOO and MCA-UGT unions. The agreement was negotiated and signed at the request of the Fecoma-CCOO and MCA-UGT Spanish unions representing the BWI in Spain. ...
26 September 2012
Portugal: mobilization drives government to give up amending social contributions but taxes will rise
Single social tax. The Single Social Tax (TSU) on workers’ income should have increased by 7 percentage points, from 11 up to 18 percent, on January 1, 2013. At the same time, employers’ TSU...
25 September 2012
Great Britain: employment appeal tribunal activities down 15 percent
15 percent decrease. The number of cases accepted by employment tribunals decreased by 15 percent in one year according to statistics from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 recently published by...
25 September 2012
EU: ECJ to rule on new case on fixed-term contracts, this time about union rights
Facts. The interested party worked for a Greek Ministry under a private law contract and a special status. As a union member, he was authorized to take 34 days’ union leave, for which he wasn’t...
25 September 2012
Italy: chemical/pharmaceutical social partners renew national collective agreement
All the organizations said they were satisfied with the agreement renewing the collective agreement in the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, signed in Rome on September 22, after only 5 days of...
24 September 2012
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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