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Luxembourg: how can employers control negligent employees?
The Court of Appeal of Luxembourg recently issued three long-awaited rulings on employers' control over employees. One was on controls via private investigators, the other via another employee in...
5 July 2012
Italy: Thales Alenia Space Italia renews company agreement
On June 12, TASI management and Altec, along with the national coordination of the Unitary Trade Union Representation bodies (RSUs) Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL, Uilm-Uil, and the national and local...
4 July 2012
Belgium: employment at the center of the recovery
Employment. On July 3, Eli di Rupo’s socialist government launched a bargaining cycle with the social partners to define the outline of his future recovery program. Employment should be at the...
4 July 2012
Deutsche Post DHL: new EWC agreement details information and consultation procedures
On May 24, the social partners at Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL), which employs 471,000 people (40 percent in Germany, 25 percent in the rest of Europe), signed a new agreement on the information and...
4 July 2012
Luxembourg: soon, shops will be able to close at 7 pm on Saturday and holidays
No agreement. The Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg is currently working on the bill introduced by the government to allow retail stores to close at 7 instead of 6 pm on Saturdays and holidays. ...
4 July 2012
Netherlands: work permit no longer needed for non-European temporary workers in large businesses
The transition government decided, on June 29, to add flexibility to the regulations facilitating the recruitment of non-European temporary workers in large "knowledge" firms with sales above EUR...
3 July 2012
Denmark: government and conservatives sign two agreements quickening tentative social reforms
At the end of June, the government and conservative opposition signed a fiscal reform agreement reducing taxes on labor to create 15,800 new jobs. Another agreement was signed on June 30...
3 July 2012
Slovenia: government to send the outline of its labour market reform to the social partner
The Labour Reform Document ("Izhodišča za reform trga dela") contains the following ten starting points of the future major labour market reforms:
2 July 2012
Spain: unions reject flexible hours demanded by superstores
Employers launched consultation period. A few days ago, the national court issued a ruling giving unions satisfaction and forcing superstores to recognize the right to weekly rest, at the rate of...
2 July 2012
Norway: new pay system for cargo carriers
On June 11, NHO Transport (Norwegian transport firms) and Norges Lastebileier-Forbund (the Norwegian Haulers' Association) on the one hand and the Transportarbeiderforbund (Transport Workers) and...
2 July 2012
Spain: labor reform permanently adopted
The Parliament permanently adopted the new “Emergency Act for the Reform of the Labor Market,” with the support of the people’s party and of the Catalonian (CiU) and Basque (PNV) nationalist...
29 June 2012
Great Britain: Unison and GMB unions get closer before merger
Combining the membership of the second and third biggest unions will easily outstrip that of Unite which is currently the biggest union with 1,414,000 members. The new alliance between Unison and...
29 June 2012
United States: Americans keep new health care law
Obamacare, the nickname given to the health insurance system voted in the US in 2010 (see our dispatch No. 100249), passed the Supreme Court test. The judges in charge of the case at the request...
29 June 2012
Italy: permanent adoption of the labor market reform
Prime Minister Mario Monti did it. On June 28, he went to the European summit with the labor market reform approved (see our dispatch No. 120227). Meanwhile, Labor Minister Elsa Fornero gave an...
28 June 2012
Germany: IG-Metall union sends anti-stress draft regulation to government
With soaring sick leaves with mental causes, the IG-Metall metalworkers' union once again called on Ursula von der Leyen, CDU Minister of Employment, to adapt the legal framework to new labor...
27 June 2012
France: CSR criteria in the new 2012-2014 profit-sharing agreement at La Poste
Quality of life. Like the previous agreement, this agreement will apply to all Post workers regardless of their function, “thus giving full meaning to the concept of fair distribution and...
27 June 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