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EU: Parliament adopts resolution on the improvement of legislation on equal pay between men and women
Observation. The paper reminds that recent figures – probably lower than reality – show that women earn on average 16.4 percent less than men in the EU and that the gender pay gap varies between...
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28 May 2012
Belgium: parental leave to go from 3 up to 4 months on June 1st
The decree still needs to be published in the Official Journal (Moniteur Belge). The communiqué released by the services of the Minister of Employment, Monica De Coninck, the text extends...
28 May 2012
Italy: Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl, and Uilcem-Uil unions commit to present unitary platforms for the renewal of their sectoral collective agreements
Opening the season of the renewal of agreements in chemistry-pharmacy, rubber, plastic, energy and oil, and gas and water, affecting approximately 450,000 workers, the managements of the...
27 May 2012
Great Britain: gangmaster licensing authority reformed for agriculture supplying workers
What is going to change. The GLA is no longer going to be present in some sectors where the risk is low, and where the number of vulnerable workers and abuses is going down (apprenticeship...
27 May 2012
Germany: chemistry collective negotiations lead to a 4.5 percent wage increase and a “demographic corridor”
This year, in the race for wage increases, the chemical industry hasn’t done better than the metal industry which, a few days ago, secured a 4.3 percent increase over 13 months (see our dispatch...
25 May 2012
Portugal: commentary of the labour law reform
tments undertaken in the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the IMF, the ECB and the European Commission in return for EUR 78 billion to help the country face its sovereign debt, the...
24 May 2012
Denmark: government kicks off tripartite negotiations on social reforms
Increase working time to add 20,000 jobs to the labor market in 2020, thus enriching the State by DKK 4 billion (€ 538,268,228) a year – that’s the government’s key objective for the tripartite...
24 May 2012
Netherlands: dismissal legislation amended
Five political parties forming a majority signed the “Kundunz” agreement – the name given to the 2013 budget. The Parliament adopted it on April 26 and Queen Beatrix will present it on September...
24 May 2012
Temporary work: study by the Prisme French employers’ organization, “crossed perspective in France and Europe in 2012” on representation and opinions on temporary work in four European countries
Temporary work more skilled in France. Aged 24 in average, French temporary workers mostly start temporary work after being unemployed (54 percent). A major change, more students and graduates...
23 May 2012
Ferrovial: international framework agreement signed with the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI)
This agreement contains the commitment to comply with union freedom and the right to collective bargaining, with a commitment beyond neutrality since it reads that the company will “adopt a...
23 May 2012
Italy: 20th Istat survey reports on ‘rough patch’ for Italian economy
Istat CEO Enrico Giovanni presented the latest annual report on May 22, explaining this ‘rough patch’ for the country’s economy. Unlike last year (see our dispatch No. 110379), he says that...
23 May 2012
Spain: last-ditch stand for unions against the labor market reform
Spend one night and one day protesting against a useless, unfair and detrimental reform. It is a way of reminding that unions won’t give in and will keep fighting “night and day” against a...
23 May 2012
Belgium: liberals pass 10 percent mark in social election
Victory. The increase in the number of candidates suggested that the CGLSB’s liberals were going to do well (see our dispatch No. 120303). And they did, passing the symbolic 10 percent mark...
23 May 2012
GM Europe: increasingly uncertain future for the Bochum site in Germany after the new Astra was given to Ellesmere Port (UK) and Gliwice (Poland) in return for concessions on labor organization
Is GM going to shut Bochum down after 2014? Since Opel’s management confirmed, on May 17 – Ascension Day – that it intended to produce its flagship car, the new Astra, only in Ellesmere Port, UK...
22 May 2012
Germany: IG-Metall signs new agreement introducing “recruitment bonuses” for temporary workers in the metal industry
Bonuses varying with the length of assignment. Like the 3.6 million metalworkers who will soon receive their highest wage increase in 20 years (see our dispatch No. 120326), temporary workers in...
22 May 2012
Spain: Workers’ Commissions asks the government for rigor and transparency on the injection of public funds into banks
Carlos Bravo, member of CCOO’s executive committee, presented his analysis of the financial reform published in the State Official Journal on Saturday, May 12. Here are a few excepts.
22 May 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026