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Portugal: early retirement impossible until 2014 and no 13th and 14th month bonuses for civil servants until 2015 now
A decree-law barring early retirement. On April 5, the Portuguese government passed a decree-law freezing the rules governing early retirement with immediate effect. The measure will be in force...
10 April 2012
Slovenia: agreement on guidelines for the negotiation of the Social Contract 2012-2016
The Guidelines interestingly state that the fundamental issues of the labour law legislation, labour market, health and pension insurance and wages system in the public sector will be subject to...
6 April 2012
Great Britain: new labor law amendments coming into force
Abusive layoff. Workers starting a new job on April 6 and later will be subject to the government reform extending seniority in the company from one to two years to be able to sue the employer...
6 April 2012
Great Britain: London Underground secures social truce for the Olympic Games this summer
The Evening Standard, the main newspaper in London, believed the deal could see drivers earning up to £6,000 in bonuses for working during the Olympics. It quoted a senior source from Aslef, the...
6 April 2012
Italy: government releases bill on labor market reform
“Historical” scope for the reform. When presenting the bill (72 articles, 80 pages) on the labor reform, on April 4, Mario Monti, President of the Council, used a lot of superlatives. The bill...
5 April 2012
Austria: first spring bargaining agreement in the textile, electrical and electrical engineering industries provide for 3.75-4.5 percent increases
The negotiations started mid-march in textile and the electrical and electrical engineering industries (see our dispatch No. 120187) were carried out swiftly since, in both cases, an agreement...
5 April 2012
Total: amendment to the European agreement on assistance in creation, purchase or development of SMEs
New sites included. On March 28, 2007, Total and the EMCEF (mining, chemistry and energy), FECCIA (managers in the chemical industry) and FECER (managers in energy and research) European trade...
5 April 2012
Sweden: SEKO union joins National Employment Agency and five telecoms to set up technician training for young jobseekers
A crying need. The telecom industry has been growing a lot in the past few years, becoming an extremely dynamic sector and playing a major part in the country’s economic development. Therefore...
4 April 2012
Belgium: unions are campaigning for the May 7 ballot
Candidates race. On March 27, the General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (CGLSB) was proud to announce a 17 percent increase in the number of candidates which will represent it...
4 April 2012
Great Britain: apprenticeship will have to last at least 12 months
Last December, Hayes announced that apprenticeship for all 16-18 year-olds would have to last 12 months. On April 1, he announced that this requirement would also affect those aged 19 and over...
4 April 2012
Sweden: trade employers’ organization signed new wage agreement with supervisory staff representatives but is facing a call for strike for employees
Satisfactory agreements for managers and graduates. The new wage agreement signed between Svensk Handel and the Unionen and Akademikerförbunden union organizations applies to executives, store...
4 April 2012
Germany: the German army and businesses exchange staff more and more often
On March 14, at the Köln-Wahn barracks, Cassidian and the Luftwaffe signed a cooperation agreement. It applies the advice contained in the directive released on February 1 by the German Ministry...
3 April 2012
EU: new directive on electromagnetic fields by October 31, 2013
Application moratorium. The European Commission suggested extending the moratorium for the application of Directive 2004/40 on the protection of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields to April...
2 April 2012
Austria: 3.5 percent wage increase in banking
On April 1, the wages of the 80,000 banking employees went up by 3.5 percent in average. This is the result of the wage agreement signed between the GPA-djp union (private sector employees) and...
2 April 2012
Germany: 6.3 percent increase for public workers to influence other sectoral negotiations
Who can beat 6.3 percent? It took 40 successive hours of negotiations for Frank Bsirske, leader of the Verdi union, the representatives of civil service employers, the Federal Minister of the...
2 April 2012
International: overview of global union alliances
“United stand.” A direct consequence of globalization, union action transcends borders in the form of international union alliances. The last to date, the Ikea Global Union Alliance...
2 April 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