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Switzerland: Swiss people will not get longer vacations
Unions wanted to draw the consequences from the productivity increase – up to 20 percent between 1992 and 2007 –, while real wages only increased by 4.3 percent. Currently, the law provides for...
12 March 2012
Italy: insurance sector renews national collective agreement
Insurance unions (Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, FNA, SNFIA and UILCA) and the Ania employers’ organization reached an agreement, on March 7, renewing the sector’s national collective agreement, which...
9 March 2012
Germany: more and more young unemployed graduates from southern Europe are seeking happiness in Germany
Assistance to SMEs. To help German businesses face the growing lack of skilled workers, the Federal Employment Agency, through its Foreign Workers Placement services (ZAV), has been carrying out...
9 March 2012
Spain: unions call for a general strike against the labor law reform on March 29
The two union leaders said the government was responsible for the strike because of “the way it acted and its carelessness” in presenting the reform without even discussing it with the trade...
9 March 2012
EU: the European Round Table of Industrialists, ERT, presents two initiatives promoting women with executive positions
Initiatives. The ERT, a very old lobby in Brussels which gathers 45 CEOs from the largest companies in Europe, launched, on March 12, a database on which its members will post the resumes of...
Spain: Vodafone’s new collective agreement provides for short-time working, optional working time cuts and pay cuts to avoid layoffs
The UGT’s transportation and communication federation detailed, in a press release, a series of measures on the implementation of a savings plan via:
9 March 2012
EU: new budget heading on employee involvement in undertakings
Budget heading 04.03.03.03, published on the European Commission’s website yesterday, was allocated the amount of €7,500,000 for 2012. its purpose is “to fund operations aimed at developing...
8 March 2012
Italy: national Fiom demonstration for “Democracy at work”
“Empty factories and a full Piazza San Giovanni.” This is what Maurizio Landini, leader of the Fiom, wants for the national mobilization day called by the CGIL’s union for tomorrow, Friday, March...
8 March 2012
EU: interview of Fabrice Warneck, in charge of the trade industry at the Uni Europa union federation, about the campaign of the European Sunday Alliance
Fabrice Warneck. Our Alliance defends decent working time in Europe. This day of action specifically targeted rest on Sunday because, lately, there is a trend of deregulation affecting work on...
8 March 2012
Germany: new controversy over the introduction of women on management boards
Ursula von der Leyen, the start of Angela Merkel’s administration, thinks that there is no doubt that a statutory quota of women is necessary. Over the past decade, almost nothing has changed and...
7 March 2012
Denmark: new collective agreement in computing
Improving training rights. Employees may add to their training rights for up to three years but, in theory, they can’t use them during layoff notice. As in the trade industry, “training...
7 March 2012
MAN SE: new international framework agreement on fundamental rights at work
After becoming a European company in April 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090353), the MAN SE multinational company (€16.5 billion in sales in 2011), which has its headquarters in Munich, employees...
7 March 2012
Netherlands: soaring precariousness on the labor market
insurance released figures, saying that they were “shocking,” showing that no more than 2,000 people signed a permanent contract in 2011, as opposed to 83,000 in 2010. Fixed-term...
7 March 2012
Italy: new agreement at TNT Post introduces bank of hours to improve parental leave
New flexibility. Yet, introducing the new organization of the mail and package delivery activity over five days (bringing the workday from 6.28 hours up to 7.44 hours in accordance with the...
7 March 2012
Germany: Hans-Böckler foundation says increased competition in urban mass transportation intensified drivers’ workload
Communal transport companies are under pressure. Carried out by consultant Hubert Resch for the Hans-Böckler foundation, the study, entitled “Intensification of drivers’ work following...
6 March 2012
Lafarge: in Indonesia, management and BWI international union federation extend the framework agreement to subcontractors
Joint platform. This platform, composed of employee and management representatives, will meet once a year to discuss working conditions on the Banda Aceh site. The BWI says this is a first step...
6 March 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