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EU: European Commission launches consultation on the adoption of quotas for women on boards
Only 24 of the largest companies in Europe have signed the commitment declaration launched by Commissioner Reding last year to have at least 30 percent of women on boards by 2015 and 40 percent by...
5 March 2012
Denmark: construction, packaging and textile industries renew collective agreements
An agreement dividing the social partners was signed on March 1 to renew the collective agreements in the construction sector, so much so that they called separate press conferences to reveal the...
5 March 2012
Romania: temporary work is soaring
Starting out sector. Indeed, in 2009, Romania was the European country where temporary work had the lowest rate – only 12,000 people. Temporary contracts were even quite rare since barely 1...
5 March 2012
Finland: social partners to resume work on pensions since the 2005 did not have the expected impact
New measures needed because of the rise in life expectancy and the important level of early retirement. In 2005, the social partners and the government agreed to bring retirement age up to 63 and...
5 March 2012
EU: European social partners present their work program 2012-2014
In 2012-2014, the European social partners commit to take the following actions:
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5 March 2012
Germany: record bonuses continue in the auto industry
VW’s bonus should be over €10,000. In early 2012, Daimler kicked off the round of exceptional bonuses, announcing that its 125,000 employees would receive €4,100 in profit-sharing for 2011. ...
2 March 2012
France: social VAT and several measures simplifying labor law were adopted
Social VAT and apprenticeship bonus/penalty. The amended Finance Act improves the dual training bonus/penalty system and introduces social VAT. This measures aims to reduce wage costs on lower...
1 March 2012
Romania: employment market situation is getting worse
Increased fragility. According to the study on mobility, carried out among a sample of 4,500 people, 10 percent of employees lost their job in 2011, a proportion slightly higher than for the...
1 March 2012
Germany: IZA institute says the removal of systems facilitating early retirement at 55 greatly helped increase seniors’ employment rate
r first report on “A Labor World Adapted to Age,” Ursula von der Leyen, German Employment Minister, said that Germany made “remarkable progress” in terms of seniors’...
1 March 2012
Denmark: two new collective agreements in the catering and private cleaning industries
Hotel/catering. On February 25, 3 F Privat Service, Hôtel og Restauration for unions and Horesta Arbejdsgiver for employers signed an agreement renewing the sectoral collective agreement covering...
29 February 2012
Great Britain: Unite wants to take strike action among tanker drivers to obtain the establishment of an industry-wide collective bargaining forum
The ballots will cover around 90% of all the drivers supplying fuel to petrol stations and, if the strike actions goes ahead, affect the petrol pumps of the main retailers like Sainsburys, Tesco...
29 February 2012
Colombia: public tender offers primarily awarded to businesses employing disabled workers
Positive action for employers. Now, private sector companies seeking to sign a public contract will be subject to the resolution adopted on February 27 by the Ministry of Labor, giving precedence...
29 February 2012
Ireland: new bill improves statutory framework for whistleblowers
Breach. This system will protect employees from retaliation when they reveal public interest information about a criminal breach about being or about to be committed, an infringement or risk of...
29 February 2012
Italy: Council of Ministers approves the decree transposing the European directive on temporary work
A ‘new face’ for Italian temporary work agencies – this is how the Council of Ministers qualified the impact the decree on temporary work transposing the 2008 Community Directive (see our dispatch...
28 February 2012
Great Britain: the organizers of the 2012 Olympics twice as watchful on the working conditions of Chinese employees involved in the production of merchandizing
Workers exploited. The Trades Union Congress and the Labor Behind the Label Federation (which protects textile workers) published a crushing report on the way workers are treated in two Chinese...
Denmark: new trade collective agreement
Both parties are satisfied with the agreement signed on the night of February 23 by Dansk Erhverv Arbejdsgiver and HK/Handel, renewing the trade collective agreement. the union notably points out...
28 February 2012
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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...
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31 October 2025
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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026