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Great Britain: government will transpose parental leave European directive in 2013 instead of 2012
, which must be transposed by March 8, 2012, will only be implemented in March 2013 in the UK. The reason given is that it will be included in a new, more flexible policy on parental leave...
24 January 2012
Greece: company agreements and pay cuts are expanding
Article 37 of Act 4024/2011, voted last October (see our dispatch No. 110640) facilitates the conclusion of company agreements, which will take precedence over sectoral agreements. Thus, in...
23 January 2012
Italy: decree on “liberalizations” frees foreign rail operators from applying the national rail collective agreement
According to the government, these reforms are in line with the process of “liberation” of the two major curbs to Italy’s potential growth, namely “the lack of market competition and inadequate...
23 January 2012
Fraport AG: how the company running the Frankfurt airport takes account of cultural and religious differences between its employees and its customers
Tolerance: a duty and a need. With 12,000 employees from 71 different countries and 56 million passengers from all over the world, Fraport, which runs Frankfurt Airport, the third busiest airport...
23 January 2012
France: interview of Marcel Grignard, CFDT deputy general secretary, on the government’s plan to make competitiveness-employment contracts take precedence over labor contracts
During the social summit of January 18, President Nicolas Sarkozy presented the social partners with an idea: developing competitiveness-employment agreements allowing adjusting working conditions...
23 January 2012
Petrobras: global framework agreement signed with ICEM uploaded
In this agreement, which aims to apply to Petrobras entities abroad and which the group is going to promote among its subcontractors, the 3rd largest energy company in the world commits to respect...
23 January 2012
Belgium: joint union front calls general strike on January 30
Dialogue. They denounce the lack of social dialogue that comes with the adoption and implementation of the measures. Shortly after the government’s agreement in early December providing for...
23 January 2012
Italy: banking social partners renew national collective agreement
The “best possible outcome for union organizations without a second of strike.” This is how Lando Maria Sileoni, leader of FABI, the majority union in the sector, qualified this agreement. ...
23 January 2012
Spain: agreement on the new collective agreement in the construction sector
The representatives of the national construction confederation (CNC) and of the MCA-UGT and FECOMA-CCOO union organizations signed, on January 20, the 2012-2016 agreement. The end of the debates...
23 January 2012
Norway: after the January 18 strike, key unions are rejecting the transposition of the European directive on temporary work
Political strike to reject the transposition of the Directive. Norway, along with EU countries, Iceland and Liechtenstein, is part of the European Economic Area and, as such, benefits from the...
23 January 2012
Great Britain: the reform of appeal against unfair layoff won’t be retroactive
Who is affected? BIS Minister says the aim of this reform is to boost recruitment. Therefore, it is neither ‘appropriate’ nor ‘necessary’ to apply this change to employees already on the job. ...
23 January 2012
Germany: in 2011, worked and saved working hours and the work week increased
More work, more overtime, more working people. The number of hours worked in Germany increased in 2011. over the 3rd 2011 quarter, 11,776 million hours were worked, i.e. 1.3 percent more than...
20 January 2012
Poland: union organizations suspend participation in the Tripartite Committee
Joint initiative. It was the first time the leaders of the three union confederations (Piotr Duda of NSZZ Solidarnosc, Tadeusz Chwalka of the Union Forum (FZZ) and Jan Guz of OPZZ) organized a...
19 January 2012
Great Britain: future merger between PCS and Unite is taking shape
The unions are not yet in formal merger talks Serwotka made clear in a recent interview with the Financial Times newspaper that he wanted to keep deepening the ‘ever closer developing...
19 January 2012
Compass: agreement with the IUF international union federation on union freedom at Eurest Algeria
Complaint. Seized by workers at Eurest, a company located in southern Algeria responsible for catering in several multinationals in the region, the IUF filed a complaint, on December 14, 2009...
18 January 2012
Germany: Verdi union calls for a 6 percent wage increase and the improvement of working conditions in banks
End of lean times: after a marginal 1.6 percent wage increase over a year reached in June 2010 (see our dispatch No. 100466), Verdi’s wage committee announced, on January 18, that it would ask...
18 January 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...
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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...
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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...
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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