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Great Britain: more deaths at work
171 deaths. The organization in charge of health at work, the Health and Safety (HSE), released, on June 28th, provisional data on deaths at work. With 171 workers killed this year, the rate of...
29 June 2011
Nordic countries: first joint report on moral harassment in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland
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Labor, June 29, 2011, No. 110440 – www.planetlabor.com
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28 June 2011
Spain: regional collective agreements will take precedence over national collective agreements
One of the main strengths of the reform defended by the Minister of Labor is the review of the structure of collective bargaining in order to give businesses more flexibility. It is in this...
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28 June 2011
Morocco: 70% of employees who paid contributions are not getting pension
According to the CNSS, out of the 84,477 people who reached retirement age in 2010, only 25,262 had the 3,240 days required to receive pension. This figures mean that 70% of employees who pay...
27 June 2011
Netherlands: bigger increase for low wages at TNT Express
An agreement in principle was reached on April 24th between TNT Express (logistics, express delivery of documents and packages, the rival of DHL and FedEx), in preparation for the next collective...
27 June 2011
France: home stretch for the transposition of the EWC Directive
Takeover bids. The first alteration affects the provision linking trading law and the obligation to inform and consult the EWC. The first draft ordinance contained the provision applicable for...
27 June 2011
Austria: train drivers get a 2.4% increase but loose benefits in kind
Adjustment with inflation and privatization rumors. Six meetings were needed before the ÖBB’s social partners were able to reach an agreement on a 2.4% increase between July 1, 2011 and June 30...
24 June 2011
Portugal: new conservative government gets two super ministries to combat the crisis
Technical skills. The government chose two academics known for their technical skills and their experience of financial institutions and European cases.
23 June 2011
Italy: launch of the “Single Welfare Pole”
Published in Gazetta Ufficiale No. 140 of June 18, 2011, the interministerial decree issued by the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Economic Affairs clarifies the organizational system of the...
23 June 2011
EU: European Commission publishes table on the state of implementation of Directive 2009/38 on EWCs (recast)
The table is attached to this article, but we
suggest you regularly check the DG Employment and Social Affairs’ website, for
it contains comprehensive information on the directive and is often...
23 June 2011
Norway: new banking agreement avoids strike
Grounds for the strike notice. Considering that employers didn’t really want to negotiate, Finansforbundet issued a strike notice starting on June 7th. With about 38,000 members, the union was...
23 June 2011
United States: NLRB proposes plan to ease way for unions
The proposals subject to the 60-day consultation aim to reduce unnecessary litigation, streamline pre- and post-election procedures, and facilitate the use of electronic communication. In other...
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23 June 2011
Germany: Berlin opens labor market to engineers and doctors from all over the world
Encourage immigration
from non-European specialists. Until now, German businesses
who wanted to recruit workers from a country outside the EU had to wait for the
Federal Employment Agency to...
23 June 2011
EU: interview of Bart Samyn, deputy general secretary of the European Metalworkers’ Federation, about the future industry federation
Bart Samyn. First, I should say that we made a big decision – going on with the merger, but that doesn’t mean that the merger is through. We still need to solve the last elements. Regarding the...
22 June 2011
Netherlands: Abvakabo union joins FNV and Allies in the struggle against the pension reform
000 members, joined the FNV and Allies in protesting the pension reform. This bill was subject to extensive negotiations in 2008 and 2009 but unions disagree on two major points:the financial risk...
22 June 2011
ST Ericsson: establishment of an EWC
Maintaining the link with the parent companies. Union organizations were not highly enthusiastic about the establishment of this new European structure, Requested by the management. Indeed, STE...
22 June 2011
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025