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EU: Commission adopts more flexible framework for the protection of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields
Scientific change. The proposal presented this Tuesday should replace Directive 2004/40/EC which makes employers responsible for protection and prevention of workers exposed to electromagnetic...
15 June 2011
Spain: mass layoff for “planned” and “temporary losses allowed
Permanent or temporary planned losses. This new regulation, published in the Official Journal on June 14th, defines the framework for appealing to mass layoffs. It is in line with the...
15 June 2011
Netherlands: historical agreement on the pension reform
The agreement on the pension reform, subject to a formal consensus between the social partners before the legislative election on June 9, 2010, was finally signed. Now the FNV has to endorse it...
15 June 2011
Italy: Uil union confederation terminates 1993 protocol, the founding act for social relations in the country
As he announced last week, Uil general secretary Luigi Angeletti sent, on June 13th, to the President of the Council of Ministers, to the Ministry of Labor and to all the social partners, his...
14 June 2011
Italy: creation of Confindustria Digitale, the new employers’ federation in the digital industry
Confindustria Digitale is the result of the merger between the four biggest employers’ organizations in the digital sector: Assotelecomunicazioni-Asstel, which represents telecom businesses...
14 June 2011
Poland: ongoing negotiations on the extension of some of the provisions of the “Anticrisis Act” to make the labor market more flexible
The “Anticrisis Act,” included in the “Anticrisis Package” adopted by the social partners in 2009 (see our dispatches No. 090611 and 090555) to lessen the impact of the economic crisis introduced...
14 June 2011
Belgium: new collective agreement in the metal industry
Metal manufacturing. The new collective agreement of CP No. 111 (see our dispatch No. 110336), the social dialogue structure which, in Belgium, gathers sectors as varied as aeronautics, the auto...
14 June 2011
Spain: Council of Ministers adopts royal decree reforming collective bargaining
The text published on June 11th in the Official Journal came into force on June 12th. It will be sent to Parliament as a bill and will then be able to include the amendments proposed by different...
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13 June 2011
EU: 4th Congress of the European Metalworkers’ Federation paves the way for the final stage of the creation of a new joint Industry Federation
“It is true that we, the Nordic states, have quickened the process” acknowledged Stefan Löfven, leader of the Swedish IF Metall. While the project of creating a large manufacturing union...
12 June 2011
Germany: quick renegotiation of collective agreements in wholesale trade and hope in retail trade
Ray of hope in retail trade. Two days earlier, in Stuttgart, Verdi’s union negotiators, who, in 11 regions, call for a 6-6.5% wage increase as well as equal pay for temporary workers and a limit...
10 June 2011
Italy: Council of Ministers approved decree-law reviewing regulations on leaves and absence permits
Here are the key novelties.
10 June 2011
EU: the Commission is tightening the net around national collective bargaining in the Twenty Seven
Pensions. The recommendations published on June 7th are part of the European quarter introduced last year to face the economic and financial crisis. Based on the national programs presented by...
10 June 2011
France: government and social partners mobilize for youth employment
Currently, youth employment is the top priority of the government and social partners. They are all working to find efficient solutions to facilitate young people’s access and stay in the...
9 June 2011
Germany: interview of Horst Mund, head of the department of “international policy” of the IG-Metall union
Horst Mund. My “international policy” department runs our activities abroad. We directly advise Berthold Huber, leader of the IG-Metall and of the IMF (editor’s note: International Metalworkers’...
9 June 2011
Germany: in energy, EON employees get a wage increase divided in two over 19 months
The outcome of the renewal of the collective agreements covering the 30,000 employees of the largest electricity provider in Germany, EON, as well as Tennet’s German employees, is far from the...
9 June 2011
Great Britain: bitter end to the conflict for the employees of the Hull bio-ethanol plant
The Redhall workers refused to accept dismissal and mounted a campaign of action including daily mass protests at Saltend, blockades of the gates, a temporary occupation of the construction site...
9 June 2011
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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