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Great Britain: in six years, final salary pension schemes could be closed down altogether in the private sector
Pension schemes in Britain have traditionally been based upon final salary or earnings schemes where benefits are defined until a member of the scheme dies. Pensions are treated as deferred wages...
24 May 2011
EU: report on the debate on the draft directives on “intra-corporate transfers” and “seasonal workers”
Scope and right to mobility. Regarding the draft intra-corporate directive (see our dispatch No. 100564), at the Council, some Member States would like to expressly remove workers covered by...
24 May 2011
France: first substantive decision on the link between European and national structures in favor of prior consultation of the EWC
The dispute arose within the framework of GDF Suez’s plan to pool competences in terms of economic analysis of energy markets by bringing together the employees of two big competence centers, one...
24 May 2011
Germany: Trumpf group signs agreement with IG-Metall on truly flexible working time scheme
Take account of the “phases of life.” The “Custom-made working and free time” agreement presented by Trumpf management on may 18th, signed with representatives from the WC and the IG-Metall, is...
24 May 2011
Spain: Spanish spring social movement caught majority unions unprepared
The first call for demonstration launched by a group called “Juventud sin futuro” (“Youth without a future”) on April 7th brought things to a head. This group, made up of students who mobilized...
23 May 2011
Italy: Cisl and Uil proclaim themselves “unitary reformer union”
“We’re the unitary and reforming union, born from a pact built over the past three years: the Uil and Cisl together for an Italy that trusts its future.” This is how Cisl leader Raffaele Bonnani...
23 May 2011
Portugal: employers’ social contributions could be cut in 2012 to revive the industry’s competitiveness
Cutting the single social tax (TSU). In practice, two percentages are applied concerning the TSU: 11% on employees’ share and 23.7% on employers’ share. Only the latter should be affected by the...
23 May 2011
Germany: only 2.2 million of employees are covered by sectoral minimum wage negotiated by the social partners
Minimum wage is not yet in force in the temporary sector. The WSI Institute lists two types of sectoral minimum wages: those that are mandatory for all businesses in one sector via the “Posted...
23 May 2011
Brazil: eight million people to enjoy new vocational training program by 2014
Workers’ training was placed at the center of the Dilma administration in terms of employment. The bill establishing the National Program for Access to Technical Education (Programa Nacional de...
22 May 2011
Germany: Council of “five experts” requests increasing retirement age to 69
Should retirement age be the same across the EU? Angela Merkel’s criticisms as to retirement conditions and the duration of leaves in southern Europe are still making ripples. It was during a...
20 May 2011
Netherlands: high damages for an employee affected by asbestos-related disease
A 60-year-old Dutch employee received, on May 18th, €50,000 in damages because he contracted asbestosis, a lung diseased caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. He contracted this pathology...
20 May 2011
EU: priorities of the European Trade Union Confederation for the four years to come
Rejecting austerity and pushing to a change in economic governance. Mirroring the Congress’ leitmotiv and the action plan approved by the 1,000 representatives present, the Athens Manifesto...
20 May 2011
Germany: ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt provides “children’s hotel” open 24/7 to its employees
Declining birth rates. According to Jürgen Peschel, in charge of training apprentices within the company’s professional school on the one hand, and of work-life balance on the other...
Belgium: textile negotiations about to end
Index. The key bone of contention was the index, pillar of the Belgian social system. Fedustria, the sector’s employers’ organization, wanted to turn wage indexation into an increase for meal...
19 May 2011
EU: interview of Bernadette Ségol, new general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation
Bernadette Ségol. The key axis that came out of this Congress is about the actions and program we need to have regarding the austerity measures and economic governance project being developed by...
19 May 2011
Sweden: manufacturing unions adopt new model agreement
Key regulations of the new agreement. The new agreement develops two aspects:
18 May 2011
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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
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...
5 November 2025
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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...
6 November 2025
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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...
13 November 2025
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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