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Great Britain: government reforms health and safety regulations
Focus on rogue businesses. Following Lord Young’s recommendations in October 2010 regarding simpler regulations for health and safety at work (see our dispatch No. 100733), which the Prime...
22 March 2011
Sweden: after tough start for the “Brev 2010” cost cutting program, the management of the Swedish Post commits to review work organization
A program hard to implement. The objective of the “Brev 2010” program is to lower personnel costs in the services of “Posten Meddelande” (message post) via the automation of the sorting system...
22 March 2011
Italy: two key organizations of senior managers join forces
The national federation of managers of manufacturing firms, Federmanager, and the national federation of managers, executives and professionals in trade, transportation, tourism, services and...
22 March 2011
Portugal: difficult social dialogue on employment and competitiveness without the CGTP
Difficult social dialogue. The CGTP left social talks on the program for employment and competitiveness launched by José Socrates’ socialist administration at the beginning of this year. The...
21 March 2011
Austria: “Act against social and wage dumping” passed in preparation for the opening of the labor market on May 1, 2011
An Act valid for all. Austria decided to protect itself by law from the social and wage dumping move which could result in the expected arrival of workers from the Baltic countries, Poland...
21 March 2011
France: administrative directive clarifies procedure for offering redeployment abroad within the framework of economic layoffs
Equal pay. Until the Act of May 18, 2010, employers had to offer any redeployment opportunity within the group, abroad as well, for a similar position or, where appropriate and subject to the...
21 March 2011
Brazil: DGB German union confederation to open office in Sao Paulo
The German DGB will open an office in Brazil in partnership with the Central Workers’ Union (Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, CUT) and the Social Observatory Institute (Instituto Observatorio...
21 March 2011
Germany: GDL union signs federal framework agreement for rail freight train drivers
Wages in line with the Deutsche Bahn’s. “On March 16th, the GDL adopted with private freight rail companies, without a single strike, the federal framework agreement for train drivers...
21 March 2011
EU: report clarifies future skills needs in electricity
Challenges. The report reminds the double environmental and demographic challenge the electricity industry is faced with: on the one hand, the EU has committed to reduce its CO2 emissions; on the...
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18 March 2011
Sweden: agreement only just reached in banking and finance
Long and stormy negotiations with the economic crisis in the background. Opened in October 2010, the talks lasted and led to an extension of the previous agreement which should have expired on...
17 March 2011
Spain: call-center unions call for 8 days of strike
The FeS-UGT and Comfia-CCOO unions blame the employers’ organization for using blackmail by agreeing to sign the new collective agreement only if unions accept a new layoff arrangement. Employers...
17 March 2011
Great Britain: Unite union threatens Ford with strike
In early January 2010, Ford informed Unite that it intended to use the CPI (consumer price index) to calculate its inflation linked increases to its pension scheme payments, rather than the...
17 March 2011
Romania: adoption of the new Labor Code
Code adopted. Entitled “Against the Boc Code, low wages, high unemployment and bankrupting businesses,” the motion of censure introduced by the social-democratic and liberal opposition wasn’t...
17 March 2011
Austria: government introduces quota of 35% of women on the boards of public companies
“It may only be an Austrian-style solution but it’s a good compromise” declared social-democratic Minister for Women Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek when presenting, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Vienna...
16 March 2011
Germany: employees allowed to cut workweek down to 15 hours to care for dependent person
On February 17th, the parties in power (CDU/CSU and FDP) agreed on a bill allowing employees, starting on January 1, 2012, to cut their workweek by 50% to take care of a dependent relative...
16 March 2011
Norsk Hydro: new global framework agreement
The Norwegian energy group, which also operates in aluminum, Norsk Hydro, recently signed a framework agreement “for the development of good working relations” in the company. The Norwegian State...
15 March 2011
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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Bulgaria: government proposes 12.6% minimum wage rise for 2026
On 30 October, the Bulgarian government proposed a 12.6% increase in the minimum wage to take effect from 1 January 2026. This increase was determined according to the usual mechanism, as Bulgaria...
14 November 2025