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Romania: now that the Labor Code reform is adopted, the government commits itself to this text
Version adopted. On Monday, Emil Boc’s center right administration, gathered for an extraordinary meeting, adopted the draft Labor Code reform after long weeks of tense (and unsuccessful)...
1 March 2011
Spain: Nissan WC election confirms unions that supported competitiveness pacts negotiated with the management
In Barcelona, employees validated the pay and productivity pact. Employees clearly supported Sigen-USOC (workers’ union of Catalonia) and UGT, the two unions which supported a cost-cutting pact...
28 February 2011
Italy: Senate permanently approves 8th decree-law “thousand prorogations”
Appeal against unfair dismissal. The litigation reform limits the deadline to appeal against unfair layoffs to 60 days after receiving the layoff notice (see our dispatch No. 100846). For...
28 February 2011
Romania: ArcelorMittal employees to strike soon
Failed negotiations. The leaders of four unions of the plant of the steel giant ArcelorMittal in Galati, south-east Romania, announced the beginning of a general strike on March 10th. On...
28 February 2011
EU: report on the implementation of the European social partners’ agreement on stress
Signed by BusinessEurope, the UEAPME, the CEEP and the ETUC, the 2004 agreement aims to increase the recognition of work-related stress. It notably obliges employers to identify stress factors...
28 February 2011
Sweden: Medlingsinstitutet publishes 2010 report and links Sweden’s competitiveness and “realistic” pay bargaining
2010 was particularly intense since nearly 550 collective agreements were negotiated for about 3.3 million workers. Besides, since most of these agreements expire on March 31, 2010, negotiations...
25 February 2011
Great Britain: no quotas for women on boards
Context. Nearly 50% of FTSE 250 businesses have no women on their boards. In 2010, women accounted for only 12.5% of board members in FTSE 100 directors. This is up from 2004 (9.4%) but, at the...
25 February 2011
Germany: unions launch national action day in 1,000 businesses for equal treatment between permanent and temporary employees
National action day for equal pay. True to their new strategy of involving employees more actively in the protection of their interest, and as a clear message to employers, German unions decided...
24 February 2011
Greece: protest is not getting weaker
Demonstrators massively answered unions’ call on Wednesday, marching in close ranks in the streets of Athens. Police say 30,000 came which organizers say between 60,000 and 100,000 came. For the...
24 February 2011
Finland: social partners commit to continue action organized since 2005 to reduce the gender pay gap
In a joint declaration published on February 10th, the key union confederations in Finland (SAK, STTK and Akava) and the key employers’ organizations in the public sector (churches, communities...
24 February 2011
Sweden: government suggests simpler appeal to overtime and introduction of hygiene and security committee
Draft amendment of the Working Time Act. Beforehand, businesses had to send a request to the Arbetsmiljöverket before appealing to overtime, within 200 hours per calendar year and per employee. ...
24 February 2011
Italy: Fiat keeps applying its model in Italian undertakings in spite of the Fiom-CGIL’s opposition
On February 15th, Fiat managing director Sergio Marchionne told the committee on productive activities of the Chamber of Deputies that Fiat’s “head” would remain in Turin provided that the...
24 February 2011
Great Britain: pay disputes spread because of increasing cost of living
The main factors explaining this considerable increase are the rise in the standard rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5% to 20% and the continued increase in the price of crude oil. With this...
23 February 2011
Germany: 130,000 employees in textile get a 3.6% wage increase
Union satisfaction. For the first time ever, the IG-Metall union and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry (Gesamtverband textil + mode) managed to reach an agreement...
23 February 2011
Italy: Supreme Court recognizes second-hand smoke as an occupational disease
With Decree No. 3227 of February 10, 2011, the labor department of the Supreme Court recognized second-hand smoke as a cause of occupational disease, because it affects the safety of workstations’...
22 February 2011
Austria: Telekom Austria offers “golden early retirement” to its employees
800 requests for “golden early retirement” are currently pending at Telekom Austria’s personnel services. “The program is a total success. I think that, this year, 350 colleagues are going to...
22 February 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