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EU: focus on the work done by the group of experts on the implementation of the new EWC directive
Established with a view to “avoiding any contradictions between the various national systems” and providing a single answer to the questions of interpretation raised by Directive 2009/38, known as...
21 December 2010
Great Britain: growing “cut price action”
More and more “cut price action.” Of the 4,336 ballots organised in the last five years for industrial action, in 87% of cases workers have answered the strike question in the affirmative, and the...
20 December 2010
EU: insight into the impact of social dialogue on the management of the crisis in the automotive sector
Globalization. Eurofound’s first observation is merciless: between 2008 and 2009, worldwide automotive output dropped by nearly 17%. This recession was only felt in the EU (-9%) and in the US...
20 December 2010
Italy: Lecce Court of Appeal forces Inail to acknowledge renal cell carcinoma as occupational disease
The Fiom-CGIL gave its legal departments the verdict issued on October 1st by the Court of Appeal of Lecce, considering that it was extremely important. The union says this verdict is proof that...
20 December 2010
Spain: minimal political agreement on the pension reform
Conservative compromise. MPs from the Parliament committee of the Toledo Pact, in charge of monitoring the viability of the public pension system, are trying to close a last-minute agreement to...
17 December 2010
Germany: adoption of the bill transposing the EWC directive
Enhanced rights. This new law “represents progress compared with the current legislation, which dates back to 1994, because employees’ interests are taken into consideration better” the German...
17 December 2010
Great Britain: employers want listed businesses to be transparent regarding the number of women on boards
Set targets. In September 2010, former trade Minister Lord Davies launched a government study on the issue of the lack of women on boards. At the time, he highly criticized businesses’ attitude...
17 December 2010
Portugal: government wants to limit layoff pay and facilitate negotiation at company level
Limiting layoff pay. At this stage, the government hasn’t defined the limit and sent the case back for social dialogue. However, layoff pay can only be limited for labor contracts signed after...
16 December 2010
Italy: new Fiat-Chrysler joint venture will remain outside the Italian industrial relations system
After Fiat left the negotiating table on the future of Mirafiori (see our dispatch No. 100861), Sergio Marchionne, Fiat’s managing director, agreed, on Friday, December 10th, in New York, with...
16 December 2010
Germany: government adopts bill to combat abusive practices in temporary sector
End abuses. The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Ursula von der Leyen, promised a reshuffle of the interim act after the Schlecker case (see our dispatch No. 100027). She’s kept her...
16 December 2010
Greece: latest mobilization episode shows people are still angry
Demonstrations were equally massive (the largest gathering since May 5th) in Athens and Thessalonica, the second largest city in the country. All unions, private and public alike, took part in...
16 December 2010
EU: European left lays its cards on the table for the draft directive on the entry and residence of seasonal workers and intra-corporate transferees
Last week, the socialists tried to postpone the vote planned this Tuesday, December 14th. They thought the MEPs should debate the draft framework directive on the introduction of a single permit...
15 December 2010
Germany: the Union of Christian Unions in the temporary sector isn’t authorized to sign collective agreements, Federal Labor Court rules
Victory for Verdi and the Land of Berlin. For the Union of Temporary Christian Unions (Tarifgemeinschaft Christlicher Gewerkschaften für Zeitarbeit und Personalserviceagenturen - CGZP), which...
15 December 2010
Italy: Telecom Italia launches its “school of labor relations”
“With this initiative, Telecom Italia keeps building a system marked by dialogue between the partners, the only one that can generate value for the entire society” declared Telecom Italia’s...
15 December 2010
Bolivia: pension reform brings retirement age from 65 to 58
On December 10th, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales enacted the Pensions Act, an end-of-the-year “gift” to workers announced in November. The text was signed at the headquarters of the Bolivian...
15 December 2010
Germany: 2010 collective agreements marked by the crisis
Maintaining employment, a priority. Reinhardt Bispinck, collective bargaining expert at the WSI, thinks that the analysis of the 2010 collective agreements leaves no doubt: they “were clearly...
14 December 2010
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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EU: revised EWC directive published in official journal
The revision of the European Works Councils Directive, adopted by the European Parliament on 9 October, was published on 11 December in the EU’s official journal. Initiated in early 2023 by...
11 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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Germany: far-right-aligned ‘union’ sets sights on Volkswagen works councils
At next spring’s German works council elections, Zentrum – the 'alternative' union aligned with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party – will seek to strengthen its foothold in major...
9 December 2025