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Germany: Employment Minister wants to suspend national preference for hiring
The shortage in skilled workers some sectors of the German economy are complaining about is still making the news. However, this time, there are concrete announcements by the Federal...
2 December 2010
Sweden: The Phone House AB given permission to fingerprint its employees to monitor working time
Reasons for using fingerprints. The Phone House AB, a subsidiary of the namesake group, which employs 16,000 people in Europe, is a major chain that sells mobile phones in Sweden, since it...
2 December 2010
Portugal: government refuses to amend the Labor Code and reopens dialogue to revive the economy
Premier José Socrates met with the CEOs of the 11 Portuguese firms that export the most on Tuesday, November 30th. The aim of the meeting was to create a cooperation spirit to boost exports and...
2 December 2010
Italy: government adopts new “anticrisis” measures for young people
Whereas warnings on the conditions of young Italian people are multiplied – according to recent data by the Istat, their unemployment rate is 26.2% against 8.6% for the entire population, and 44%...
2 December 2010
EADS: interview of Frédéric Agenet, EADS Director of Industrial Relations, on the agreement establishing a bargaining procedure at European level
Frédéric Agenet. EADS wants to be more integrated at European level. Being more integrated socially doesn’t mean that we want to apply exactly the same policies in all four countries for every...
1 December 2010
Romania: first draft of the new Labor Code
New pending Code. A first draft of the Romanian Labor Code reform was finally published on the night on Monday, November 29th, putting an end to weeks of speculation and rumors, one even...
1 December 2010
Germany: new company agreement on the protection of data at the Deutsche Bahn
Always informing before doing. “Negotiations with the management haven’t been extra smooth. After what happened in recent years, we had to start from scratch” explained a member of the union’s...
1 December 2010
Portugal: CGTP union won’t proceed with the general strike
The National Committee of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) met, yesterday, November 30th, to determine whether or not to continue the general strike of November 24th (see our...
1 December 2010
Austria: 2.3% wage increase and introduction of minimum wage in trade
After six weeks intensely bargaining, the social partners in Austrian trade, 450,000 employees, finally reached an agreement on Monday, November 29th, on a 2-2.3% wage increase depending on the...
30 November 2010
Ecuador: businesses that make a profit are going to have to pay decent wages
As of January 2011, private businesses making a profit will have to pay their employees at least $320 a month. Currently, minimum wage is $220 a month. Nearly 100,000 people are going to be...
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30 November 2010
Greece: winter will be under a strain as well
The memorandum, part 3, addresses the following issues:
30 November 2010
Italy: analysis of the impact of the labor dispute reform
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30 November 2010
EU: concern about Brussels’ interventionism regarding labor law and wage policies
Recommendations on social policies. A proposal by the European Commission on “economic governance and macroeconomic imbalances” published on September 29th provides for the implementation of an...
29 November 2010
Italy: the “future of young people” at the heart of the CGIL’s big national demonstration on November 27th
For the first time in union history, young people and precarious workers were at the center of a national demonstration. Other first, young people were leading the two processions that went...
29 November 2010
Germany: merger of Transnet and GDBA, the two key rail and transportation unions
Anticipated merger. The merger between Transnet, union that dates back to the end of the 19th century, and GDBA, created in 1948, is no surprise. The first is the key rail union and represents...
29 November 2010
Spain: three candidates for the leadership of the CEOE employers’ organization
An issue of succession rather than a true questioning. Currently listed candidates all come from the CEOE’s innermost circle. They are all on the confederation’s board: Santiago Herrero, leader of...
29 November 2010
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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...
15 October 2025
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