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EU: Uni wants to promote ‘whistleblowing’ in businesses
Whistleblowing is more widespread in the UK and the US than it is in continental Europe. This practice consists in employees knowing about offenses, statutory violations or any hazard to health or...
4 October 2010
Italy: Lombardy launches apprenticeship replacing mandatory school training
A “reform with a very high cultural value,” is how the President of Lombardy, Roberto Formigoni, presented the apprenticeship agreement he signed on Monday, September 27th with the Minister of...
4 October 2010
Germany: two of the three temporary employers’ organizations announce their merger
Merger in 2011. “It’s time temporary businesses joined forces. Consequently, the managements of our two federations unanimously decided to quickly launch the procedure for the AMP and BZA to...
4 October 2010
Denmark: LO publishes “green paper” on nanotechnologies
Without trying to “prevent the development of nanotechnologies,” but making sure it won’t “damage the health and safety of present and future generations,” LO presented, last week, its “green...
1 October 2010
Sweden: different unions unite to write and publish school textbooks for high schoolers
Textbooks reflecting today’s reality. The idea came from a study published by the Göteborg University that showed that labor-related issues were barely treated in school textbooks. Meanwhile...
1 October 2010
Great Britain: labor law changes in force on October 1st
Equality Act 2010. Most provisions of the Equality Act 2010 are coming into force today. This act contains different existing regulations in terms of discrimination, and adds novelties (see our...
1 October 2010
Germany: new steel collective agreement provides for a 3.6% increase and equal pay for agency workers
3.6% increase. Obtained after warning strikes that mobilized over 15,000 employees, the agreement is a real pay improvement for the 85,000 workers of steel businesses in North Rhine-Westphalia...
30 September 2010
EU: European Trade Union Confederation happy with European mobilization
On September 29th, tens of thousands of people answered the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)’s call. From about thirty countries, they all marched in Brussels to protest against the...
30 September 2010
Italy: Fim and Uilm unions sign agreement allowing businesses to derogate from the metal national collective agreement
After less than two weeks of negotiations (see our dispatch No. 100608), the Fim and Uilm for unions and Federmeccanica and Assistal for employers signed, yesterday in Rome, at the Confindustria’s...
30 September 2010
Spain: uneven turnout at the general strike
Complying with minimum service. Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho pointed out, in all its press interventions, that the day went by without any significant incidents and that the right to strikes...
30 September 2010
Telekom Indonesia: the group signs a global framework agreement with Uni Global
Example. With 105 million subscribers, Telekom Indonesia is currently the largest operator in Indonesia. The semi-public company employs about 25,000 people, 22,000 of whom are union members. ...
29 September 2010
Germany: the federal government prepares tougher measures against illegal labor
Illegal labor: widen the circle of culprits. The bill provides that, when illegal workers are spotted, legal responsibility will no longer simply fall on workers and their direct employers, it...
29 September 2010
Portugal: government stays on course with the EUR 500 minimum wage increases in 2011
Complying with the agreement. After a meeting dedicated to the pending “Employment Pact,” Labor Minister Helena André confirmed that the Portuguese government intends to apply the increase of the...
29 September 2010
Netherlands: new general secretary of the Federation of Christian Unions wants younger members
“If we don’t do anything, the CNV will be dead and gone within ten years.” This is the rather unusual warning issued by Jaap Smit, who took the head of the CNV on June 1st after René Paas. His...
29 September 2010
Italy: CGIL research institute says workers’ buying power dropped by nearly EUR 5,500 between 2000 and 2010
“Real” drop. The Ires’ 5th report, presented on September 27th in Rome, is explicitly entitled: “Wages in Italy in 2000-2010: a lost decade.” It points out that, between 2001 and 2010, GDP...
28 September 2010
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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
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