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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
Belgium: government chooses its compromise offer to make up for the absence of cross-industry agreement
Application of the agreement. After an umpteenth meeting with the social partners on Friday morning, premier Yves Leterme asked his government to start the implementation of the draft compromise...
21 February 2011
Germany: government agrees to the introduction of minimum wage in interim, surveillance and continuous education
Moderate increase of the Hartz IV allowance. In February 2010, the Karlsruhe federal constitutional court forced the coalition parties to review the amount and calculation modalities of the Hartz...
21 February 2011
Rhodia: renewal of the global agreements on social and environmental responsibility
This new renewal of the agreement, already renewed in 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080333), ads the addendum signed in 2010 which provided for the creation of a “global safety panel” whose mission...
21 February 2011
Denmark: sponsorship, unions’ new “weapon” to recruit new members
Until the summer 2013, the AG København (AGK) handball team will bear, on their T-shirts, the names and logos of the Det Faglig Hus and Krifa unions. Via an unheard-of alliance in Denmark, the...
21 February 2011
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026