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EU: ETUC wants a European instrument to anticipate change
A European initiative. “Against this background of globalization and continuous technological innovations, the industrial policy framework has to be redefined in association with the social...
21 June 2010
Great Britain: government cancels programs supporting return to work for long-term jobseekers
Removal. On June 17th, the government canceled and suspended 217 programs signed by the previous Labor government since January 2010, for a total ₤10.5 billion (€12.5bn) saved. Regarding public...
21 June 2010
United States: Bob King elected UAW President
Bob King, 63, was elected President of the United Auto Workers, the powerful American union, by an overwhelming majority. He reaped 2,115 votes – 98%. His last-minute opponent, Gary Walkowicz...
18 June 2010
Lithuania: Parliament adopts amendments to the Labor Code facilitating overtime and striking
On April 14th, the Prime Minister announced, after months of tripartite negotiations, an agreement allowing layoff without notice (in exchange of double compensation for the employee), fixed-term...
18 June 2010
Russia: government to facilitate geographic mobility in the country
The Russian labor market, between dynamism and inertia. As early as last year, Russian workers’ lack of mobility because a major concern. They switch jobs as often as Japanese or Dutch people –...
17 June 2010
Germany: Employment Minister wants to introduce sectoral minimum wage in the temporary sector
“Sprinkler rule.” Already named “Schlecker Lex,” the bill aims to avoid a new “Schlecker case.” In January, the public opinion learned that Schlecker, European leader in hardware stores, fired...
17 June 2010
Italy: metal SMEs renew their national collective agreement with a separate agreement as well
The renewal of the CCN for small and medium-sized metal businesses was concluded between the Fim and Uilm with the Unionmeccanica-Confapi employers’ organization on the night of June 3rd. the two...
17 June 2010
International: global unions adopt a series of principles on temporary work
The principles, presented on June 14th, were adopted by the Council of Global Unions (which coordinates member organizations within Global Unions, which in turn includes the International Trade...
17 June 2010
Deutsche Telekom: new work-life balance measures
In 2001, Deutsche Telekom signed a company agreement on the establishment of an equal opportunity policy. In 2005, it was followed by the establishment of management structures and diversity...
17 June 2010
Great Britain: unions in the public sector are dreaming of coordinated action against the government’s planned budget cuts
This is all the more so now that public expenditure and public services in Britain will experience what are roundly acknowledged to be the biggest cuts in many generations. The cuts result from...
17 June 2010
Portugal: new labor code review on the table
PSD proposal in the pipelines. The PSD, main opposition right-wing party, is opening consultations to prepare for a bill aimed to make the Labor Code more flexible. This would mostly go through...
17 June 2010
Germany: Minister for Family Affairs wants to force businesses to increase the number of female managers
Deutsche Telekom as an example. In March, Deutsche Telekom, the telecommunications operator, created a stir when voluntarily announced the introduction, by 2015, of a 30% quota of women at all...
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16 June 2010
EU: Parliament confirms that minimum rules on working time apply to self-employed
Yesterday, June 16th, the European Parliament’s plenary voted, for the second time around, against the European Commission’s proposal to bar self-employed workers from the Directive 2002/15 on the...
16 June 2010
Spain: the government, politically isolated, adopted the draft labor market reform
No sacred union on the reform. The draft labor market reform is going on its tricky path. After the negotiation failed with the social partners, on June 10th, the government was hoping to rapidly...
16 June 2010
Germany: Ver.di and IG-Metall consolidated their stance during WC elections
“Great success” for Ver.di. The first union to publish figures about the WC elections, which take place every four years at the same time, Verdi is quite satisfied with the outcome. “Participation...
16 June 2010
HSBC: global action day against the bank
In Amsterdam, the international branch of the Federation of Netherlands Unions and Allies (FNV Bondgenoten) supported this action day and demonstrated in front of HSBC’s headquarters. To...
16 June 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: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...