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EU: European Trade Union Confederation starts campaign against severity measures adopted by several Member States
Euro-demonstration. During the meeting organized earlier this week in Brussels, the members of the executive committee of the ETUC expressed concern about the severity measures European countries...
4 June 2010
Denmark: 20% of businesses have set up a policy on their employees’ behavior on social networks
The increasingly thinner border between public and private life coming from social networks – mostly Facebook and Twitter – is modifying the extent of employers’ control over their employees in...
4 June 2010
EU: the Twenty-Seven are behind in the application of European rules supervising remuneration in finance
While the Commission is preparing to launch a consultation on corporate governance in financial establishments, it published two reports this week reminding that the recommendations adopted last...
3 June 2010
Germany: the demographic change is going to disrupt the labor market
Fast drop in the number of youth in the East. According to the Bertelsmann Foundation, eastern Länder will be most badly hit by this demographic evolution, which is a result of the drop in birth...
3 June 2010
Italy: Fiom CGIL elects new general secretary
A very moved central committee welcomed the departure of Gianni Rinaldini, who was at the head of the Fiom since 2002, and whose term expired (the status limits this job to two terms, a maximum of...
3 June 2010
Netherlands: FNV Mondial and ASN Bank launch initiative to support a women’s union in India
The FNV Mondial launched a partnership with the ASN Bank, created in 1960 by Dutch unions and the Reaal insurance group, specialized in “durable” and socially responsible investments. The trade...
Sweden: agreement on temporary work to combat social dumping
Working conditions that respect private life better. The agreement will apply from May 1, 2010 until April 30, 2012. It provides for a monthly wage increase of SEK 425 (€44.5) on August 1, 2010...
3 June 2010
Italy: heated reactions to the removal of several structures, including the Higher Institute for Prevention and Occupational Safety
Removal of the Ispesl. Researchers, engineers, doctors and employees occupied, yesterday morning, the headquarters of the Higher Institute for Prevention and Occupational Safety, the job of which...
2 June 2010
Germany: Schlecker hardware stores get in line with the tariffs contained in retail collective agreements for all employees
Wage dumping decried by Verdi. The collective agreements signed on June 1st between Schlecker and Verdi are a new step in the union’s victories on the hardware store chain. It already got the...
2 June 2010
Greece: new turbulent social week
Severity program. The insurance bill should be introduced in Parliament some time in June, early July at the latest. Indeed, the Prime Minister wants this issue settled before the fall with the...
2 June 2010
Great Britain: new corporate governance code introduces parity and diversity among Board members
More responsible boards. After several months of revision – the financial crisis proved how necessary it was – the corporate governance code, which was first established in 1992, was amended to...
2 June 2010
Opel: management and unions sign European restructuring plan
Compensatory guarantees for the German sites. According to Klaus Franz, chairman of Opel’s central WC and of the EWC, a majority of Opel’s European trade unions signed, on May 31st, Opel’s...
1 June 2010
Russia: probable evolution towards more flexible layoffs
The Russian government is encouraging more flexibility. It seems that employers are enjoying a change of hearts from the government. On April 6th, Finance Minister Kudrin called on large...
1 June 2010
Great Britain: forthcoming elections for the general secretaries of the two biggest unions in Britian, Unite and Unison
Both the general secretary positions in Unite, with 1.4 million members, and Unison, with 1.2 million members, are up for re-election. Both unions are affiliated to the Labour Party and will have...
1 June 2010
Germany: high increase in sick leaves with mental cause
With nearly 3.4 million members (mostly employees but also jobseekers), the Technical Health Fund publishes, every year, a report (TK-Gesundheitsreport) on sick leaves and prescriptions among its...
1 June 2010
Netherlands: employers play the waiting game for the renewal of collective agreements
Everything can still change before June 9th, even if the VVD’s liberals are very high in the polls. No clear coalition seems to be taking shape, and it may take weeks, or even months, which is...
31 May 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...
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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