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Romania: pilot project to help disabled people fit in the labor market
Little professional integration for disabled people. Within the framework of the strategic plan for social protection and integration 2008-2010, the “Equal Opportunities on the Labor Market...
26 May 2010
Great Britain: businesses that encourage wellbeing at work are financially competitive
Four key areas. The Workwell Model, developed by the BITC, is a holistic approach for the promotion of health and wellbeing at work. It is based on four principles: 1/ create an environment that...
25 May 2010
Morocco: government finally looks into safety at work
Two years after the tragic fire at the Rosamor factory (Casablanca), the National Institute of Living Conditions at Work (Institut national des conditions de vie au travail – INCVT) was officially...
25 May 2010
Italy: key independent unions “connected” within the USB, the Association of Basic Unions
“Unite your struggles.” It is under this slogan that Rete di Base (RdB), Sindacato dei Lavoratori (SdL) and several units of the Confederazione Unitaria di Base (Cub) created the new Association...
25 May 2010
Sweden: the Teknikföretagen employers’ organization terminates the collective agreement in the industry, by which it won’t be covered after October 31, 2010
A collective agreement failing its initial mission. This framework collective agreement, also known as “cooperation agreement on the development of the industry and on wages” was signed in March...
24 May 2010
International: International Metalworkers’ Federation works on new union strategy
In December 2009, the IMF’s executive committee decided to improve its strategy regarding multinationals. In particular, the federation observed that its union grid was incomplete and said that it...
24 May 2010
Germany: Minister for Family Affairs presents part-time system for employees willing to take care of sick parents
More and more dependent people. The young Minister for Family Affairs (32) thinks that this system is simply an answer to a need: the number of dependent people keeps increasing. They account for...
24 May 2010
Denmark: reform improving government and social partners’ monitoring of foreign businesses’ activities
On May 11th, the Danish Parliament adopted the reform of the posted foreign workers act. First affecting the building, agriculture, horticulture and forest industries, sectors where most...
21 May 2010
Germany: more and more businesses help employees reconcile work-life balance
Sponsoring young parents. This is the third study the IW institute, close to employers, carried out on this theme. The first was in 2003 and the second was in 2006 (see our dispatch No. 061276)...
21 May 2010
Germany: German employers choose minimum wage over “Polish plumbers”
Fear of the Polish plumber is back. In addition to the major concerns about the impact of the “Greek crisis” on the Euro, the national economic and employment, the German social partners and...
21 May 2010
Netherlands: 1% wage increase for all agency workers
An agreement was reached on May 19th between the ABU, which accounts for 370 members and 60% of the temporary labor market in the Netherlands, the Federation of Christian Unions (CNV...
20 May 2010
Denmark: Parliament ratifies labor environment act reform
On May 11th, the Danish Parliament approved the most important reform of the working environment act (arbejdsmiljøloven) since it was passed in 1977. The new law “modernizes” the activity of...
20 May 2010
Netherlands: positive agreement at Sara Lee to sweeten a social plan
A 1% wage increase, a €75 annual bonus, the possibility to take five unpaid days off, a permanent contract after 3 or 6 months of interim “if there are jobs to fulfill….” The agreement in...
20 May 2010
Germany: Ver.di launches new offensive to impose “new” minimum pay in the postal sector
Wage dumping. On January 1, 2008, the federal government imposed, in a decree, that all postal business apply minimum wage, ranging between €8 and €9.8 an hour, negotiated between Ver.di and an...
20 May 2010
EU: Parliament demands harmonization of sanctions applicable to truck drivers
On Monday, May 18th, the European Parliament adopted (158 votes for, 137 against and 7 abstentions) the report developed by Austrian MEP Hella Ranner. In this document, the conservative MEP comes...
20 May 2010
Italy: 7th national congress of the Slai Cobas independent union ends with the conclusion that it is necessary to build a “strong class union”
Analysis of the crisis. According to the union, the right-wing, the opposition and confederal unions follow joint “strategic lines” aiming, in the end, to maintain the current economic and...
19 May 2010
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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23 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025