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Netherlands: FNV explains why its supports the pension reform to its members
The agreement signed on June 4th in The Hague about the pension reform between employers and unions (see our dispatch No. 100454), five days to the legislative elections, angered the FNV’s...
9 June 2010
EU: recommendations to improve EWC participation in electricity businesses regarding CSR
Project. This report is in line with the project carried out by the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), together with the Social Development Agency (SDA) entitled “EWCs – Learning...
9 June 2010
Great Britain: projected freeze on social welfare and amendment of social laws
Freeze social welfare? Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned new severity measures to cut the country’s ₤156bn deficit. “You have to address the massive welfare bills” he notably...
9 June 2010
Russia: safety at work discussed at the Duma following an accident in a coal mine in Siberia
Inventory. The Rostat agency found that, in 2009, 9,500 people lost their life or became disabled after industrial accidents in Russia. Several unions denounce employers’ attempts to save on...
8 June 2010
Germany: majority unions and employers demand a law to limit the influence of small corporatist unions
Avoid endless strikes. The principle of “tariff unity” (“one company, one collective agreement”) which prevents competition between conflicting collective agreements for a single group of...
8 June 2010
EU: Council of Ministers calls for greater national efforts on the “New Skills for New Jobs” strategy
Objective. At national level, the conclusions adopted yesterday, June 7th call on the Member States to invest into skills, financially or not, at all levels: businesses, individuals, young...
8 June 2010
Denmark: unions mobilized against unemployment insurance reform
The government’s parties (Det Konservative Folkeparti and Venstre) and the Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti) signed, on may 25th, an “agreement for the recovery of the Danish economy” aimed...
8 June 2010
EU: joint statement from the European social partners on the Europe 2020 strategy
In the statement presented last Friday, the social partners point to the new economic, social and financial context born from the 2008 crisis. They point out that Europe’s delay in the recovery...
7 June 2010
Great Britain: TUC calls on government to regulate drug testing in the workplace
More tests. In the new guide for union representatives in charge of safety, the TUC reminds that anyone working under the influence of drugs – prescribed or illegal – which have an impact on...
7 June 2010
Netherlands: employers and unions push to increase retirement age
The agreement signed on June 4th should allow the future coalition to adopt a final act rapidly, and recommends increasing basic public pension (AOW) to 66 in 2020 and 67 in 2025, following a...
7 June 2010
Austria: Austrian rail at the center of a political tussle about possible staff cuttings and partial privatization
Cut sites or staff? As soon as he takes his post, on Monday, June 07, 2010, Christian Kern, new leader of the Austrian railway, will have to face several complicated tasks. The crisis and the drop...
7 June 2010
Greece: China invests following privatizations
Privatizations. The list of privatizations is jumbled: 39% of the ELTA Post, 23% of the Thessalonian Water Utility, 10% of the Athens Water Utility, at different levels, the OPAP games company...
7 June 2010
EU: the “skills and qualifications” passport in the hotel and catering business is lacking funds
Visibility. The conference organized on May 26-27 finally ended the long process jointly launched in 1996 by the Hotrec, the sector’s European employers’ organization and the Effat, its union...
7 June 2010
Great Britain: picture of British unionism
Thus, the number of members fell from 6.878 million in 2008 to 6.715 million in 2009, continuing the fall from the previous high of 7.115 million in 2003. The number of members fell continuously...
4 June 2010
Italy: two new unitary agreements for the renewal of CCNs in textile and heat and sound proofing
The textile CCN. On May 21st, the Filctem, Femca Cisl and Uilta-Uil signed, with the Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), a unitary agreement for the renewal of the CCN in textile and clothing, which...
4 June 2010
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
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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...
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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...
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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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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...