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Germany: following its pilots’ strike, Lufthansa’s management demands legal intervention to guarantee tariff unity
ays, the strike organized by Lufthansa’s pilots only lasted for 24 hours. Cockpit, the airline pilots’ union, and Lufthansa representatives announced, on the evening of Monday...
23 February 2010
EU: employment in the automotive sector by 2020
1.5% of GDP. Accounting for 1.5% of the EU’s GDP, the auto industry employs about 2.4 million people, i.e. “6.5% of the total employed in manufacturing or just over 1% of total employed in the EU...
23 February 2010
Austria: followers of the privatization of the Austrian railway (ÖBB) mobilized by the debate on railroaders’ pension scheme
by the Austrian Audit Authority, massive retirement, encouraged by the ÖBB, brought the annual allowance paid by the State for railroaders’ pensions from 1.2 billion euros up to 2.1...
23 February 2010
Italy: government, social partners and regions sign agreement on guidelines for training in 2010
ramework agreement on training in 2010 – signed last week between the government, the social partners and the regions – affect the reorientation of training for jobseekers, workers in...
23 February 2010
GDF Suez: European agreement on fundamental health and safety principles
Ad hoc negotiating body. This agreement was negotiated between the management and a special negotiating body composed of 31 representatives from 13 European countries, appointed by the trade union...
23 February 2010
Great Britain: British Airways employees vote for a new strike
on February 22: 80.7% of the 11,700 cabin crew at British Airways decided to strike to protests against the management’s unilateral cost cutting policy. Unite is hoping that this threat is...
23 February 2010
GDF Suez: European agreement on job and skills planning
F Suez, the special negotiating body and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) signed, on February 23, a European agreement on job and skills planning. This agreement, drawing a...
23 February 2010
Germany: Netto accepts works councils in all its subsidiaries
Agreement guaranteeing the election of WCs. For Ver.di, which has been fighting for years for better working conditions and improved employee representation among German discounting chains, the...
23 February 2010
Belgium: social compromise to revive the Cockerill (Liege) steel basin
Integrated production. ArcelorMittal, Cockerill’s parent company, decided to revive integrated steel production in the Cockerill basin. The hot work sites closed in the spring because of the bad...
22 February 2010
Poland: draft regulation to transpose the directive on the exposure of workers to artificial optical radiation
Scope of application. The draft regulation defines minimum requirements regarding limits to the exposure to optical radiation (ultraviolet, infrared and visible radiation). These limits apply to...
22 February 2010
Great Britain: government proposes banning the deduction of travel expenses from minimum wage to protect low-paid agency workers
ndment to the Minimum Wage Act in order to ensure that employers who pay minimum wage won’t deduct travel or subsistence expenses from this amount – a widespread practice among...
22 February 2010
Brazil: the debate on working time cuts is at a standstill
g pressure so MPs will vote the bill implementing the shorter work week (from 44 to 40 hours). However, employers’ representatives squarely refuse. The MPs, acting as mediators, propose...
22 February 2010
Germany: Lidl wants minimum wage in retail trade
r in Germany, Lidl, requested, in an open letter published on February 17, 2010 in the German press, that the social partners in retail trade, a sector that employs 2.9 million people, 930,000 of...
19 February 2010
Netherlands: bill forces employers to inform unions after 21 leaves negotiated with employees
or Labor and Social Affairs announced, on February 17, a new amendment to the law on information in the event of mass layoffs. Businesses will have to inform unions as they do for mass layoffs...
19 February 2010
Italy: renewal at the center of the 14th Congress of the Uil’s metalworkers’ federation, Uilm
and “key decisions for the defense and improvement of working conditions,” including proposals on the reform of representativeness by the summer, the renewal of the union organization...
19 February 2010
Germany: metal partners sign “historical” collective agreement on job security with a minimum wage increase
l and Gesamtmetall (employers) in the “pilot region,” North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) announced, on Thursday, February 18 in Düsseldorf, that they reached an agreement on wages and...
18 February 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: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025
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France: minimum wage to rise by 1.18% on 1 January
On 12 December, the French government announced a 1.18% increase in the minimum wage, taking effect on 1 January 2026. The pay level will rise from €1,802 to €1,823 gross per month (for...
16 December 2025