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Italy: energy and oil social partners reach a unitary agreement for the renewal of their CCN
After electricity (see our dispatch No. 100211) and rubber and plastic (see our dispatch No. 100246), the social partners in oil and energy (Filcem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil for unions and...
25 March 2010
Great Britain: final Parliamentary stage for the Equality Bill
Amendments. Here are the key amendments as regards labor adopted by the Lords after their third and last reading of the bill.
25 March 2010
Germany: new step towards the introduction of sectoral minimum wage in surveillance
High wage increase in eastern Germany. Verdi says this collective agreement will first benefit security officers in new Länder, who will see their wages increase of nearly 33%. With these new...
24 March 2010
Sweden: new agreement for industry and chemistry employees and executives questions usual negotiating schemes
New agreement for employees and executives. On March 20, Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer announced that they reached an agreement with employers in the industry, chemistry and new technologies...
24 March 2010
EU: Commission recommends adjusting the working time directive to new work organizations and workers’ expectations
The communication on the revision of the working time directive, adopted by the College of Commissioners today, March 24, launches the first phase of consultation of the European social partners...
24 March 2010
Austria: postgraduates are plenty but overqualified
Paradoxically, the study, entitled “Between a Shortage of Tertiary Graduates and Precarious Employment,” published by a research institute answering to the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)...
24 March 2010
International: International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) to improve union networks in transnational businesses
Aim of the strategy. In December 2009, the IMF’s executive committee decided to improve union presence to counterweight businesses’ managements. The strategy is aimed to the “creation and...
23 March 2010
Germany: Lufthansa pilots threaten to strike again after Easter
This time concerned with not raising the public’s hackles like in February, Cockpit said that the four-day strike would be after the Easter break, between April 13th and April 16th. The union...
23 March 2010
Argentina: bill on telework about to be completed
Legal framework for telework. The Argentinean Parliament is shortly going to receive a bill on the regulation of telework, a system which has gained many followers in this country over the years...
23 March 2010
Finland: end of the dockers’ strike after two weeks of a conflict illustrating the general decline of social dialog in the country
The agreement, which hasn’t been officially published, was officially accepted by all the parties on Friday, march 19, thus putting an end to the blockade of harbors which paralyzed part of the...
23 March 2010
Portugal: social discontent in the public sector
Social movement. Several strikes or partial walkouts will punctuate the end of March in Portuguese public firms. Urban transportation (Lisbon) and rail transport gave the go of a late march...
23 March 2010
United States: health care reform passed
President Barack Obama should soon sign the health care reform after over 50 years of prevarication. Indeed, the House Representatives voted (219 for, 212 against) the text adopted by the Senate...
22 March 2010
Netherlands: fines in the offing for businesses appealing to child labor
At the request of the small Christian orthodox party, Christen Unie, sanctions against businesses appealing to child labor are going to be tougher. It is no longer simply a question of withdrawing...
Italy: rubber and plastic social partners renew national collective agreement via unitary agreement
In spite of three separate platforms, the Filcem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil unions and the Federazione Gomma Plastica and Associazione Italiana Ricostruzione Pneumatici (AIRP) employers’...
22 March 2010
EU: textile social partners launches project to help implement REACH
Sectoral level. The project developed by Euratex (European textile employers) and its union counterpart, the European Trade Union Federation Textiles, Clothing and Leather (FSE THC), is going to...
22 March 2010
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026