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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
France: agreement in metalworking to improve the forecast management of employment and skills in the sector
This agreement is in line with the cross-industry agreement signed in 2008 on that theme. In the preamble, the social partners specify that it doesn’t have to do with the need to reorganize the...
19 May 2010
Great Britain: businesses start lacking skilled applicants
High demand in skilled workers. Nearly 700 employers from all sectors and all sizes, for a total of 2.4 million workers, were surveyed by the CBI, which recently published a new report entitled...
19 May 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026