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Belgium: new flexible work organization at Audi
Stick closer to demand. “When you start producing a new model, demand is extremely high, everyone wants the brand new fashionable car. After this production peak, usually, demand slows down, so...
11 May 2010
Netherlands: burnout cases are escalating
According to the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (Centrum voor Beroepsziekten, NCvB), an organization that publishes national statistics and organizes targeted monitoring campaigns...
11 May 2010
Germany: IG-Metall and employers want to renew minimum wage in electrical engineering
A procedure renewed every time. This sector is mostly made up of SMEs, i.e. around 76,000 businesses employing nearly 310,000 people. They are mostly electrical engineers, IT experts and...
11 May 2010
Russia: quick overview of industrial relations
Legislation really favorable to employees. The Labor Code adopted in 2001 guarantees “social partnership” via privileges granted to “pan-Russian” unions (covering a majority of the federal...
11 May 2010
Italy: division at the end of the CGIL’s 16th Congress
The 16th CGIL Congress, organized in Rimini between May 5 and May 8 under the catch phrase “to defend work and free rights,” was tainted with the crisis, but not the economic crisis alone. Indeed...
10 May 2010
Great Britain: union alliances and users associations to protect jobs in public services in the face of planned budget cuts
there is currently some elementary appreciation that to effectively fight the cuts and privatisation agenda that the new government will implement in the public sector alliances of the providers...
10 May 2010
Corporate Practices: one year later, Scania is learning the lessons from the implementation of the 4-day week as an answer to the economic crisis
An atypical decision necessary to safeguard skills. By deciding to maintain its staff in spite of a major drop in orders, Scania adopted a human resources policy clashing with the idea that...
10 May 2010
OECD: towards an update of guidelines for multinational companies
Global context. After a major consultation, the Member States agreed on a mandate to improve the OECD’s guidelines aimed to promote responsible entrepreneurial behaviors across the world. The...
Bolivia: general strike following the refusal to increase wages beyond 5%
On May 1st, the Bolivian government declared that the wage increase in the public and in the private sector amounted to 5% in 2010 and 3% for the military and the police, and there is no...
7 May 2010
PSA Peugeot Citroën: amendment to the worldwide framework agreement on social responsibility
This amendment was negotiated with the representatives of the international and European metalworkers’ federations (IMF and EMF) in the name of the 90 trade unions present in the 31 countries...
6 May 2010
EU: medium term forecast of skills supply and demand in Europe up to 2020
Modest job creation. The Cedefop’s first observation is clear: by 2020, Europe still won’t have fully recovered from the economic crisis. “Despite indications that world economy is now emerging...
6 May 2010
Great Britain: Alliance Trust, Burberry, IBM and National Grid rewarded for their gender policy
Female FTSE 100 award. Alliance Trust, the investment company, as well as Burberry, won the award for parity in their boards. Within the FTSE 100, they are the ones with most women on their boards...
6 May 2010
International: UN report prepares the ground for an international strategy on businesses and human rights
“Protect, respect and remedy” is based on three independent principles: the State’s duty to prevent human rights abuses committed by third parties, notably businesses; their responsibility to...
Germany: IG-Metall leads new offensive of German unions against temporary work
Launch a general debate to change the law. Sponsored by no less than three former Employment Ministers from the social-democratic and conservative governments of Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and...
5 May 2010
Netherlands: pensions at the heart of the electoral campaign
Increasing statutory retirement age from 65 to 67 in 2020, was already subject to many debates and a bill last year. The reform, to which populist right-wing Geert Wilders and the small Socialist...
5 May 2010
France: permanent adoption of the law guaranteeing fair pay conditions to employees affected by a redeployment procedure abroad
Identified loopholes. Article L. 1233-4 of the Labor Code provides that “the economic layoff of an employee can only accepted when all training and adjustment efforts have been made and when the...
5 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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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026