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EU: political agreement on the draft directive on parental leave
Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs signed a political agreement on the draft directive on parental leave, based on the agreement signed by the European social partners in June...
1 December 2009
Netherlands: no more court formula for “manifestly unreasonable” layoffs
In the Netherlands, employers who want to part with an employee have two options: use the dissolution proceedings or ask employment services (CWI) for a layoff authorization. In that case, the...
1 December 2009
Germany: IG BCE chemistry union sets the maintenance of employment as its priority for 2010 collective bargaining
“So far, the social partners in the chemical industry have managed to overcome the crisis without any major layoff wave. And we need, as much as we can, to keep it this way” explained Peter...
1 December 2009
EU: left-wing economist Laszlo Andor appointed Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
stranger, an economist with no political experienced specialized in the transition of eastern economies, the European Commission is showing its will to turn the Employment and Social Affairs...
30 November 2009
Italy: preparations for the next CGIL Congress uncover the internal conflict
tional executive committee on November 23 launched the preparations for the confederation’s 16th Congress, in Rimini on May 5-8, 2010, during which the two conflicting programs will be...
30 November 2009
Great Britain: government accepts the recommendations of the report on the reform of the banking sector
Expected publication of the final report. In February 2009, the government asked Sir David Walker to study the finance sector, and the final recommendations regarding the reform of corporate...
30 November 2009
Portugal: the enforcement of the Social Security Code is postponed to January 2011
Portuguese Parliament voted to postpone to January 2011 the enforcement of the new Social Security Code, initially planned for January 1, 2010. Highly criticized since it was adopted, this code...
30 November 2009
Germany: the congress of the employers’ organisation BDA confirms the exceptional understanding between the social partners
The employers want to fight for collective agreements. Dieter Hundt, BDA’s President, who was re-elected for 2 years, surprised everybody while announcing that his goal “is from now on to work for...
30 November 2009
Spain: Minister for Economic Affairs and social partners ready to carry the labor market reform forward
These separate meetings between the Minister and the social partners took place on Friday, November 27, after the Council of Ministers approved the government’s new economic program (ley de...
30 November 2009
Germany: Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Franz-Josef Jung replaced by Ursula von der Leyen, one of the “stars” of the Merkel government
Jung leaves, von der Leyen comes. Franz-Josef Jung’s resignation didn’t take long. Since the Bild daily revealed, on Wednesday, that the current Employment Minister hid, when he was the Defense...
27 November 2009
Spain: preagreement on the merger of three savings banks rules layoffs out
the three savings banks involved in the merger of Caixa Catalunya, Caixa Taragona and Caixa Manresa signed, on November 26, a draft agreement providing for 1,300 job cuts via voluntary leave and...
27 November 2009
Italy: new organization intends to represent SMEs’ interest
within the “Italian union of social and corporate representation” to draw politicians’ attention to SMEs’ ties and wants to reconcile economic and social issues. (Ref...
27 November 2009
Great Britain: new agreement in engineering construction gives preference to the employment of local workforce
New agreement for 2010-11. Quiet is finally back in a sector which should make at least ten nuclear reactors by 2030. Almost 30,000 workers voted yes to an agreement on wages and working...
26 November 2009
Brink’s: the group establishes a EWC applying subsidiary requirements but based on the new directive
tions, the special negotiating body and management of the company of transport of funds couldn’t reach an agreement on the establishment of the EWC, which was therefore established by virtue...
26 November 2009
Austria: the Post and Telekom Austria sign an agreement to transfer hundreds of civil servants to the police
,250 civil servants from the Austrian Post and Telekom Austria to the Home Secretary and the Police is materializing after a double agreement on the payment of wages and transfer conditions was...
26 November 2009
EU: European employment markets have to go from bad to green
pean employment markets. It is therefore, as expected, the conclusion of the European Commission’s annual employment report, published on November 23. It seems that things won’t get...
25 November 2009
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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