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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
Denmark: FTF union’s congress on the subject of the renewal of the “Danish model”
face the crisis and the workforce shortage. This was the main theme of the congress of the second largest union in Denmark, Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF)...
25 November 2009
Great Britain: social partners transpose the European agreement on harassment and violence at work
n (TUC), the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Partnership of Public Employers (PPE) adopted a series of guidelines for the implementation of the agreement signed by the European...
25 November 2009
Germany: the patronizing effects of flexible working time and short-time working are starting to wear off
y the Federal Employment Agency, to which it answers, the German Labor Market and Employment Research Institute (IAB) revealed that full time employment is decreasing increasingly faster and that...
25 November 2009
EU: the Regulation on the law applicable to the contractual obligations shall apply to employment contracts concluded as from 17 December 2009
Planet Labor, November 25, 2009, No. 091075 – www.planetlabor.com
24 November 2009
The Netherlands: the TNT postmen turn down salary cuts
Planet Labor, November 25, 2009, No. 091074 – www.planetlabor.com
24 November 2009
Austria: Metalworking and chemical workers’ unions merge to become Pro.ge, the production trade union
The Metalworking Trade Union (GMYN) and the Union of Chemical Workers (GdC) have existed independently for respectively 119 and 107 years and this independence will end on Saturday, November 26th...
24 November 2009
Germany: Berlin prepares a special labor world bill on the protection of personal data
Understand who may, but for four years of Grand Coalition, Angela Merkel’s conservative party (CDU) always blocked its democrat partners’ request for a law on the protection of employees’ personal...
24 November 2009
EU: governments of States affected by Opel’s restructuring will cooperate
The social plan is ready. At the meeting on November 23 in Brussels, Nick Reilly, chairman of GM Europe, confirmed that there was a social plan for Opel and that its content would be revealed at...
23 November 2009
Netherlands: discontent with the pension reform, the details of which haven’t been revealed yet
Mobilization. In front of a crowd gathered in a street in Rotterdam, Agnes Jongerius, FNV general secretary, accused, on Saturday, Finance Minister Wouter Bos of “changing sides” on pensions. Mr...
23 November 2009
United States: under pressure from American students, Russell Athletic reopens a factory in Honduras, closed because of the unionization of the workers
The US group Russell Athletic, a sports apparel maker, has decided to reopen its factory in Honduras following a several months’ boycott of its clothes, which was orchestrated by the students...
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23 November 2009
Sweden: social partners disagree on the extension of the framework agreement on crisis agreements in metalworking
h 31, 2010, Swedish employers want to extend the framework agreement (ramavtal) which allows local crisis agreements (krisavtal) cutting wages and working time in ailing businesses, judging that...
23 November 2009
Italy: Google Map of spectacular collective action
rs made a Google Map of the spectacular collective actions spreading throughout the Peninsula since last summer. Internet has become a national sound box for local collective action. (Ref. 091067)...
23 November 2009
Germany: Berlin prepares for extension of short-time working as part of an “Employment Pact”
eminar, followed by a very consensual meeting with union on November 18, Angela Merkel announced that the deadline to request short-time working (Kurzarbeit) was extended by six months. This...
23 November 2009
Belgium: Employment Minister proposes quotas for women on large businesses’ boards
the stock exchange don’t have a single woman sitting at their board. This is a recent observation by the Institute for Gender Equality. After this study, Employment Minister Joelle Milquet...
20 November 2009
Chile: MPs propose their own reform to improve collective bargaining after the Presidential project was abandoned
hamber of Deputies passed four proposals aimed at reforming the Labor Code, notably to extend the scope of collective bargaining. Thus, majority lawmakers are trying to save the draft labor law...
19 November 2009
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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