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Germany: new regulation on the protection of employees’ personal data enforced on September 1
cial law on the protection of workers’ data, for which the Employment Minister presented a bill on Friday September 4, the Parliament voted, this summer, several amendments to the Federal...
7 September 2009
Estonia: sailor union first in line to face Tallink’s cost cutting program
and main maritime transport company on the Baltic Sea, launched a large cost cutting campaign to start making profit again. After reducing the salary of its key managers and executives, it fired...
4 September 2009
Italy: more and more spectacular worker struggles in the Peninsula
an workers, who climbed a crane to defend their jobs in early August, spectacular forms of conflict have been spreading through the Peninsula. The vice-president of the labor committee of the...
4 September 2009
Great Britain: government announces national strategy to help employees with mental problems
, preparing a new strategy for the fell, announced that thousands of people with mental health problems will receive additional help to keep their job. (Ref. 090801) Encouraging pilot programs...
3 September 2009
Denmark: government postpones the start of reforms proposed by the labor market committee because of the crisis
announced that, because of the crisis, the reforms recommended by the labor market committee will not be implemented. Charged by the government, in 2007, of developing reform proposals to increase...
3 September 2009
Great Britain: launching of a consultation to better use information given by “whistleblowers”
ent launched a consultation to facilitate the transfer of information provided by “whistleblowers” to labor courts during labor disputes as a contestation of reprisal, to the competent...
3 September 2009
EU: Dublin Foundation report shows working time stands still
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions published its annual report on working time in Europe. In average, collectively agreed weekly working time in the EU is still 38.6 hours while...
3 September 2009
Germany: three new sectors to get minimum wage soon
ittee (Tarifauschuss), equally composed of employers’ and union representatives agreed, on August 31, to the introduction of minimum wages in three new sectors: industrial laundry...
2 September 2009
Netherlands: government agency says short-time working leads to abuses
Planning Bureau (CPB), the national agency charged with economic studies and forecasts, are criticizing short-time working (Deeltijd WW), introduced in April. On the occasion of the publication of...
2 September 2009
EU: home stretch for the social partners’ consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields
the consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields at work will be over in a few weeks. It is aimed at updating the exposition limits...
2 September 2009
Italy: agreement to diffuse the culture of safety at work in schools
University and Research, the Ministry of Labor and the Italian national association of work invalids (Anmil) signed a memorandum of understanding to diffuse the culture of prevention and safety at...
2 September 2009
United States: fervent supporter of safety at work, David Michaels was appointed as the new OSHA leader
David Michaels as the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation. The appointment of this professor from the...
2 September 2009
Morocco: unions denounce the lack of union freedoms
esentatives who are not union members has been increasing in morocco. According to the CDT, the second largest trade union in the country, this is the result of a lack of union freedoms. The last...
1 September 2009
United States: Wal-Mart strengthens lobby against the law on union presence
world leader supermarket, is increasing its lobbying efforts to try and counter the vote of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), supposed to facilitate unions’ breakthrough in businesses...
1 September 2009
Great Britain: businesses tighten the screws in terms of alcohol at work
training provider, based in London, revealed a 50% increase since August 2008 in the number of businesses asking for help to implement a policy for the prevention and management of alcohol at...
1 September 2009
EU: draft directives on seasonal workers and intra-corporate transferees in the Commission’s pipelines
ld publish two new draft directives on migrant workers within a few weeks. The first concerns the entry, residence and work license of seasonal workers, and the second targets intra-corporate...
1 September 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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