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EU: EU law allows limits to individual appeal against the procedure of information and consultation for a collective redundancy
Facts. In 2004, Mono Car Styling informed the works council of its financial situation and the possibility of mass layoffs. Then, it signed with all union representatives a collective labor...
16 July 2009
Netherlands: logos in job offers to boost the employment of young disabled people
The proposition of the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Labor to bring young disabled people back to the labor market is original and groundbreaking. The government wants to encourage the...
16 July 2009
Germany: wage increases for 2009 will reach an average of 3% for 12 million employees
he Institute of Economic and Social Studies (WSI) of the Hans-Böckler foundation announced that collective agreements negotiated in 2009 will lead to average wage increases of 3%. Given the...
16 July 2009
Great Britain: government wants to forward the reform of default retirement age
Adjust to the economic
and demographic situation. Angela Eagle, Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society announced,
on July 13, that she wanted to revise default retirement age (65...
16 July 2009
United States: American unionism undergoing radical transformation
More union members in services. “Unions fought and objected as much as they could” explained Gibb Surette, legal delegate for the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW), adding that “many sectors...
16 July 2009
Company: Eurofound’s report on international and European framework agreements
framework agreements on industrial relations ? A report published on June 5, 2009 by the European foundation for the improvement of like and working conditions (Dublin) draws up the balance sheet...
15 July 2009
Germany: businesses do not help their employees reconcile work and family life
, close to unions, and the German Youth Institute (Deutsches Jugendinstitut – DJI) published, on July 13, 2009, a study entitled “Unlimited Work – Unlimited Family” on work...
15 July 2009
United States: greatness and decline of American unionism
American unions have been declining, their total size going from 35 to 12.4%. This can be explained by several external factors (political will to decrease their influence, industrial decline)...
15 July 2009
France: MPs want to make progress on the definition of French-style flexicurity
Parliamentary mission in charge of clarifying the notion of French-style flexicurity, headed by UMP MP Pierre Morange, accelerated social partners’ hearings to render conclusions by the...
15 July 2009
Denmark: seniors stay at work in spite of the crisis
niors stay at work in spite of the crisis. In the first quarter of 2009, the number of voluntary early retirements dropped of 6,900 units compared with the first quarter of 2008, whereas the...
15 July 2009
Spain: Andalusian unions denounce frozen negotiations for the renewal of 80% of the region’s collective agreements
s, UGT and Workers’ Commissions (CCOO), are protesting against the attitude of employers’ organizations which refuse to bargain for the renewal of collective agreements, and against...
15 July 2009
Germany: overtime to be included in short-time working benefits for truck drivers
The agreement reached with the representatives of the Federal Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs in mid-June was welcomed by the social partners who negotiated, i.e. the three largest...
13 July 2009
Estonia: more flexibility on the labor market on July 1
t step for Estonia, with the enforcement of the new law on the labor contract which introduces flexibility in layoff law. The next day, a 4.2% increase of unemployment insurance contributions was...
13 July 2009
Germany: Commerzbank forgoes any layoffs by 2013
ing over the Dresdner Bank, the Commerzbank signed, on July 2, 2009, with its works council, an agreement defining the modalities for the integration of about 20,000 employees from the Dresdner...
13 July 2009
Spain: government wants self-employed workers to enjoy unemployment insurance
e for independent workers prepared by the Minister of Labor gives them the possibility to have unemployment insurance. The benefits would last for six months maximum. Workers who want to enjoy it...
10 July 2009
Austria: Parliament unanimously votes for the extension of short-time working
m duration of short-time working from 18 to 24 months on July 1, 2009. It is the key measure of the “package for the employment market” (Arbeitsmarkt-Paket II) which all the MPs...
10 July 2009
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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...
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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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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025