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Peru: four-day paternity leave for all workers
The paternity leave system recently adopted in Peru provides for four days of paid leave when the mother is at the hospital. The “Act which grants the right to paternity leave to workers in the...
22 September 2009
Sweden: government presents a ‘return-to-work’ program for people on long-term sick leave
Ambitious return-to-work program. The Swedish government wants to learn the lessons from the crisis of the 1990s and spare no effort to slow down an unemployment boom. With this program, the...
22 September 2009
United States: Richard Trumka elected as the new head of the AFL CIO union
60, is the new leader of the AFL CIO, the powerful American 57-union federation representing 11 million members. He was elected in mid-September during the Pittsburg convention, replacing retiring...
22 September 2009
Finland: negotiations for the renewal of collective agreements started
are preparing, with the crisis in the background, to renegotiate the collective agreements which will expire between January and April 2010, both in the public and in the private sector. In the...
22 September 2009
EU: Eurofound’s 2008 industrial relations report
crisis. In its report on industrial relations in 2008, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) describes the first half of 2008 as continuous. Wage...
21 September 2009
EU: European Commission agrees to EGF funding for Irish employees laid off by Dell
f the European Commission, announced, on September 19, that the EU was ready to pay for the reconversion program for Dell’s Irish workers – up to 14.8 million euro, via the European...
21 September 2009
Poland: ITF launches support campaign for LOT workers
the polish airline were laid off and after the management unilaterally terminated a company agreement, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (IFT) launched an international...
21 September 2009
Germany: construction union lays the foundations for “alternative” wage negotiations
ress (20th Gewerkschaftstag – September 14-17), the IG BAU announced a reorientation of its stands for future collective bargaining. On the menu: high wage increases and minimum claims above...
21 September 2009
Portugal: workers in ailing businesses get better protection if wages are temporarily not paid
r 14 introduces better protection for workers if their ailing business can temporarily not pay their wages, by suspending their labor contract to receive unemployment benefits. (Ref. 090855) The...
21 September 2009
Netherlands: government envisions encouraging employees change careers after a certain number of years performing arduous work
wants to reform the labor market from top to bottom to avoid people who are physically or mentally exhausted at the end of their career. The goal is to ensure there will be no exceptions when...
21 September 2009
Great Britain: TUC’s annual congress focused on economic policy
C union was held in Liverpool on September 14-17. Unions called for a new policy protecting jobs, pensions and the middle classes. Gordon Brown promised he would protect jobs in the public sector...
21 September 2009
Great Britain: paternity leave extended in 2011
Agreed effort towards fathers. Initially, the government had planned to extend maternity leave from 39 to 52 weeks at the same time as increasing paternity rights, which will allow parents to...
18 September 2009
Brazil: auto workers at Sao Paulo get a pay raise used as a goal by other metalworkers on strike
union obtained a 6.53% wage increase – higher than inflation – for the 53,000 workers of the car plants in Sao Paulo. However, the new collective agreement doesn’t affect workers...
18 September 2009
Denmark: unions first in line against social dumping
ions have been involved, for two weeks, with the embargo of a construction site in the city of Valby (Copenhagen) to obtain a collective agreement for the twelve posted polish workers...
18 September 2009
Great Britain: CWU threatens with national strike
Wildcat strikes throughout the country. Since June 19, 2009, there have been 34 days of strike, from southern England to northern Scotland, in over 235 Royal Mail establishments. The last...
17 September 2009
EU: the social agenda presented by Jose Manuel Barroso, reelected as the head of the European Commission
Social dumping. Mentioned in his political trends, the notion of basic social rights of workers took, within the last ten days before his investiture, a new dimension in the candidate’s words. “We...
17 September 2009
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026