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Alcatel-Lucent: EWC develops strategy to defend employment in the group and the European telecom industry
Planet Labor, November 2, 2009, No. 090997 – www.planetlabor.com
2 November 2009
International: American unions to the rescue of Molex’s French employees
Intervention at the shareholders’ GA. The two French Molex employees who wanted to speak at the general assembly of the American parent company, in Lisle, IL, on October 30, were turned back. This...
2 November 2009
ArcelorMittal: European framework agreement on social dialog and anticipating change
We were the first to tell you about this negotiation (for the draft agreement and bargaining, see our dispatches No. 090718 and 090967). Concluded after five talk sessions with representatives...
2 November 2009
Ukraine: decree focuses on the protection of human rights at work
Although the decree is aimed at defending Human Rights at work and at protecting employees of measures adopted by employers in times of an economic crisis, the legal range and implementation of...
30 October 2009
EU: implementing regulation on the new rules for the coordination of social security systems published on the OJEU
A pillar of the free movement of people, a fundamental EU freedom, and a major gain for social Europe, Regulation 1408/71 enabled, in most cases, to neutralize the impact of intra-European...
30 October 2009
Italy: beginning of negotiations for the renewal of the CCN in energy and oil
On October 21, Confindustria Energia and the Femca Cisl, Filcem CGIL and Uilcem Uil unions presented their respective claims for the renewal of the national collective agreement in the energy and...
30 October 2009
EU: Advocate General Yves Bot says Community law doesn’t impose stronger protection against dismissal for staff representatives
The Danish legislation which transposes Directive 2002/14 on information and consultation at national level requires overriding reasons to be able to fire a staff representative. However, this...
29 October 2009
EU: Member States can’t confine pregnant women’s remedies against dismissal into too short delays
Facts. On January 25, 2007, a registered letter informed Mrs. Pontin, employed by T-Comalux in Luxembourg, that she was being dismissed for gross misconduct after three days of unjustified...
29 October 2009
Great Britain: second wave of strikes in the post after Royal Mail and unions talks failed
Failed talks. The three days of bargaining didn’t please Royal Mail’s unions. The company accused the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) of “walking away” as peace talks were making significant...
29 October 2009
Germany: Verdi, IG Metall and IG BCE present conflicting wage claims for 2010
The IG-Metall mostly wants to maintain jobs. “The automotive industry, machine-tool manufacturers and their suppliers are battling with unprecedented drops in orders. The key priority is to...
29 October 2009
Netherlands: Parliament wants at least 30% of women on large businesses’ boards
Political majority in favor of a quota. Three main parties joined a reform project introducing, for the first time, quotas in favor women in the private sector. The Christian Democrats (CDA), the...
28 October 2009
Italy: new Cisl federation for agency, independent or atypical workers
Organize the universe of independent and atypical labor. The Cisl jointed its two federations, the Alai (atypical workers) and the Clacs (independent workers) into a singled federation, the Felsa...
28 October 2009
Germany: BMW couples senior executives and workers’ wage increases
Herald Kruger, director of personnel at BMW, announced the news in an interview to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on October 24, 2009. The carmaker, which never drew attention with...
28 October 2009
EU: new European social dialog committee in metal sector
New-born in the scenery of European social dialog, the sectoral committee of the metal sector should include the CEEMET (Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and...
28 October 2009
Germany: sectoral minimum wage introduced in industrial laundry and mining
100,000 employees in three sectors. Probably reassured by the declaration made by Angela Merkel who, in spite of the hesitation of her new liberal ally, promised that the system for the...
28 October 2009
Slovakia: government increases minimum wage by 4.1% for 2010
The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) justified its high claims by the need to reduce the gap between minimum wage and average wage (€721.40). It is also based on the...
28 October 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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026