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Estonia: unions mobilize against the revision of the law on employment contracts
nions, the Confederation of Estonian Unions (EAKL, Eesti Ametiuhingute Keskliit), announced a national strike for June 16, to protests against the new law on labor contracts. It wants to bargain...
8 June 2009
Italy: social partners and local government in Emilia-Romagna sign innovative agreement on crisis management
Consultation method. The agreement establishes a consultation system for crisis management, supporting employment and businesses to avoid layoffs. It provides for the conclusion of agreements in...
8 June 2009
Poland: Council of Ministers adopts “anticrisis” acts
of Ministers adopted two laws partially based on the propositions negotiated with the social partners (see our dispatch No. 090555). The first is aimed at “downplaying the impact of the...
8 June 2009
Spain: Cuatrecasas Institute involved in the debate on the reform of the labor market
f the labor market is only a series of tracks, mostly presented by representatives or structures close to businesses. Lastly, the new think tank created to think about the reform of the Spanish...
5 June 2009
Portugal: tough negotiations at VW Autoeuropa in Lisbon on the six-day week
Negotiations on the introduction of more working time flexibility to maintain employment at Autoeuropa's factory around Lisbon resumed, on June 2, after a break at the end of May. The social...
5 June 2009
Great Britain: new Health and Safety Executive strategy
ial accidents, break down stereotypes on health and safety, make people realize, with common sense, that good risk management doesn’t thwart business, it favors it: these are the objectives...
5 June 2009
Finland: unions divided on the introduction of minimum wage
Debate is open. Mikko Mäenpää, leader of the STTK confederation (white collars), which mostly represents executives in the public and in the private sector, said that Mr. Lyly’s proposition is a...
5 June 2009
Great Britain: new “fit note” encouraging employees to go back to work
Planet Labor, June 4, 2009, No. 090606 – www.planetlabor.com
4 June 2009
Spain: Workers’ Commissions demand compensation fund for asbestos victims
enced the Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) Company to pay damages to the family of a former employee who died of a pleural cancer, because it didn’t set up prevention...
4 June 2009
Netherlands: new bonus to boost the employment of low-skilled workers
Planet Labor, June 4, 2009, No. 090604 – www.planetlabor.com
4 June 2009
Italy: suppliers’ solidarity strike stopped production at Fiat’s Melfi factory
Termination of agency workers’ contracts. The conflict broke out when Magneti Marelli (Fiat) announced that it wouldn’t renew almost 70 temporary contracts which came to an end on May 31 in two...
4 June 2009
Belgium: first demonstration outside negotiations of the auxiliary joint employees committee
h-speaking federations of the Christian trade union, the CNE and the LBC-NVK, protest against the ongoing talks within the joint committee 218, a collective bargaining structure gathering all...
3 June 2009
EU: the Commission softens EFS rules and reminds the Twenty-Seven of their commitment towards employment and training
Unemployment figures aren’t improving in Europe. According to a Eurostat survey published on Tuesday, in April, there were around 21 million jobseekers in the EU27, from 8.4% in March to 8.6% in...
3 June 2009
Germany: alarming rise in stress at work
Three recent studies (2008-2009) show that, in five years, stress at work has soared in Germany. Over this period, the number of sick leaves caused by stress increased of 17%, reaching 10 million...
3 June 2009
International: 32nd IMF Congress recognizes a role to southern organizations
On May 2528, the representatives of 200 organizations from around 100 countries met in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the 32nd Congress of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF). In addition to...
3 June 2009
Netherlands: dishonest temp agencies targeted by inspection services
‘s inspection services (Sociale Inlichtingen en Opsporingsdienst, SIOD) controlled 70 temporary work agencies and found out that 48 were “fraudulent.” (Ref. 090598) This is...
3 June 2009
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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
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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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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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
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025