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EU: Uni-Finance demands a role for the unions in the setting of remunerations
Will the unions of the finance sector achieve thanks to the crisis the growth in membership encountered by their counterparts in other sectors? At European level, Uni-Europa Finance is making a...
20 May 2009
Great Britain: businesses without a corruption prevention policy vis-à-vis their employees could have to explain themselves
Planet Labor, May 20, 2009, No. 090546 – www.planetlabor.com
20 May 2009
Netherlands: shareholders say no to bonuses for Shell’s administrators
Planet Labor, May 20, 2009, No. 090545 – www.planetlabor.com
20 May 2009
Finland: the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has a new president and turns a corner of its history
Great negotiating experience. Lauri Lyly studied to become an electrician and technician before getting a degree in corporate management. After being a staff representative at the Loviisa nuclear...
20 May 2009
Denmark: campaign encouraging dialogue between seniors and managers to extend active life
Increasing shortage. “The labor market needs seniors’ talent” the Minister explained “because, even with the crisis, there is a workforce shortage in some sectors.” This shortage is made worse...
20 May 2009
Brazil: 106,000 new jobs in April, third consecutive month with job creation
Job creation increases, unemployment rate as well. Job creation is quickening, especially in services – over half the jobs created. However, with the negative results revealed in January, the...
20 May 2009
EU: “crisis” meeting of the EPSU’s “public services” committee
Gap between wages and profits. The EPSU thinks the economic crisis is only a pretext for wage cuts since losses in the energy sectors cannot be measured yet. The union drew a report showing the...
19 May 2009
Italy: Minister of Labor presents the outline of the social policy reform
Future “rights of labor.” Thus, the new labor code would be “governed by a system of autonomous and effective industrial relations more than by the formal logic of standard law.” The goal is to...
19 May 2009
International: IMF (International Metalworkers’ Federation) Congress to define union action vis-à-vis multinationals
Planet Labor, May 19, 2009, No. 090538 – www.planetlabor.com
19 May 2009
Great Britain: slight minimum wage increase in October 2009
1.2% increase. Hourly minimum wage will go from £5.73 (€6.48) to £5.80 (€6.56) for workers aged 22 and more; from £4.77 (€5.39) to £4.83 (€5.46) for those aged 18-21; and from £3.53 (€€3.99) to...
19 May 2009
Finland: Finance Minister envisages allowing businesses to defer the payment of taxes and direct debit
Planet Labor, may 19, 2009, No. 090540 – www.planetlabor.com
18 May 2009
ABB: European appendix to the group’s social policy signed with the EWC
National freedom in the implementation. Daniela Schiermeier, member of the EWC, said: “Given the circumstances, we are satisfied with the agreement, since the key element is its implementation at...
18 May 2009
Germany: 2.8% wage increase in 2008
Last year, in Germany, average wages increased more than prices (2.8% as opposed to 2.6%). wages supervised by collective agreements even increased of 3.6%, i.e. the biggest increase in ten years...
18 May 2009
Italy: basic unions strike against the protocol on the single collective agreement in the rail sector and local public transportation
According to the SdL intercategoriale, CUB Trasporti and Cobas Lavoro Privato which have been joining forces since February 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090188), the national 24-hour strike...
18 May 2009
Estonia: the new law on labor contracts to come into force on July 1, 2009
A few limited improvements for employees. In addition to the more specific definition of the content of the labor contract, one can see that employees’ rights to a private life have been...
18 May 2009
EU: new EWC directive published in the Official Journal
The revised EWC directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 16. The Member States have to transpose the new directive at the latest on June 5, 2011 and businesses...
18 May 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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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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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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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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