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EU: the Twenty-Seven get a new strategic framework for education and training with employers involved
The cooperation framework is divided up into cycles; the first one goes from 2009 to 2010. Each Member State is free to choose its own priorities. Nevertheless, the Twenty-Seven set figured...
13 May 2009
Great Britain: consultation for the implementation of the European directive on agency workers
Agency workers will get new rights in terms of pay, paid leaves and overtime after 12 weeks at work. Measures will be implemented to prevent employers from firing these workers after 11 weeks to...
12 May 2009
Italy: metallurgy as a testing ground for union opposition to the reform of the conventional system
No unitary platform for the renewal of the metallurgy CCN. Asking for a law on democratic rules for union representation and the validation of platforms and agreements by workers, the central...
12 May 2009
Belgium: three new measures to avoid layoffs
A measure for white-collars only: the suspension of the labor contract. The last measure developed by the government is sort of like economic unemployment for blue-collar workers. "Before, there...
11 May 2009
Ireland: wage talks at a standstill
Questioning the national wage agreement in the private sector. On February 21, for the first time since the beginning of social partnership in Ireland, workers in the public and private sector...
11 May 2009
Netherlands: Shell’s shareholders revolt against bonuses
The revolt could get to pension funds. A group of shareholders united with the consultant firm RiskMetrics says that it is totally crazy for Shell not to respect its own regulations regarding...
11 May 2009
Italy: ThyssenKrupp and Ilva sign two agreements on partial unemployment with unions
Ilva’s agreement. On April 30, Ilva’s management in Taranto (Pouilles region), the largest steel company in Europe, signed with the local units of the Fim, Fiom and Uilm unions an agreement...
11 May 2009
Germany: Volkswagen’s staff representatives could be the main winners of the next meeting at VW-Porsche
Fighting to maintain the social model. Indeed, for over a year, they fought for VW to retain control over its destiny and to maintain Volkswagen’s “social model,” where few decisions can be made...
11 May 2009
Poland: EDF’s employees demonstrate against restructuring program
Angry unions. However, EDF’s 23 unions unanimously rejected this restructuring program, judging that the 1,400 jobs concerned by it are threatened. Unions point out that 200 jobs have already been...
11 May 2009
Finland: the merger of several industry unions member of the SAK confederation postponed of one year
The merger between several unions in the industry sector of the SAK confederation was launched in 2005. The creation of the new union, to be called TEAM, will start on May 10, during the congress...
11 May 2009
Italy: Enel signs two protocols on industrial relations
When presenting the industrial plan and investment program 2009-11, Enel, the Italian energy group, signed with the CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions as well as their secotral units two agreements...
8 May 2009
Germany: head hunters partially unemployed as well
Multiple reasons. Worried about the crisis, many executives no longer switch businesses and “stick” with their jobs. “Even though their position might be removed, most executives prefer banking on...
8 May 2009
Spain : the government and the main associations of independent workers have signed an agreement improving their social rights
Covering broad subjects like taxation and credit, the principal “social” points of the agreement are:
7 May 2009
General Motors Europe: management terminates European framework agreement on working time reduction signed at Opel
vings program amounting to 1bn euros presented at Opel, GME’s management announced a cut in managers’ wages and terminated a framework agreement which provided, among others, that...
7 May 2009
EU: the mini-summit defines ten key actions for employment
10 key actions. Ten actions, addressing both short-term and long-term challenges, are suggested that should be implemented at national and European levels together with the social partners:
7 May 2009
EU: publication of the acts of the conference on transnational bargaining organized by the French Presidency (November 2008)
Planet Labor, May 7, 2009, No. 090495 – www.planetlabor.com
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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