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Spain: Renault’s management threatens to shut the Valladolid and Palencia sites down
unions on the Valladolid and Palencia sites with an ultimatum. If they do not accept a cost cutting program by September 18, the two Spanish sites will be closed. Unions want more time to...
8 September 2009
Great Britain: over 125,000 pounds won back for temp workers
dards Inspectorate has won back over 125,000 pounds (142,780 euro) in unpaid wages for agency workers. This is twice the amount of what had been gathered last year. This success comes from...
8 September 2009
Brazil: strikes and wage claims at Renault and Volkswagen
lt-Nissan’s factory in Sao José dos Pinhais in the south of the country launched, on September 4, 2009, an unlimited strike to get an 11% wage increase. This movement adds up to...
8 September 2009
Denmark: 3F union recommends drastic reform of the union world
t trade union in Denmark, proposed unions member of the LO Confederation to merge into one big national trade union. This merger would have three advantages: allow unions to better react to the...
8 September 2009
Areva: EMF and EWC protest against the possible sale of Areva T&D
eva’s transmission and distribution subsidiary is becoming clearer, the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and the group’s EWC are calling for a day of protest on September...
7 September 2009
Germany: E.ON suspends economic layoffs until 2012
No economic layoffs until December 31, 2012. Staffing cuts needed for the savings program will be “subtle,” i.e. via gradual early retirement (Altersteilzeit), early retirement, non-renewal of...
7 September 2009
United States: General Electric reinvests America
t decided to invest almost 200 million euro in two US factories, with the blessing of local IUE-CWA unions which accepted wage compromises. Thus, the site of Schenectady in the state of New York...
7 September 2009
EU: working time for road transport workers dangling at the European Parliament
s to vote again to confirm its position of May to obtain the removal of the European Commission’s proposal to exclude independent truck drivers from the European law on truck drivers’...
7 September 2009
Great Britain: government campaign to create 85,000 job opportunities for the young
nister Gordon Brown launched the national campaign entitled “Backing Young Britain” aimed at creating 85,000 jobs for the 18-24 year olds. Over 150 employers promised to create jobs...
7 September 2009
EU: Uni-Europa calls to better working conditions for credit intermediaries
n Commission’s consultation on responsible lending and borrowing, the Uni-Europa European trade union pleads for European advice standards which do not simply take account of consumers but...
7 September 2009
Netherlands: public funds to avoid brain drain
pend 180 million euro to prevent the exile of over 1,500 highly-skilled workers in research and development in the private sector. This program, announced in April (see our dispatch No. 090551)...
7 September 2009
Germany: new regulation on the protection of employees’ personal data enforced on September 1
cial law on the protection of workers’ data, for which the Employment Minister presented a bill on Friday September 4, the Parliament voted, this summer, several amendments to the Federal...
7 September 2009
Estonia: sailor union first in line to face Tallink’s cost cutting program
and main maritime transport company on the Baltic Sea, launched a large cost cutting campaign to start making profit again. After reducing the salary of its key managers and executives, it fired...
4 September 2009
Italy: more and more spectacular worker struggles in the Peninsula
an workers, who climbed a crane to defend their jobs in early August, spectacular forms of conflict have been spreading through the Peninsula. The vice-president of the labor committee of the...
4 September 2009
Great Britain: government announces national strategy to help employees with mental problems
, preparing a new strategy for the fell, announced that thousands of people with mental health problems will receive additional help to keep their job. (Ref. 090801) Encouraging pilot programs...
3 September 2009
Denmark: government postpones the start of reforms proposed by the labor market committee because of the crisis
announced that, because of the crisis, the reforms recommended by the labor market committee will not be implemented. Charged by the government, in 2007, of developing reform proposals to increase...
3 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
26 August 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
26 August 2026