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Netherlands: unions disagree on retirement at 67
Present an alternative. The Social and Economic Council (SER) has until October 1 to present a unanimous alternative to the increase of retirement age from 65 to 67 (see our dispatch No. 090631)...
31 August 2009
Suspension of the information stream between August 3 and August 28
Planet Labor's editorial staff is going to take advantage of the information slowdown to go on vacation. The information stream will be suspended between August 3 and August 28. The archives will...
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31 July 2009
Germany: more and more men take parental leave
etalworkers’ union, almost 14% of young fathers now temporarily stop working to go on a parental leave, i.e. approximately four times more than before the introduction of ‘parental...
31 July 2009
EU: the European Commission adopts the draft directive on parental leave
Improved parental leave. The text to be adopted grants parental leave of at least four months – instead of three – until the child is eight. The current directive provides that this right is...
31 July 2009
Argentina: social partners agree on a 21% minimum wage increase
tiations, unions and businesses, led by the government, set the amount of minimum wage. Basic remuneration, received by over 300,000 Argentinean workers, will go from 1,240 pesos (230 euro) to...
31 July 2009
China: government holds the course of the reform of the health system
d that it was determined to speed up the reform of the health system to allow Chinese people to access public health services and get health insurance. The changes planned are aimed at rectifying...
30 July 2009
Italy: Latium region signs pact with unions to get out of the crisis
n presented the pact concluded with the CGIL, Cisl and Uil trade unions on the guidelines of the region’s commitment to get out of the crisis. Increased funding for guaranteed minimum wage...
30 July 2009
Germany: “transfer businesses” fight over the quality of their services
offs next fall in Germany is becoming clearer (see our dispatch No. 090747), a quarrel burst out between “transfer businesses” (Transfergesellschaften) in charge of reclassifying laid...
30 July 2009
Great Britain: Acas’ annual report shows that labor disputes intensify
nd Arbitration Service, ACAS, published its annual report on July 23, 2009. Figures mirror the economic crisis: a 22% increase in conciliation cases concerning unfair dismissals, booming calls...
30 July 2009
Slovenia: analysis of the law on the partial reimbursement of compensation paid by employers suspending the activity
arliament adopted the law on the partial reimbursement of compensation paid by employers suspending the activity. It regulates partial compensation for employees working for employers who are...
29 July 2009
Germany: Employment Minister wants to extend gradual early retirement
um organized by the IG-Metall on July 27, 2009 in Boblingen, Olaf Scholz, SPD Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, announced his will to extend by five years the current gradual early...
29 July 2009
Italy: beginning of the negotiations for the renewal of the national collective convention in the metal sector
of metalworkers’ CCN started on July 24 with a conflict. Of the two separate platforms, one presented by the Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil unions and the other by the Fiom-CGIL, the sector’s...
29 July 2009
Brazil: recordings may be used as evidence in labor disputes
Brazilian labor courts will now have to consider audio or video recordings, pictures, phone calls and emails as legal evidence presented by the parties of a conflict, for instance in case of...
29 July 2009
Club Med: agreement on fundamental rights and transnational mobility to be signed in September
g on July 23, the IUF and EFFAT union organizations officially entered the agreement on fundamental right and transnational mobility in the Europe-Africa zone. The signature of this agreement...
28 July 2009
Italy: negotiations for the renewal of the national collective agreement broken off in the food sector
errupted negotiating for the renewal of the national collective agreement of the food sector, the only sector where the three unions, member of the CGIL, Cisl and Uil, presented a single platform...
28 July 2009
Germany: trainers and apprenticeship supervisors will have to provide evidence of registered training as of August 1, 2009
irective on trainers’ training” (Ausbilder-Eignungsverordnung / AEVO), which was suspended in 2003, will be applicable again. All trainers will have to provide evidence of certified...
28 July 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