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Italy: first national assembly of the CGIL’s “labor chambers” and many local initiatives against the crisis
“Second Italy.” After the meeting, it came out that there is a “second Italy” as Gugliemo Epifani, CGIL general secretary, put it. Indeed, unlike the government with national unions, local...
22 May 2009
Poland: social partners and government agree on anticrisis package
The anticrisis package, divided up into 13 points, was developed by the social partners in March (see our dispatch No. 090287) to counteract the negative impact of the crisis on employment. Based...
22 May 2009
Germany: whilst the corruption scandals are still rife, a response model is beginning to take shape in businesses
New cases revealed almost daily. Last week, Rüdiger Grube, the new boss of Deutsche Bahn, announced that four members of its executive personnel and several other managers have left the company...
21 May 2009
Netherlands : a measure to protect research and development jobs
lized one of their promises made at the time of the social agreement passed at the end of March in face of the crisis: it will give 280 million euros to the protection of jobs in research and...
21 May 2009
EU: return to the unsuccessful revision of the working time directive
The Commission’s original sin. The objective of the directives in 1993 and subsequently in 2003 was to protect the health and safety of workers. Since 1993, European legislation has established...
21 May 2009
Italy: the collective agreement at Ilva adjusts to the crisis
The national unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm, the national union coordination of Ilva, “judged positively” the draft agreement reached with the management on May 13 and which will be submitted to the...
21 May 2009
Great Britain: employers, unions and government praise union representatives’ positive influence
Honor union representatives. “In today's difficult economic climate, it is more important than ever that all resources available to the workplace are well deployed. We believe that modern...
20 May 2009
EU : uncertainties about Irish social requirements on the Lisbon Treaty
n summit where the Twenty-Seven should set the date for the holding of a new referendum in Ireland about the Lisbon Treaty, the discussions between member States block over the requirements of the...
20 May 2009
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
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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...
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026