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Austria: Austrian Airline’s works councils accept three savings programs and a 5% wage cut to attract Lufthansa
management of Austrian Airlines (AUA) are ready to do just about anything so that Lufthansa, their German big sister, will buy their company, in very bad shape. From the beginning of 2009 until...
21 July 2009
Italy: Fincantieri backs out and sings new company agreement with unions
on mobilization organized by the Fiom-CGIL to protest against the separate company agreement the management and the two other unions, Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil signed in April, Fincantieri, world...
21 July 2009
Spain: professional experience will be validated
cil of Ministers approved several royal decrees initiating the recognition of professional knowledge as early as this year. They are aimed at making up for Spain’s delay in terms of...
21 July 2009
Colgate-Palmolive: renewal of the agreement establishing the EWC in the wake of the new directive
ement of the American Colgate-Palmolive signed with the representatives of the European Forum (EWC) and the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation (EMCEF) the renewal of the...
20 July 2009
Germany: DGB calls for a renewal of the High Federal Antidiscrimination Authority
enforcement of the General Equal Treatment Act, the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) drew up, on July 16, 2009, a tough report of the activities of the High Federal Antidiscrimination...
20 July 2009
Germany: important wave of layoffs in the fall in several key economic sectors taking shape
short-time working measures, to the early consequences of anticrisis programs and to the will of the social partners to maintain employment for as long as possible, Germany hasn’t yet...
20 July 2009
Mexico: enforcement of the law on the responsibility of the contractor in terms of social charges
The reform of the Social Security Act was created to give the Mexican government more legal tools to regulate outsourcing, especially to control and punish subcontracting businesses trying to...
20 July 2009
Fiat: global union network under the aegis of the International Metalworkers’ Federation
was launched during the meeting organized in June in Turin by the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF). “Intervention network” for current restructuring programs, it...
20 July 2009
Netherlands: The Hague introduces more restrictive anticrisis short-time working
usinesses to reduce their employees’ working time was renewed. However, the new provisions set less generous provisions. The new system enters into force today, July 20. (Ref. 090744) The...
20 July 2009
EU: new Committee on Employment and Social Affairs at the European Parliament
Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament be the same as the previous one: rather ready to criticize the European Commission’s inactivity and cause difficulties to the Council...
17 July 2009
Great Britain: insufficient resources for the Health and Safety Executive
Limited power. Rita Donaghy, former head of the ACAS conciliation service, conducted the study in progress since the beginning of 2009, commissioned by the government. At the heart of the report...
17 July 2009
Spain: government to reward companies’equal policies when granting public contracts
Businesses can be evaluated by the government to get a certification of the extent of equality criteria in their recruitment policy. If validated, the company will receive a label it can then use...
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17 July 2009
EU: EU law allows limits to individual appeal against the procedure of information and consultation for a collective redundancy
Facts. In 2004, Mono Car Styling informed the works council of its financial situation and the possibility of mass layoffs. Then, it signed with all union representatives a collective labor...
16 July 2009
Netherlands: logos in job offers to boost the employment of young disabled people
The proposition of the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Labor to bring young disabled people back to the labor market is original and groundbreaking. The government wants to encourage the...
16 July 2009
Germany: wage increases for 2009 will reach an average of 3% for 12 million employees
he Institute of Economic and Social Studies (WSI) of the Hans-Böckler foundation announced that collective agreements negotiated in 2009 will lead to average wage increases of 3%. Given the...
16 July 2009
Great Britain: government wants to forward the reform of default retirement age
Adjust to the economic
and demographic situation. Angela Eagle, Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society announced,
on July 13, that she wanted to revise default retirement age (65...
16 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