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Dexia: ongoing negotiations on the implementation of the group’s “transformation plan”
n was announced in January, talks are flying around within Dexia’s EWC and in the countries affected, i.e. France, Luxembourg and Belgium. (Ref. 090365) Staff representatives’...
2 April 2009
Italy: a majority of Piaggio employees approved the company agreement rejected by the Fiom-CGIL
oyees consulted via a referendum on the company agreement signed by the Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil but rejected by the Fiom approved the agreement. While underlying that most workers rejected it, the...
2 April 2009
International: European Court of Human Rights limits collective action’s nuisance right
h 5, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights judged that “the total block, repeatedly, of road traffic on the highway went beyond the usual inconvenience inhering in any...
2 April 2009
EU: working time directive might be shelved after yet another failed conciliation
tiations which ended early in the morning, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers couldn’t reach an agreement on the draft revision of the working time directive, currently...
2 April 2009
Safran: first plenary meeting for the EWC
ployees) met for the first time on March 25, 2009. It elected bureau members and the council’s secretary. Two days dedicated to training preceded the meeting. The first, in February...
2 April 2009
Great Britain: unions and employers mobilized to save the industry, poorly defended by the government
employers unanimously welcome the campaign launched by Unite. They met to propose an emergency assistance strategy for the industry and its jobs. The government, which made many promises but gave...
2 April 2009
France: framing managers’ pay in businesses helped by the State
10, the managers of businesses which, because of the crisis, were helped by the State or receive public funds will have to give up their stock options and free shares and accept close supervision...
1 April 2009
EU: action against dismissal for pregnant women only may be contrary to Community Law
Facts. On January 25,
2007, a registered letter informed Mrs. Pontin, employed by T-Comalux in
Luxembourg, that she was being dismissed for gross misconduct after three days
of unjustified...
1 April 2009
France: special status businesses must take account of work performed in an undertaking located in another Member State
rt rendered a ruling bringing a new solution and forcing businesses with a special status to think about recruitment conditions and the careers of collaborators who used to work in an undertaking...
1 April 2009
Argentina: labor court judge imposes collective sentence to a group of businesses in a case of unfair dismissals
ember 18, 2008, the Labor Court of Buenos Aires gave an unseen sentence, condemning a group of businesses to pay compensation for unfair dismissals. Indeed, the judges decided to take account of...
1 April 2009
Belgium: judiciarization of social conflicts at Carrefour
of Mons rendered, on March 25, an ordinance giving satisfaction to Carrefour’s employees, who exercised their right to strike in October 2008. Unions contested the management’s...
1 April 2009
Netherlands: friendly agreement on bonuses in the finance sector
or Minister for Finance, concluded a friendly agreement with bankers, insurers and pension funds on remuneration policy. (Ref. 090360) During this informal meeting, it was agreed that the wages of...
1 April 2009
Germany: IG Metall ready to compromise to save Opel
d visit by Angela Merkel (CDU) on March 31, 2009 at the head office of Opel, German subsidiary of the American General Motors in Russelsheim, the IG Metall union indirectly put pressure on the...
1 April 2009
GfK: analysis of the agreement on the involvement of employees in the European company
studies institute worldwide, the German group GfK (10.000 employees of which 80% are outside German territory), has just converted to a European Company on February 3, 2009. The group came to an...
1 April 2009
EU: MEPs from the Parliament’s Employment Committee support the draft revision of the Globalization Adjustment Fund
ndments, the European Commission’s proposition on the revision of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF), MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment proved...
1 April 2009
EU: Ministers for Transport opposed to including self-employed workers in the scope of the directive on working time for truck drivers
Ministers, gathered on March 30, made a clear stand against the inclusion on self-employed in the scope of Directive 2002/15 on the organization of the working time of persons performing mobile...
31 March 2009
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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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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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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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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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