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Netherlands: jobseekers obliged to accept any job after one year
alizes the measure announced in June 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080594) reforming the unemployment insurance system and forcing all jobseekers to accept any job after one year receiving benefits...
9 March 2009
Great Britain: lowest wage agreements in ten years in the manufacturing sector
According to the EEF’s regular pay survey of its 6,000-strong members within the engineering, manufacturing and technology industries, the average level of wage increases in the manufacturing...
9 March 2009
Argentina: business label certifying gender equality on the workplace
inean government launched a pilot program to promote gender equality on the workplace. The quality label will be awarded following several criteria such as staff recruitment policies, promotion...
9 March 2009
Italy: controversy at the CGIL on the platform to renew the collective agreement in the food industry
is consulting workers on the separate agreement on the reform of the conventional system (see our dispatch No. 090080), its food federation (Flai-CGIL) agreed with the other two federations, the...
9 March 2009
Great Britain: the government questions “one-size-fits-all” approach to equal opportunities
es and Local Government (DCLG) has launched a three-month public consultation to improve opportunities for minority ethnic people. The consultation seeks recommendations, views and commentary on...
6 March 2009
Great Britain: code of practice on remuneration policies in banks
he bonuses awarded in banks with high losses, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) proposes a code of practice on remuneration policies for employees. This code is currently subject to...
6 March 2009
EU: national courts need to check if rules allowing automatic retirement answer to social policy considerations
rch 5, 2009, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (EJC) on the compatibility of British law, which permits employers to send to automatic retirement workers of 65 or over, with...
6 March 2009
France: paid leave that isn’t taken because of a sick leave have to be transferred after work resumes
f the Court of Justice of the European Communities on January 20, 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090074) – which declared that national provisions ordering the loss of the right to paid leave...
6 March 2009
EU: the European social partners are about to reach an agreement on the revision of the parental leave directive
(UEAPME, BusinessEurope, CEEP for employers and the ETUC for unions) are about to reach an agreement on the revision of their agreement on parental leave, included in directive 96/34. In the draft...
5 March 2009
General Motors Europe: towards 3.500 job cuts at Opel
rmaker, GM, Opel’s employees are going to have to make major sacrifices to save their firm. Carl-Peter Forster, CEO of GM Europe – GM’s European subsidiary and Opel’s...
4 March 2009
Brazil: new wage cut agreements in the metal and mining sectors
soared in January – from 6.8 to 8.2% – Brazilian unions accepted new agreements to cut wages and working time to avoid redundancies. (Ref. 090242) Vale Rio. Negotiations between the...
4 March 2009
Spain: emergency measures against unemployment
nisters will adopt seven emergency measures to maintain employment, without waiting for an agreement with the social partners, who stay on their ground. Unions refuse to decrease contributions and...
4 March 2009
EU: ETUC wants a directive on passive smoking on the workplace
federation (ETUC) published its reply to the consultation launched by the European Commission in October on passive smoking on the workplace. Unlike BusinessEurope (the employers’...
4 March 2009
Sweden: the metalworkers’ union signs an agreement allowing to lower wages to avoid redundancies
Planet Labor, March 5, 2009, No. 090240 – www.planetlabor.com
4 March 2009
Italy: Lombard unions and businesses try the “short week” to face the crisis
Whereas today, March 4, the government is gathering 37 union and employers’ organizations to discuss measures to face the crisis, two Lombard businesses have already established, via the existing...
4 March 2009
Belgium: mailmen fight for decent wages and labor
en on strike for three days, until today, March 4, to ask for an increase of their status and express concern over the evolution of their job and the way the company is preparing for the...
4 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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
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