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Slovakia: the social partners agree to limit wage increases in 2009
he key trade unions have committed to wage demand pragmatism for 2009, in an effort to preserve the Slovak labor market in a country which highly depends upon exports. They committed not to ask...
10 February 2009
Great Britain: Total’s employees at the Lindsey refinery go back to work after obtaining 102 positions for local workers
refinery, owned by Total, ended last week. Faced with the wildcat strike of British employees against the employment of Italian and Portuguese workers posted by a subcontractor employed to extend...
9 February 2009
Slovenia: employers and union organizations criticize the lack of social dialogue
or employers’ and union organizations sent an open letter to the president of the Slovene government where they expressed concern about recent developments in social dialogue. They think...
9 February 2009
France: the 4-year term of the representative of a EWC established without an agreement cannot be questioned with subsequent elections
ourt rendered a ruling within the framework of a dispute related to the appointment of the French representative at Dell’s EWC, established in a legal way. It overrides the ruling of the...
9 February 2009
Italy: ThyssenKrupp Ast signs an agreement with unions on the management of partial unemployment
the management of ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali of Terni (Umbria) and unions provides for a “fair management” of the activity suspension which will affect the 2.200 employees (permanent...
9 February 2009
United States: new act against wage discrimination
or, George Bush, President Obama chose to act from the very beginning of his term. On January 28, the President passed his first act, the “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act” named after...
9 February 2009
Finland: the new Code of Governance consolidates transparency and enforces equal gender representation within boards
rnance Code came into force on January 1, 2009, reinforcing transparency of companies quoted on the stock exchange and pressing firms to ensure representation of both genders of corporate boards...
Finland: the social partners reform unemployment benefits and pensions
izations – SAK for blue collars, STTK for white collars, AKAVA for university-level trades – and the confederation of Finnish industries (EK) reached an agreement on a major social...
9 February 2009
Spain: employment reduction procedures (EREs) reformed soon
Planet Labor, February 9, 2009, No. 090134 – www.planetlabor.com
9 February 2009
EU: the European Commission focus its compromise efforts on working time directive on on-call time
their stand in preparation for the conciliation phase between the European Parliament and the Council of EU Ministers on the working time directive, last phase of the legal process. Whereas...
6 February 2009
Netherlands: outcry after the announcement of double bonuses for ABN Amro managers
mplained after a double bonus was awarded to about 500 managers for the second year in a row. It is suspicious as to the fairness of this bonus, awarded to the highest levels of the hierarchy...
5 February 2009
France: unions appeal to the Council of Europe against the law of August 20, 2008 reforming working time
Planet Labor, February 6, 2009, No. 090129 – www.planetlabor.com
5 February 2009
Spain: unions and employers’ organizations fight about the inflation rate to take into account for wage increases
nion confederations, defined the threshold for wage increases to 2%, while the CEOE employers’ confederation draws the line at 1%. After seven years of consensus on the prices defined in the...
5 February 2009
Italy: the CGIL mobilizes against the separate agreement on the reform of the conventional system
he largest union confederation in Italy unanimously approved a strategy to object to the January 22 separate agreement on the reform of the conventional system (see our dispatch No. 090080) signed...
5 February 2009
Slovakia: government proposes measures to support labor market
agged up a labor market support plan which introduces three new benefits for Slovak maintaining employment despite production cuts. These benefits could be available from March 2009, under certain...
5 February 2009
Belgium: the Minister of Labor proposes to open talks on extending partial unemployment to employees
the Minister of Employment, Joelle Micquet, questioned on February 5, 2009 about the need to extend partial unemployment – currently reserved to employees with the status of blue-collar...
5 February 2009
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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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...
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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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