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Spain: sanction against Alcampo (Auchan) for spying on its employees
The Spanish Agency for the Protection of Data (AEPD) launched a sanction procedure against Alcampo (Auchan group) after the complaint filed by the CCOO union. The latter denounced the...
19 January 2009
Mexico: partial unemployment spreading in the auto industry
Given the limited legal framework, car manufacturers are juggling with working time reductions, temporary suspensions for some of their staff or anticipated leaves to reduce production and offset...
19 January 2009
EU: the EP is calling for a better implementation of the directive on equal treatment between men and women
In a resolution adopted on January 15, 2009, the European Parliament is concerned about Member States' delay in transposing Directive 2002/73 on the implementation of the principle of equal...
19 January 2009
ArcelorMittal: the EWC monitors local bargaining for voluntary leaves
On December 15, Arcelor's management and the secretariat of the EWC stated, in a joint declaration, that they wanted "to strengthen the social dialogue national and local level in relation to...
18 January 2009
Czech Republic: Hyundai to reduce working time in its Nosovice plant
Hyundai's Czech factory announced, on January 7, that it was going to reduce production given the low demand for new vehicles. The company will reduce working time in its Nosovice factory to four...
18 January 2009
Hungary: amendments to the Labor Code and to the workplace Health and Safety Act on January 1, 2009
Holiday entitlement (Section 134 Subsection 3). The new law enables to slide a maximum of five vacation days onto the following year if the beginning of the holidays started the year of...
18 January 2009
EU: recovery plans for the auto sector to be coordinated at European level
The 27 EU Ministers for Industry all answered the European Commission's invitation to discuss, today, the situation of the automotive sector. The Ministers said they were ready to launch public...
16 January 2009
Czech Republic: the citizens of 12 new countries are eligible for green cards
A list of countries whose citizens will be entitled to the green card was published in the collection of laws on December 29, 2008. This card, which contains a residence and a labor permit, is...
16 January 2009
Spain: main axes of the 2009 action plan to revive the employment market
Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labor, presented, on January 15, to the Parliamentary Committee, the guidelines of his plan to revive employment. The approach is comprehensive since it plans...
16 January 2009
Italy: the Fiom’s central council confirms the general strike in the metallurgy sector on February 13
Gathered in Rome on January 13, the central
council of the Fiom, the largest metalworkers’ union in Italy, approved four
resolutions, including opposition to the government’s proposition to...
16 January 2009
Germany: statutory minimum wage for six new sectors
Outside talks at
the summit between Angela Merkel and her democrat social partners, bargaining
for the details of a historical revival program (see
our dispatch No. 090037), the parties of the...
16 January 2009
Germany: railroaders and public employees open collective bargaining for 2009
The first collective negotiations for 2009 started with wage claims up to 8% for railroaders and employees from local public administrations. In spite of the downturn and the disastrous economic...
15 January 2009
Germany: Daimler’s temporarily unemployed staff still gets up to 97% of their salary
Thanks to a framework agreement (Manteltarifvertrag) signed with unions in 2005 and the "Pact for the Future 2012", the 40.000 employees of Daimler subject to partial unemployment measures keep...
15 January 2009
General Motors Europe: agreement with the EWC to reduce working time and avoid collective redundancies
While the German auto sector has been multiplying appeal to partial unemployment, the Opel car manufacturer, German subsidiary of general motors Europe, is in turn about to reduce working time. GM...
15 January 2009
Great Britain: tougher penalties for health and safety offences imposed
The new Health and Safety (Offences) Act, which comes into force on January 16, will significantly increase both the maximum fine and the range of offenses for which an individual can be...
15 January 2009
Netherlands: the Supreme Court forces an employer to compensate a second-hand smoker
While the European Commission recently launched consultation of the social partners on second-hand smoke (see our dispatch No. 090028), the Supreme Court of the Netherlands decided, on January 12...
15 January 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: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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...
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