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Great Britain: HSE publishes draft strategy on health and safety at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a three month consultation period with the publication of a document outlining its draft strategy "The Health and Safety of Great Britain - be part...
5 December 2008
Slovakia: class action against discrimination introduced by Parliament
Legal antidiscrimination protection. Generally speaking Slovak
antidiscrimination law already provided relatively adequate antidiscrimination protection,
once the country had implemented EU...
5 December 2008
Netherlands: CEOs’ bonuses targeted by the new code of good behavior of listed companies
The Frijns Commission, which advises the government on amendments to make to the Tabaksblat code of good behavior for businesses, is going to announce, on December 10, 2008, new recommendations...
France: focus on the working time reform
More flexible extra hours. The law of August 20, 2008 brings more flexibility into the overtime system, thus enabling the company (or establishment-level) agreement to define a quota of extra...
5 December 2008
EU: the EU27 about to develop a residence and work permit for highly-skilled workers
In early 2009, the 27 EU States intend to finalize the creation of a European blue card for highly-skilled workers. This card, oftentimes compared to the American green card, should help these...
5 December 2008
Great Britain: TUC demands additional measures for the respect of minimum wage
The UK's Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Low Pay Commission (LPC) - which is going to issue recommendations to the government in early 2009 - to propose new measures to improve the...
4 December 2008
Italy: Michelin and the trade unions sign a framework agreement on the restructuring of the company
The industrial plan provides for the specialization of Michelin Italiana's sites (5.500 employees) for 2009-2013 and around 700 job cuts. The management promised to support the reclassification of...
4 December 2008
Germany: the train drivers’ union (GDL) demands a 6.5% wage increase
The three train drivers' unions - Transnet, GDBA and the GDL - presented to the Deutsche Bahn, on December 1, 2008, in Berlin, their official claims before the opening of the renegotiation of the...
4 December 2008
EU: the CJEC rules on the liability of the new employer in the case of a change in working conditions which is not due to him
Facts. An employee working in a staff canteen covered by the metallurgy collective agreement was transferred, after a change of employer, to the collective agreement for the accommodation and...
4 December 2008
Germany: Ver.di and Deutsche Post end their wage conflict in two German postal subsidiaries
After two warning strikes, the services' union Ver.di and Deutsche Post reached, on December 2, 2008, a wage agreement which ends a conflict which lasted for several months in two subsidiaries of...
4 December 2008
Spain: two rulings by the Supreme Court force nine supermarkets to respect the right to 48 hours of weekly rest in a row
Judges gave satisfaction to the trade unions in two similar rulings which concerned Carrefour for one and Makro for the other. The two rulings force these companies to respect their employees'...
4 December 2008
Netherlands: ten applications for partial unemployment or assisted reductions of working time approved
Ten applications for State support as part of the new system of partial unemployment or assistance in reducing working time (ATV) were already approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs...
4 December 2008
EU: 10.7 million euro from EU Globalisation Fund to help redundant workers in Spain and Lithuania
The European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) has made payments totalling 10.4 million euro to Spain to help some 1,600 workers made redundant, when the American multinational Delphi decided to...
3 December 2008
Great Britain: insurance companies which covered the employer at the time of exposure to asbestos have to compensate mesothelioma victims
The UK's umbrella Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) have welcomed a new High Court ruling which forces insurance companies to honor...
3 December 2008
Poland: TP SA phone company signs a new social pact
The management of the phone company TP SA (France Telecom group) and the company's 18 unions signed, on November 27, 2008, a new version of the Social Pact for 2009-11. This new text, which will...
3 December 2008
Latin America: ILO reports slow wage growth
Latin America is the region in the world which registered the slowest income growth since 1995, as pointed out by an ILO report which analyzes wage evolution in the region. In five countries...
3 December 2008
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31 October 2025
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
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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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025