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Italy: six ThyssenKrupp managers sent to criminal court for the death of seven workers
The six managers of ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali are being sued for the death of seven workers in the fire of the Thyssen site next Turin in December (see our dispatch No. 071035). It is the first...
19 November 2008
Repsol: agreement on the establishment of a union network for Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean
If the creation of transnational "union coordination" is becoming a common practice, the recognition of such coordination by a company is much less so. But it is the case of the Spanish group...
19 November 2008
Slovakia: the Parliament is debating on the creation of a low-wage bonus
The Slovak lower parliamentary house is currently debating a state-funded benefit proposal designed to stimulate employment within the low-paid sector. If passed, the draft amendment to Act No...
19 November 2008
StatoilHydro: revision of the international framework agreement
The management of the Norwegian group StatoilHydro (29.500 employees) and the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) with its Norwegian affiliate...
19 November 2008
Netherlands: talks on the reduction of working time are postponed
The talks which were supposed to take place on November 18, 2008 between the social partners to conclude a "crisis" social agreement in the reduction of working time were postponed. Negotiations...
19 November 2008
Belgium: towards a collective agreement on a policy for alcohol and drug use at work
In the interprofessional agreement of February 2, 2007, concluded for 2007-08, the social partners committed to sign a collective agreement regarding policies in terms of alcohol and drugs within...
19 November 2008
EU: the European Parliament is preparing a report on information and consultation
French MEP Jean-Louis Cottigny (PES) developed a report on the application of directive 2002/14 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees. The text will be sent to be...
18 November 2008
Germany: the DGB calls for a change in corporate culture to allow men and women to better reconcile work and family
During a colloquy on November 11 in Berlin, the German Trade Union Confederation DGB observed that the work-life balance issue, long underestimated, has become a "major issue" in German public...
18 November 2008
EU: the Committee on Employment of the European Parliament made major amendments to the draft revision of the EWC directive
Gathered for an extraordinary session on the night of November 17, MEPs from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted a report on the revision of the EWC directive, straying from the...
17 November 2008
Luxembourg: adoption of the law reforming vocational training
A law passed on October 21, 2008, which has not yet been published in the official journal of Luxembourg - the Memorial - amends the Labor Code's provisions on State participation to vocational...
17 November 2008
EU: networking for the most virtuous companies in terms of wage equality
During the informal Council of European Ministers in charge of gender equality, the French presidency of the EU proposed, with the consent of the European Commissioner in charge of Employment...
17 November 2008
Germany: several companies refuse to apply the wage agreement in the metal sector
Hardly signed, the collective agreement which provides for a 4.2% wage increase in two steps for the 3.6 million workers in the metal and electronic sectors (see our dispatch No. 080888) is...
14 November 2008
EU: launching of a Euro-Mediterranean social cooperation
For the first time, the Employment and Labor Ministers of the Euro-Mediterranean partner countries (43 countries) gathered for a ministerial conference in Marrakech on November 9-10, as part of...
14 November 2008
Argentina: Supreme Court ruling ends union monopoly
The Supreme Court ruled that the legislation which prevents a worker from being elected union representative if he wasn't a member of the official trade union, the CGT, was unconstitutional. This...
14 November 2008
Bolivia: the government imposes a 12% wage increase upon businesse
The Bolivian government announced a decree determining to 12% the wage increase in the private sector in 2009. Companies say this is unworkable, and unions raise the bar to 25%. (Ref. 080894)
14 November 2008
HP-EDS: first evaluation of the European trade union day of action
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the UNI Europa union federation evaluated, on November 13, 2008, the first European day of action organized the same day to object to the...
14 November 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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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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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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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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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
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025