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Denmark: the Ministry of Labor publishes a guide to reduce the gender pay gap
Via the dissemination of a guide on the gender divide of the labor market, the Minister of Labor wants to encourage businesses commit to reduce the gender pay gap which places Denmark last among...
26 November 2008
Poland: the social partners sign a joint declaration on stress
The trade unions (union forum, NSZZ Solidarnosc, OPZZ) and employers' organizations (Lewiatan, Confederation of Polish Employers, Business Center Club, Association of Polish Craftsmen) signed, on...
26 November 2008
Germany: the new leader of the Transnet rail union presents new conditions to the privatization of the Deutsche Bahn
Gathered at a congress on Sunday and Monday, the 326 representatives of the Transnet union - leading rail union with 230.000 members - elected Alexander Kirchner as their union's president. He's...
26 November 2008
China: labor contract law is far from being respected in businesses
By reporting the proof of repeated violations by his employer and obtaining winning his case at the arbitration committee, Huang Weimu - a migrant worker in the Guangdong Province - has become an...
25 November 2008
Spain: the right to flexible working hours for family reasons is only recognized as part of a reduction of working time
The Spanish Supreme Court has rendered two judgments denying employees the right to change the distribution of working hours for family reasons. In the absence of an agreement with the employer...
25 November 2008
France: the parent company must re-hire an employee fired by a Chinese subsidiary, even though the labor contract was over
The Supreme Court gave an unheard-of solution in a decision on November 13, 2008: a parent company is obliged to reintegrate an employee dismissed by a subsidiary located in China even though the...
25 November 2008
EU: the EMF communicates its expectations to the European Commission as to the support to bring the automotive industry
On November 24, 2008, during their meeting with the vice-president of the European Commission responsible for enterprise and industry, Gunter Verheugen, representatives from the European...
25 November 2008
Enel: agreement on the establishment of a European works council
The management of the Enel group - Italy's largest and Europe's second power company (73.500 employees) - and the special negotiating body reached an agreement on November 6, 2008, on the...
24 November 2008
Ireland: the social partners approve the national wage agreement
On November 17, 2008, the trade unions and employers approved the transitional agreement 2008-09 on wages (see our dispatch No. 080717) which is part of the second phase of the "Towards 2016...
24 November 2008
Czech Republic: pro-Family package proposed
The center-right Czech government has approved the long-discussed "Pro-Family Package" of new regulations designed to make life easier for working families with children. The package encompasses...
24 November 2008
Switzerland: UBS Outlines Variable Compensation Reform
In a move designed to bring about a "cultural shift" in the company, Switzerland's largest bank UBS has outlined a sweeping variable compensation plan reform. Notably, executive bonuses and...
24 November 2008
United States: the impossible health care reform, a major issue for the Obama administration
Barack Obama set the introduction of universal health care as one of his priorities. His program plans the creation of a new public program, the National Health Care Exchange which will aim at...
24 November 2008
Austria: the round table with the Ministers in charge only partially defuses the postal conflict
After a summit meeting and demonstrations of employees of the Austrian post, the management of the company accepted to lower the 9.000 job cuts and 1.000 office closings planned by 2015. In spite...
21 November 2008
Brazil: almost three in four workers are stressed out
According to a study carried out by the UGT union, 73% of Brazilian workers are excessively stressed out at work, because of burnout, emergencies and hierarchal pressure. For three cases in four...
21 November 2008
GDF-Suez: EWC in favor of the wage increase
After the claim made by the European trade unions present within EDF's EWC in favor of wage increases, it is now GDF-Suez's turn to request a "more ambitious social policy enable a fairer share of...
21 November 2008
EU: European framework for the management of psychosocial risks at work
Establishing a European framework to promote a policy, at national and company level, taking better account of psychosocial risks at work is the objective of the European Prima-EF project which...
21 November 2008
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
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
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025