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Italy: report on labor transformations
More social conflicts, increase of atypical labor, unemployment and female employment: these are the main labor changes brought forward by the 42nd report of the "Censis" research institute...
11 December 2008
Italy: agreement for the restructuring of a Whirlpool undertaking
Whirlpool's restructuring plan envisages 691 job cuts in Italy (1.800 in Europe and 5.000 globally). On December 3, 2008, the multinational signed, with the trade unions, the agreement on the...
11 December 2008
Spain: Nissan withdraws its layoff plan for the Zona Franca site in Barcelona
Nissan Motor Iberica withdrew its layoff plan (ERE) which planned 1.680 job cuts on its Zona Franca site, near Barcelona. After weeks of strikes and protests, Nissan agreed to bargain with the...
11 December 2008
Mexico: increasing number of underemployed skilled workers
Labor market statistics show that 7% of Mexican workers are looking for a second job. Among skilled workers, who have an average or upper education level, the number of "underemployed" increased...
11 December 2008
Slovakia: the second capitalization pension pillar temporarily reopened
The first compulsory pillar. The rights and obligations of employers and their employees in the field of pension insurance are governed by Act No. 461/2003 Coll. on Social Insurance. This pillar...
10 December 2008
Poland: the lack of obligation to justify the termination of a fixed-term contract is constitutional
In a ruling of December 2, 2008 (sygn. P48/07), the constitutional court retained that labor law, which does not impose on the employer to justify the termination of a fixed-term contract...
10 December 2008
EU: European partnership on anticipating change in the defense industry
The Aerospace and Defense Industries Association in Europe (ASD), the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the European Defense Agency (EDA) launched, on December 8, a "European Partnership...
10 December 2008
Sweden: the 2009 Finance Act aims to improve employment, support businesses and boost demand
Corporate tax and social security reductions. The government is also proposing a företagsskattepaket (fiscal package) for businesses that will result in a total tax reduction of 16 billion SEK...
10 December 2008
Sweden: the government does not intend to act immediately for the automobile sector
In spite of the impact of the crisis in this sector on the economy, the Swedish government ruled out, for now at least, the idea of a plan to save the auto sector. According to the government...
10 December 2008
Netherlands: works councils are allowed to express opinions in front of shareholders
Dutch works councils should get the right to express opinions during general meetings. A bill along those lines was presented on December 8 by Hirsch Ballin, Justice Minister, and Piet Hein...
10 December 2008
Germany: for the first time in 15 years, Daimler is going to appeal to partial unemployment (Kuzarbeit)
Badly affected by the crisis, the German car maker Daimler AG announced, on December 8, 2008, that it was going to place under "partial unemployment" about two thirds of the 28.800 people who work...
10 December 2008
United States: auto bailout leads to trial of strength
The State to the rescue. This amount would be taken – as loans spread on 7 years – from a $25 billion fund created in September to improve gas consumption standards in the automobile industry...
9 December 2008
Hungary: analysis of the new rules on health and safety for teleworkers
An amendment to the Health and Safety Act of 1993 sets out special legal requirements for home workers in conjunction with the labor code provisions. Thus little attention has been paid to the...
9 December 2008
Portugal: the VW Autoeuropa factory adopts a new company agreement to maintain employment
The management and workers of the Autoeuropa de Palmela automotive assembly plant adopted a new company agreement which will be in force until the end of 2011. Renegotiated during the crisis, the...
9 December 2008
Czech Republic: upcoming amendments to the agency employment
A recent reform, set to come into force on January 1, 2009, introduces a few amendments to temporary work regulations. From now on, the user company can be punished if it doesn't respect agency...
9 December 2008
EU: the fate of the revision of the working time directive is increasingly doubtful
The French presidency of the EU is hog-tied by the compromise adopted by the Council of Ministers on the revision of the 1993 working time directive. It couldn't bring this position closer to that...
9 December 2008
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026