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EU: the Commission develops electronic information systems to facilitate cooperation between the national authorities
The European Commission will soon adopt a decision on the establishment of a committee of experts who will, notably, have to work on the development of a system of electronic information exchange...
17 October 2008
Spain: Telefonica proposes early retirement at 48
The former public telecom monopoly in Spain presented to the trade unions staffing cut projects for its two subsidiaries. In total, the group plans 700 job cuts: 500 for Telefonica (mobile phones)...
17 October 2008
EU: the CJEC defines the notion of activity in several Member States as part of the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of the employer
In a ruling rendered on October 16, 2008, the Court of Justice of the European Communities defined the notion of "activity in a number of Member States" which enables to determine the institution...
17 October 2008
Great Britain: workers with mental health issues get greater support
James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, announced increased funding for the Access to Work program for people with mental health issues. The objective is to help them stay in work...
16 October 2008
Imperial Tobacco Group: union coordination against the restructuring plan
Union members representing employees in Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands for Imperial Tobacco Group met in Brussels on October 10 with representatives from the European...
16 October 2008
EU: the Council wants to regulate golden parachutes and stock-options
After the Finance Ministers at the Council on October 6-7, 2008, the European Council itself now decided to ask the Member States to regulate managers' excessive remuneration, in Brussels on...
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16 October 2008
Italy: the Council of Ministers approved the guidelines for the reform of the right to strike
Labor Minister, Maurizzio Sacconi, announced last week
his desire to speed up the presentation of his reform bill “in relation with
this period of strike action.” Consequently, on the same day...
16 October 2008
Denmark: tripartite agreement between the government and the Social Partners to reduce sick leaves
The establishment of a sound working environment, resuming activity during the illness, better dialogue between the employer and the sick employee… these are some of the initiatives contained in...
16 October 2008
Great Britain: Unite mobilized to protect banking jobs
Unite union welcomed the British government's decision to bail out struggling British banks and took this opportunity to renew its call to protect jobs in this sector, badly affected by the...
16 October 2008
Germany: the number of companies not covered by a collective agreement keeps increasing
According to a study published by the German Labor Market and Employment Research Institute (IAB) on October 9, 2008, only 52% of employees working in private firms in western Germany were still...
16 October 2008
Brazil: bank officers on strike throughout the country
Brazilian bank officers have been paralyzing their activity since October 8. They want better wages to recover their buying power and profit sharing. Banks employ over 430.000 people throughout...
16 October 2008
PFW Aerospace: a European works council for a former Airbus subsidiary
The management of the German aeronautical equipment manufacturer PFW Aerospace (formerly Pfals-Flugzeugwerke) signed, on September 6, 2008, with a special negotiating body, an agreement...
15 October 2008
Belgium: the social partners call for a law to encourage positive action
In an opinion adopted on October 10, 2008, the Belgian social partners request a legal intervention to legally secure positive action carried out at the level of sectors and businesses to promote...
15 October 2008
Belgium: interprofessional agreement on equal treatment
The Belgian Social Partners, gathered within the national labor council, adopted on October 10, 2008, a collective labor agreement regarding equal treatment at all stages of the labor relation...
15 October 2008
Spain: unions accuse car manufacturers of taking advantage of the crisis to sort out their structural problems at the expense of the workers
The two union confederations UGT and CCOO vigorously reacted to the announced job cuts at Nissan and Seat in Catalonia and to the change for the production plans of Renault in Valladolid. Whereas...
15 October 2008
Italy: the CGIL fears that the bill on labor relations’ litigations questions the reemployment obligation for workers unlawfully dismissed
According to the CGIL, bill 1441 - currently under discussion at the House of Representatives - is aimed at weakening article 18 of the status of workers which imposes the reemployment of workers...
14 October 2008
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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
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