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Spain: the building sector demands the revision of rules on security and the prevention of risks at work
lding sector (property developers, builders, architects and engineers) sent Maravillas Rojo, general secretary in charge of employment for the Ministry of Labor, a report taking stock of legal...
26 January 2009
Spain: UGT union demands control of mass layoffs in businesses making profit
According to a study published by the technical cabinet of the UGT union, the number of employees concerned by employment reduction procedures (EREs) - partial, temporary or permanent - increased...
26 January 2009
Germany: the Bundestag ratifies the law on employees’ capital interest
More tax aids for employees. To improve employees’ access to the companies’ capital, the new law provides for the creation of investment funds to which employers and employees may contribute...
26 January 2009
Germany: the IG BAU, the building union, demands a 6% wage increase
Full order books. The order books of the sector’s companies are full until at least mid-2009. In addition, they should benefit from the €50 billion recovery plan presented in mid-January by the...
26 January 2009
EU: new measures to prevent fraud on digital tachograph
opean Commission adopted a series of measures to detects and prevent abuses of the tachograph system, used to record the driving time and rest periods of professional drivers. Furthermore, the new...
26 January 2009
Netherlands: sharp drop in the bonuses of bosses and CEO’s of listed firms
The lot of these bosses is nonetheless enviable, considers this newspaper. The average salary of a company chief has a fixed part of € 1 million with an annual maximum bonus of € 1 million and a...
23 January 2009
Netherlands: mass layoffs at Corus despite working time reduction
of Dutch Unions (FNV), a social plan with 1.000 job cuts is underway at Corus, a large Anglo Dutch metallurgic group. Yet, this company is one of the 170 businesses which were entitled to the...
23 January 2009
Germany: IG Metall stabilizes its members
In 2008, for the first time in 15 years, the IG Metall, the largest union in Germany with 2.3 million members, put a temporary end to the erosion of its strength. According to an assessment...
23 January 2009
Italy: collective bargaining reformed
A "historical" agreement on the reform of the unique conventional system for the private and the public sector was signed on January 22, 2009 in Rome between the government and the social...
23 January 2009
EADS: EWC agreement revised based on the new EWC directive
roup and the members of the special negotiating body revised, on October 30, 2008, the agreement for the establishment of the EWC of October 23, 2000. The signatory parties adapt the text to the...
23 January 2009
Portugal: new Labor Code adopted after the plan to extend the try-out period was abandoned
On January 21, the Chamber of Deputies adopted the draft revision of the Labor Code. This review of a text adopted on November 7, 2008 follows the decision of the Constitutional Court (see our...
23 January 2009
SAS: the airline signed an agreement with unions to reduce costs
On January 11, 2009, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), which has two head offices, one in Sweden and one in Denmark, signed an agreement with its unions on a new collective agreement to help the...
23 January 2009
Spain: Competitiveness Plan to help auto businesses face downturn
Planet Labor, January 23, 2009, No. 090075 – www.planetlabor.com
22 January 2009
EU: the CJEC opposed to the loss of paid annual leave in the case of absence for illness
The ruling rendered on January 19, 2009 by the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) is in keeping with the case law interpreting Directive 2003/88 on the organization of working...
22 January 2009
Brazil: one in three businesses prepares layoffs for the beginning of the year
Cutting short rumors
and assessments from independent sources, the Brazilian Ministry of Labor
finally recognized that a record in terms of job cuts was reached at the end of
2008. According to...
22 January 2009
EU: the CJEC will have to determine whether individual employees can object to the non-respect of the information and consultation procedure
A more fundamental question concerns the nature of the
right of information and consultation. Directive
98/59 on collective redundancies imposes a series of obligations on the
employer in terms...
22 January 2009
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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: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026