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Poland: implementation of the reform of early retirement for arduous labor
On December 19, 2008, Polish MPs finally overrode the President's veto on the text a few days earlier, and implemented the reform on early retirement which considerable reduces the number of...
22 December 2008
Germany: postal minimum wage ruled illegal by second instance
The regional administrative court of Berlin Brandenburg confirmed a ruling of first instance rendered in March 2008. According to the judges, the federal government may not impose the rate of...
21 December 2008
Portugal: Portuguese regulations for partial unemployment
After looking at the Cassa Integrazione Guadagni in Italy (see our dispatch No. 080932), conventional possibilities to adjust working time in some cases in Slovenia (see our dispatch No. 081005)...
19 December 2008
Brazil: businesses want more flexible labor laws to face the crisis
The Brazilian mining giant, Vale Do Rio Doce, took the lead of a protest movement requesting the government brings flexibility into labor law to face the production decline. Several Brazilian...
19 December 2008
Netherlands: over 100 applications for the new partial unemployment system
Employers and unions want to postpone to April 1, 2009 the deadline for companies which intend to appeal to the AVT (Arbeidstijdverkorting), the system for partial unemployment and assistance to...
19 December 2008
Spain: focus on continuous and discontinuous partial unemployment
Mandatory consultation and administrative authorization. When circumstances arise which lead to a temporary reduction in work, employers may file a petition for authorization of lay-off. Any...
18 December 2008
Austria: partial unemployment soaring and extended to temps
One of the EU's star pupils in terms of employment has registered a boom in partial unemployment measures and plans 30.000 dismissals by the end of January 2009. To soften the consequences, the...
18 December 2008
Slovenia: social program of the new governmental coalition
e end of September 2008, the right-wing parties that formed the previous Government lost made way for a new collation of left-wing parties. Before appointing the new Government, the coalition...
18 December 2008
France: increase of the partial unemployment compensation in January 2009
Whereas announcements of partial unemployment are increasingly numerous, especially in the auto sector, the French social partners gathered against a background of economic crisis on December 15...
18 December 2008
EU: the European Parliament challenges the EU27 on working time
Within the framework of the agreement signed at the Council in June (see our dispatch No. 080482), the Member States agreed, after several years of blockade, to maintain the opt-out (the exception...
17 December 2008
Germany: Porsche and Volkswagen’s works councils bury the hatchet
Porsche and Volkswagen's WCs, which have been fighting for almost a year and a half over the representation of VW's employees within Porsche Automobil Holding SE apparently put an end to their...
17 December 2008
Austria: social conflicts defused at the Austrian post and telecom
The two social conflicts which threatened to ruin holidays for Austrians and for the new federal government were defused, both at the post and at Telekom Austria. The managements of the two...
17 December 2008
Italy: bargaining for the collective agreement at Fiat comes up against the crisis which leads to the closing of all sites for partial unemployment
The first meeting for the renewal of the company agreement of the group Fiat (see our dispatch No. 080805) was held in Turin on December 16, 2008. This is the first time such negotiations took...
17 December 2008
Netherlands: the government refuses mandatory registration for temp agencies
On December 12, 2008, a majority came out of Parliament in favor of mandatory registration for temporary work agencies but Piet Hein Donner, Minister for Social Affairs and Employment is opposed...
17 December 2008
EU: main provisions of the future EWC directive
Keeping existing agreements. The new directive doesn’t call into question the existing agreement and doesn’t impose to renegotiate them. Anticipation agreements (article 13, concluded before...
17 December 2008
EU: the Commission proposes to revise the European Globalization adjustment Fund to make it more efficient against the crisis
The European Commission adopted, yesterday December 16, a proposal to revise the European Globalization adjustment Fund (EGF) to adapt it to the economic crisis. The proposed amendments will "make...
16 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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25 August 2026
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026