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Great Britain: the communication workers union takes over TV
This is an unseen event: the first union channel was launched on July 31, 2008. The idea came from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) which is trying to appeal to young workers by exposing on...
4 September 2008
EU: MEPs are discussing the “social package” of the European Commission
On September 2, 2008, MEPs expressed themselves on the series of propositions presented by the European Commission at the beginning of July as part of its "social package." This debate is a...
3 September 2008
Italy: Venice’s criminal court renders a historical verdict against seven Fincantieri managers for deaths caused by asbestos
21 years and four months in jail in total, this is the accumulative sentence of the seven leaders of the former Breda (Fincantieri) who the Venice court deemed responsible of negligent homicide...
3 September 2008
Denmark: the government is trying to bring back the early retirement issue but is faced with major opposition
The offer to move voluntary early retirement (efterlønnen) which is one of the Commission's recommendations concerning the labor market, and which was presented during a first tripartite meeting...
3 September 2008
Finland: the construction site of the EPR atomic reactor threatened by a strike
After some irregularities at a subcontractor of the Bouygues Company, the Finnish union of building workers is threatening to launch a strike on the construction site of the EPR atomic reactor...
3 September 2008
Germany: the Grand Coalition wants to improve the protection of “time savings accounts” in the event of a bankruptcy
On August 13, 2008, after years of debate, the government adopted a bill to improve the protection of "long-term time savings accounts" (Langzeitkonten) in the event of a bankruptcy (Flexi II.)...
2 September 2008
BNP-Paribas: amendment to the EWC agreement
The management of the French bank BNP-Paribas (169.000 employees throughout the world, 130.000 of them in Europe) and the members of its European Works Council bargained for an amendment to the...
2 September 2008
Hungary: unions feel that the government gives insufficient representation for workers’ interests in the new bipartite forum on economic matters
Union concerns. The Governmental Decree [1054/2008. (VIII. 4.)] setting out the competences of GEF explicitly states that the establishment of the forum does not concern the activities of the...
2 September 2008
EU: the ETUC gives a trade union Memorandum to the French Presidency of the EU
On September 1, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) met with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, current chair of the European Council, to submit a trade union memorandum which presents...
2 September 2008
Germany: Ver.di calls on opposition to the announced overhaul of Deutsche Telekom’s call centers
On August 21, 2008, the German telephone company Deutsche Telekom presented its restructuring plan for call centers, which will result in 39 call centers closing in two years. The management...
1 September 2008
Netherlands: the future of pensions at the center of the 2009 Finance Bill
The 2009 Finance Bill, which will officially be presented on September 16, gives much space to social issues. This budget is aimed at maintaining households' buying power, in a context of...
1 September 2008
Italy: Alitalia’s board launches the rescue of the national airline
Alitalia's board of directors, which met on Friday night, asked for an appeal to the procedure of the Bankruptcy Act, amended by a decree-law adopted on August 28, 2008 by the Council of...
1 September 2008
Portugal: recommandations to fight informal economy
Informal economy is especially developed in southern European countries. Portugal is no exception to the rule; it is looking for solutions to fight this form of underground economy which slows the...
1 September 2008
Great Britain: new guide on the attitude to adopt after a deadly industrial accident
Whereas a new law on industrial accidents recently came into force, the health and safety at work institution updated its advice on the behavior employers and managers should adopt after an...
1 September 2008
Areva: action program to apply the European agreement on equal opportunities
After adopting a European agreement on equal opportunities in November 2006, the management of the Areva group and its EWC, together with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), wished to...
29 August 2008
Czech Republic: satisfaction for the employees of Siemens’ rail vehicles subsidiary
Siemens AG SKV's management and the trade unions signed an agreement on August 25 which settles the social consequences of the restructuring of the German group's Czech subsidiary. A two-hour...
28 August 2008
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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