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Germany: will large businesses guarantee employment in 2009?
Whereas Germany is getting ready to sink, next year, into the deepest recession in its recent history with a GDP decreasing by 3% according to new government assessments, mentioned in the...
16 December 2008
Air France-KLM: interview with Gehan Colliander, former general secretary of the European works council
European works council, Gehan Colliander, left at the end of 2008. She goes back over the way the council managed to work from the two models of social relations – French and Dutch –...
16 December 2008
EU: the European Parliament adopted the recast EWC directive
The way is now paved for a permanent adoption of the recast EWC directive during the Council of Social Ministers on December 17. Indeed, the European Parliament adopted the text developed by the...
16 December 2008
Italy: almost a million and a half took part in the national strike organized by the CGIL
The CGIL is satisfied with the mobilization it launched against the government's economic policy to face the crisis. However, the government, employers and its rival union federation, the Cisl...
16 December 2008
Netherlands: the Frijns Commission disappoints unions regarding managers’ pay
The Frijns Commission, in charge of monitoring compliance with businesses' compliance with the "Tabaksblat" code of good behavior, presented its final recommendations on December 12, 2008. The one...
16 December 2008
Netherlands: unions want a 3.5% wage increase in 2009
The largest Dutch union, the Dutch Trade Union Federation (FNV) decided to maintain in 3.5% wage claim for 2009, despite the crisis. In doing so, it rejected the calls made by Maria van der...
16 December 2008
Slovakia: businesses prepare to introduce euro
Preparation is underway in Slovakia for the introduction of the Euro. Indeed, on January 1, 2009 Slovakia becomes the 16th country to join the European Union's common currency. New acts have been...
15 December 2008
Spain: more financial incentives to recruit women victims of gender violence
A decree, published on December 10, establishes the national program for the social and employment insertion of the victims (necessarily women) of gender violence, thus following the path opened...
15 December 2008
Czech Republic: twists and turns of the anti-discrimination act
Threats of proceedings. Legislation governing the protection against discrimination should have been enacted in the Czech Republic upon its accession to the European Union, and the Czech Republic...
15 December 2008
Great Britain: government confirms plans to extend flexible working in 2009
Although there were, for a time, talks about postponing the plan to extend cases where employees can request the right to flexible working time, the government confirmed, during the amended...
15 December 2008
Great Britain: Employment Act 2008 brings changes to dispute resolution and employment agency liability
The reform to the Employment Act 2008, adopted in November 2008, led to simpler procedures on dispute resolution, stronger employment agency liability, and better minimum wage implementation. This...
15 December 2008
Denmark: businesses are getting ready to face the crisis
A record number of bankruptcies in November, low exports and increased unemployment rate: the crisis is starting to show in Denmark. However, the Minister of Labor is optimistic as to the...
15 December 2008
Spain: stakes of the 9th congress of the Workers’ Commission union (CCOO) to be held in Madrid on December 17-20
Two applicants. José Maria
Fidalgo defends his report and the negotiating capacity of the CCOO, which
established itself as the country’s main union force, before the UGT, the other
large...
15 December 2008
Denmark: the Minister of Labor awarded three businesses for their commitment towards seniors
Metro Cash & Carry, B. Schroder A/S and the Lioba Hjemmet nursing home received the Seniorpraksis prize from the Minister of Labor, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, on November 28, 2008 in Copenhagen...
12 December 2008
EU: the recast EWC directive will most certainly be permanently adopted next week
Nothing should prevent the permanent adoption of the recast EWC directive during the Council of Ministers of the EU on December 17. The latter should adopt the text which came out of the trialogue...
11 December 2008
Luxembourg: exception to drivers’ night work system
A Grand-Ducal regulation of November 24, 2008 introduces an exception to mobile workers' night work system. It allows, under certain circumstances, to extend daily working time over the 10-hour...
11 December 2008
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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