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Germany: the Council of Ministers adopted a bill on the financial participation of employees
During the Council of Ministers held on August 27, 2008, the government adopted a bill on tax incentives in favor of the participation of employees to their company's capital. This bill is based...
28 August 2008
Germany: wage agreement for Lufthansa’s ground staff
The management of the Lufthansa airline and the Ver.di union reached a wage agreement on August 1, 2008. The text, which concerns the 34.000 ground staff, was validated by Verdi's employed members...
28 August 2008
EU : 2007 report of the Dublin foundation on pay developments in 28 countries
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28 August 2008
Great Britain: one more step towards wage transparency
British employees can now compare their wages anonymously on Glassdoor.com. The usual secrecy which tends to come with employment contracts is definitely dying out, which should also make it...
27 August 2008
Netherlands: court blocks airline pilots’ strike
A Haarlem court prohibited the strike planned for the following day by the airline pilots of the Transavia low-cost airline, because it judged that the consequences would be disproportionate. The...
27 August 2008
Great Britain: businesses to cut benefits to offset the economic crisis
The consequences on employment of the declining growth in Great Britain should be even more tangible in the coming months. With that perspective, UK businesses are sacking some of the benefits...
27 August 2008
EU: the CJEC places industrial relations law under the guardianship of community market law
During a colloquium organized by the German Federal Labor Ministry on June 26, 2008 in Berlin on "the impact of the CJEC's case laws on labor law in the Member States", Professor Antoine Lyon-Caen...
26 August 2008
Hungary: the Malév airline launches the second restructuring in less than two years
Malév, the national airline of Hungary, informed the staff representatives, on August 4, of a collective redundancy. This is the second major restructuring by the Hungarian Airlines since the...
26 August 2008
EU: the ETUC and BusinessEurope reached a joint advice on the revision of the EWC directive
At the request of Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor and current President of the EU Employment and Social Affairs Council of Ministers, BusinessEurope and the ETUC resumed talks concerning...
26 August 2008
Thomson: the EWC wants to be consulted on a transnational restructuring
The European Works Council of the French group Thomson, world leader in video solutions (22.000 employees at the end of 2007), asked the management to organize an extraordinary council meeting to...
25 August 2008
Corporate Practices : Boehringer Ingelheim Italia’s project to support return to work after a parental leave
The pilot-project carried out by Boehringer Ingelheim Italia to support the return to work, by means of a welcoming course for employees coming back from a parental leave and of the support of...
22 August 2008
Spain: the unjustified dismissal of a pregnant employee is null even if the employer ignored the pregnancy
In a ruling rendered on July 21, 2008, the Spanish Constitutional Court decided that the unjustified dismissal of a pregnant woman was null, even though the employer didn't know that his employee...
22 August 2008
Chile: new bill extends unemployment insurance coverage
The unemployment insurance reform will grant larger access and better compensation for the jobless, even when they resign. Currently, 3.5 million Chileans contribute to the solidarity fund but...
22 August 2008
European social agenda from August 25 to December 31, 2008
We offer an agenda of the main events concerning social Europe and institutional meetings. You can send your scheduled events to the following address: planetlabor@planetlabor.com (Ref. 080631)
22 August 2008
Ireland: presentation of the 2007 annual report of the Labor Relations Commission
On July 30, 2008, the Irish Minister of Labor Affairs, Billy Kelleher, presented the 2007 annual report of the LCR - Labour Relations Commission - which evaluates the services it provides to...
22 August 2008
Argentina: 27 percent increase in minimum wage to compensate the loss in purchasing power
By the end of the year, Argentinean workers' minimum wage will amount to almost €270, the highest in Latin America. This increase was negotiated between unions, industry leaders and the government...
21 August 2008
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14 October 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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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Seven major companies offer training to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence
L’Oréal, Engie, LVMH, Publicis, Accor and Orange are encouraging their staff to take part in the Safe Spaces training programme on domestic and sexual violence, developed by insurance...
10 November 2025