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Imperial Tobacco Group: union coordination against the restructuring plan
Union members representing employees in Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands for Imperial Tobacco Group met in Brussels on October 10 with representatives from the European...
16 October 2008
EU: the Council wants to regulate golden parachutes and stock-options
After the Finance Ministers at the Council on October 6-7, 2008, the European Council itself now decided to ask the Member States to regulate managers' excessive remuneration, in Brussels on...
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16 October 2008
Italy: the Council of Ministers approved the guidelines for the reform of the right to strike
Labor Minister, Maurizzio Sacconi, announced last week
his desire to speed up the presentation of his reform bill “in relation with
this period of strike action.” Consequently, on the same day...
16 October 2008
Denmark: tripartite agreement between the government and the Social Partners to reduce sick leaves
The establishment of a sound working environment, resuming activity during the illness, better dialogue between the employer and the sick employee… these are some of the initiatives contained in...
16 October 2008
Great Britain: Unite mobilized to protect banking jobs
Unite union welcomed the British government's decision to bail out struggling British banks and took this opportunity to renew its call to protect jobs in this sector, badly affected by the...
16 October 2008
Germany: the number of companies not covered by a collective agreement keeps increasing
According to a study published by the German Labor Market and Employment Research Institute (IAB) on October 9, 2008, only 52% of employees working in private firms in western Germany were still...
16 October 2008
Brazil: bank officers on strike throughout the country
Brazilian bank officers have been paralyzing their activity since October 8. They want better wages to recover their buying power and profit sharing. Banks employ over 430.000 people throughout...
16 October 2008
PFW Aerospace: a European works council for a former Airbus subsidiary
The management of the German aeronautical equipment manufacturer PFW Aerospace (formerly Pfals-Flugzeugwerke) signed, on September 6, 2008, with a special negotiating body, an agreement...
15 October 2008
Belgium: the social partners call for a law to encourage positive action
In an opinion adopted on October 10, 2008, the Belgian social partners request a legal intervention to legally secure positive action carried out at the level of sectors and businesses to promote...
15 October 2008
Belgium: interprofessional agreement on equal treatment
The Belgian Social Partners, gathered within the national labor council, adopted on October 10, 2008, a collective labor agreement regarding equal treatment at all stages of the labor relation...
15 October 2008
Spain: unions accuse car manufacturers of taking advantage of the crisis to sort out their structural problems at the expense of the workers
The two union confederations UGT and CCOO vigorously reacted to the announced job cuts at Nissan and Seat in Catalonia and to the change for the production plans of Renault in Valladolid. Whereas...
15 October 2008
Italy: the CGIL fears that the bill on labor relations’ litigations questions the reemployment obligation for workers unlawfully dismissed
According to the CGIL, bill 1441 - currently under discussion at the House of Representatives - is aimed at weakening article 18 of the status of workers which imposes the reemployment of workers...
14 October 2008
Germany: new improvement on the apprenticeship market
After a very good 2006-07 year, the signatory parties of the "National Training Pact" - the federal State and businesses (see our dispatch No. 070213) drew a new positive evaluation of the...
14 October 2008
Poland: a bill to facilitate appeal to agency workers
Parliamentarians presented a bill to soften regulations on the appeal to temporary work. It notably plans to remove obstacles to the employment of temporary workers after an economic redundancy...
14 October 2008
Spain: transposition of the agreement concluded by the European rail Social Partners on working conditions in interoperable cross-border services
Spain transposed the agreement signed by the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Community of European Railways (CER) on certain aspects of the working conditions of mobile...
13 October 2008
Belgium: two preliminary draft bills on worker participation in companies born from cross-border mergers
The Council of Ministers approved two preliminary draft bills on worker participation in companies born from cross-border mergers. These two texts transpose into Belgian law European directive...
13 October 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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026