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Czech Republic: warning strike in a Siemens subsidiary as part of the German group’s restructuring plan
The trade union of the Czech subsidiary which produces rail vehicles for Siemens, Kolejova vozidla, decided to launch a two-hour warning strike on August 20, as part of the negotiations which...
18 August 2008
Great Britain: the government proposes to streamline the welfare state
Abolish some benefits for a simpler system, toughen elegibility conditions for the unemployed, improve benefits for disabled people...the reform of the social benefits announced by the Minister of...
18 August 2008
Tesco: the union confederation UNI launches a global union alliance
The UNI confederation announced a global union alliance for the British retail chain Tesco (450.000 employees) on June 18, 2008 at a meeting with the union representatives of 12 countries. The...
25 July 2008
Tools: publication of the third European “Panorama”
Our third quarterly synthesis of basic information - at the level of the European Union, its Member States and the businesses - is now available. It features, in addition on the EU's legislative...
24 July 2008
Belgium: recommendation for sectors and businesses to keep seniors active
On July 9, 2007, during the National Labor Council, the Belgian social partners adopted a recommendation aimed at the social partners at the sectoral and company level to keep older workers at...
24 July 2008
Belgium: amendment of the new collective bargaining agreement on equal pay between men and women
During the national labor council on July 9, 2008, the Belgian social partners amended the collective bargaining agreement No. 25 of October 15, 1975 on "equal pay between male and female...
23 July 2008
Great Britain: publication of the apprenticeship bill
One-in-five young people will start an apprenticeship within the next 10 years says the government. The purpose of this bill is to present learning as an option as legitimate as college or...
23 July 2008
Great Britain: companies which sign public contracts will have to inform their employees about access to training and union membership
On July 15, 2008, the government, the employers' confederation CBI and the Trade Union Confederation TUC, notably, signed an agreement to increase the workforce's skills in the public and the...
23 July 2008
Italy: unions’ reactions to the decree-law on the Berlusconi government’s emergency measures
The Berlusconi government adopted a decree-law which contains measures for the economic development, the simplification, the competitiveness and the stabilization of public finances (see our...
21 July 2008
Safran: establishment of a EWC after the Snecma-Sagem merger
The management of the French industrial group Safran (57.000 employees) and the special negotiating body signed, on July 4, 2007, an agreement for the establishment of a European works council in...
21 July 2008
PSA Peugeot-Citroen: extension of the strategic joint committee in charge of the GPEC to non-French members
On June 19, 2008, the management of the French car manufacturer, the six trade union organizations of the group (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO, GSEA) and the non-French trade unions represented...
21 July 2008
Italy: the Minister of Labor wants to soften the reform on the assignment of TFR to revive supplementary schemes
Supplementary schemes are still at a standstill in Italy. The president of the Commission of Awareness on Pension Funds (Covip) proposed a strategy to soften the law on the assignment of TFR...
21 July 2008
Bulgaria: measures to promote the employment of mothers and young people
As part of its national employment plan, the government adopted a series of measures to promote the employment of mothers, skilled young workers or even unskilled workers. (Ref. 080604)
21 July 2008
Italy: new integrated management system on health, safety and environment in the energy and oil sectors
Strong management commitment, strong staff involvement and constant improvement: these are the mainstays of the new integrated management system on health, safety and environment for the...
21 July 2008
Netherlands: illegal labor on the decline
The last annual report by the Labor Inspectorate shows a trend both unexpected and positive : illegal labor is on the decline. This decline can be partly explained by the fact that eight European...
21 July 2008
Portugal : commentary of the draft law reforming labor code
Provisions concerning individual employment relations. Portugal has assumed European compromises concerning flexicurity and has attempted to develop its own model of flexicurity. The regulation of...
18 July 2008
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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
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
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025