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EU: the Council of Ministers adopted the joint positions on the working time and temporary work draft directives
Since the political agreements signed on June 9 by the EU social Ministers (see our dispatch No. 080482), the fate of the working time and temporary work directives was sealed, at least concerning...
17 September 2008
Germany: workers at Schaeffler discover the profitability of the group and demand profit-sharing and co-management
After the buyout of automobile parts supplier Continental by the family group Schaeffler, the workforce in this firm are demanding the same treatment as their new colleagues with active...
17 September 2008
Netherlands: new law to limit CEOs’ incomes
For the first time, a Parliament has decided to limit the remuneration of heads of businesses, with the adoption of a custom-made tax system. A new law, presented by Labor MP Paul Tang, was voted...
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17 September 2008
Belgium: using the internet for personal means can lead to dismissal
The Antwerp Labor Court confirmed, in a decision rendered on September 2, 2008, that an employer can dismiss employees for serious reasons if he observes that an employee uses the internet and his...
17 September 2008
Italy: 48 hours left to conclude an agreement on the fate of Alitalia’s staff
After a frenetic weekend after which the three trade union confederations CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL found an agreement on the CAI's industrial plan, the pressure weighing on unions, especially the...
17 September 2008
Belgium: social comeback under the sign of the negotiations for the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement
While the Social Partners will open, at the end of the year, the negotiations for the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement, the social atmosphere is already tense with the call for strike...
17 September 2008
Mexico: Wal-Mart food coupons wage policy sanctioned
Mexican justice has inflicted a serious setback on the American chain Wal-Mart by condemning the illegal character of a clause forcing employees to spend part of their wages in its supermarkets...
17 September 2008
Denmark: leading women favor executive women’s career advancement within the company
When women get to the head of a business, they help other women upward hierarchal mobility, with a salutary "snowball effect" on equal opportunities, as a new study by the Aarhus University shows...
17 September 2008
EU: labor cost increase is slowing down
According to recent data published by the European statistics office, Eurostat, total hourly labor cost is decreasing, both in the Euro area and in the EU27, in the second quarter of 2008. During...
16 September 2008
Germany: Eurofound’s study on working time revived the debate on “worsening” working conditions
According to the European foundation for improved working and living conditions, German people work much longer than we thought. Armed with this observation, the Confederation of German trade...
16 September 2008
Italy: nine former executives of the old Goodyear factory condemned for the death of 15 workers
Nine former executives from Goodyear's Cisterna di Latina's factory (in the Latium, next to Rome) were condemned to an overall sentence of 20 years and four months of imprisonment for negligent...
16 September 2008
Great Britain: telework is booming
A survey published on September 8, 2008 by the employers' organization CBI shows a major increase in the number of employers giving their employees the possibility to work from home: 46% instead...
16 September 2008
Gaz de France Suez: European representatives meet to improve GDF’s EWC agreement
The representatives of GDF's EWC and of Suez's IED (European Consultative Committee) will meet on September 17-19 during a joint seminar to prepare the negotiation on the EWC of the new group...
16 September 2008
Italy: Confindustria presented its national collective bargaining model to the trade unions
A three-year national collective agreement, more weight to the company level and a seven-month "union peace" during the bargaining for the renewal: these are the main elements of the reform of the...
15 September 2008
Luxembourg: a bill to make the rules applicable to posted workers comply with European requirements
On September 12, the Council of Ministers adopted a bill aimed at ensuring compliance of the Labor Code with European regulations on posted workers as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the...
15 September 2008
Great Britain: lackluster evaluation of the TUC annual conference
Over 700 unionists met in Brighton on September 8-11, 2008 for the 140th TUC annual conference. The different bills announced by the Brown government's Ministers, who followed each other at the...
15 September 2008
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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