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Italy: union mobilization in a changing IT sector
In October, several strikes hit the Italian IT sector, which is going through a rough patch. IBM is planning to reorganize the group, probably with a drawdown in the south of the country; EDS-HP's...
28 October 2008
EU: the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the application of working time legislation to road transport
In a resolution adopted on October 9, the European Parliament is asking Member States to be more watchful concerning the application and the enforcement of directive 2002/15 on the organization of...
28 October 2008
Poland: two bills for recoding labor law but not on the basis of established law
The Ministry for Labor and Social Policy presented, on October 22, 2008, two bills for the labor code (individual law and collective law). The result of four years of work at the recoding...
27 October 2008
Arcelor-Mittal: Joint Global Health and Safety Committee meets in Kazakhstan
The Joint Global Health and Safety Committee of the Arcelor-Mittal group, established by the global agreement signed on June 3 (see our dispatch No. 080429), met in Kazakhstan during the first...
27 October 2008
Italy: mining social partners renewed their national collective agreement
On September 29, 2008, Assomineraria-Confindustria for employers and Filcem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, Uilcem-Uil for unions signed the agreement for the renewal of the national collective agreement of the...
27 October 2008
PPR: two European charters on the employment of disabled people and seniors
The management of the French company specializing in retail shops (Fnac, Redcats, Redoute) and luxury brands (Balenciaga, Gucci, Yves-Saint-Laurent…), PPR (90.000 employees) and its EWC signed, on...
27 October 2008
BNP Paribas/Fortis: meeting of the EWCs of the two financial groups
After the French banking group BNP Paribas announced the takeover of the Fortis bank, the EWCs of the two groups sent a delegation in Paris, on October 20, for a first contact and to ask the...
27 October 2008
Latin America: layoffs and job freeze in the car industry
Car manufacturers are laying off by the dozen in Latin American countries. Mexico is not left behind, with over 4.000 job cuts since the beginning of the year. In Brazil, the sector was shaken by...
27 October 2008
Austria: court ruling on the works council’s resources
On August 20, 2008, in a last instance ruling (9 ObA 89/07i), the Superior Court of Justice gave satisfaction to the complainant, member of the WC of an insurance company, who requested that his...
24 October 2008
Spain: the social security draws a list of risky situations for breastfeeding employees
The guidance document, developed in concert with the Spanish pediatrics association, will be used to evaluate working conditions and possible side effects on breastfeeding and the child's health...
23 October 2008
EU: MEPs in favor of the revision of the directive on the posting of workers
Worried about the consequences of the Court of Justice of the European Communities' jurisprudence (Laval, Ruffert, Viking), the European Parliament adopted, in a resolution adopted on October 22...
23 October 2008
Netherlands: moralization of business in the context of the crisis
Low-profile bonuses awarded at Fortis after the nationalization of the bank on October 4, is causing a scandal in the Netherlands. The existence of these bonuses was revealed on October 21 by the...
23 October 2008
Germany: Ver.di union smoothes its stance in the wage conflict in the banking sector
Because of the financial crisis, the services' union Ver.di said, on October 17, 2008, that it was ready to lower its 8% wage claim in the banking sector. The union also announced it would...
22 October 2008
EU: the European Parliament permanently adopts the draft temp work directive
Today, October 22, the European Parliament, adopted the draft directive on temporary work which came out of the Council of Ministers. Temporary workers will get the same rights as the permanent...
22 October 2008
Germany: the Employment Minister advocates a quick adoption of the draft revision of the EWC directive
On the occasion of a symposium organized on October 20, 2008 in Berlin on the theme "recast of the EWC directive - experience and expectations", Olaf Scholz, SPD Federal Minister of Employment and...
22 October 2008
Argentina: the government announced the termination of the private pension scheme
The Argentinean government announced the dismantlement of the private pension scheme embodied by the network of administrations of pension funds (known as AFJP), severally hit by the crisis. The...
22 October 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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026