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Sweden: liberalization measures for migrant workers
If the Swedish Parliament adopts a bill which the government presented at the beginning of May, it will be easier for citizens coming from outside the European Union to come work in Sweden from...
14 May 2008
Denmark: to stop the ‘member hemorrhage’, the LO union wants to leave its offices to go back in the field
To recruit new members and strengthen the union's role on the workplace, the members of the trade union confederation LO is multiplying initiatives. Several unions in Copenhagen are testing a...
14 May 2008
Great Britain: the Prime Minister supports the bill to keep disabled people active
The bill aiming at keeping disabled people active was supported by 183 MPs. The Prime Minister even seems in favor of the bill, which improves its chances of being adopted in spite of the...
14 May 2008
Spain: new collective agreement at the REE
The CCOO and UGT metal secotor federations signed, on May 13, the 9th collective agreement of the electricity company Red Électrica de España (REE), which will regulate the working conditions of...
14 May 2008
Italy: good practices in terms of safety at work
On May 1 - which, in Italy, was dedicated to safety at work - the union confederation Cgil evaluated the most innovative agreements and initiatives on this issue. The protocol concluded for the...
14 May 2008
Argentina: debate on private use of the internet at work
An Argentinean court ruled that using the internet for private reasons during working hours was not a reasonable ground for dismissal. Argentineans consider it normal to surf on the web at work...
14 May 2008
EU: the date to transpose the Directive on electromagnetic fields postponed
Directive 2008/46 of April 23, 2008, which provides for a four-year postponement of the deadline for transposition of Directive 2004/40/EC concerning minimum health and safety requirements...
14 May 2008
Belgium: a collective agreement transposes the provisions on employee participation of the directive on cross-border mergers
The Belgian social partners, gathered at the National Labor Council on April 29, 2008, adopted a collective agreement (CCT) to transpose article 16 of Directive 2005/56 of October 26, 2005 on...
13 May 2008
Great Britain: HR managers questioned about the current political initiatives
Agency workers, skills, flexible work… the online magazine Personnel Today, specialized in human resources, published the results of a survey about the issues which worry this sector's...
13 May 2008
Volkswagen: the IG-Metall creates a new international union network with eastern and central European unions
A few days after the "international union conference with the employees of the Volkswagen group" from April 28 to May 1, 2008 in Wolfsburg (see our article No. 080345), the IG-Metall has drawn a...
13 May 2008
Great Britain: Unite calls for more union rights for health and safety representatives
With more and more deadly industrial accidents, the largest union in the private sector, Unite, calls for more responsibilities for union representatives in charge of health and safety. (Ref...
13 May 2008
Chile: the labor code will punish mobbing
Suspended for several years, the bill which recognizes the mobbing concept has been adopted by Chilean MPs. There will be economic sanctions against the authors. Mobbing does not have to come from...
13 May 2008
EU: the ETUC refuses to bargain for the revision of the EWC directive again
After several requests by the European Commission to reconsider its decision and to accept bargaining with BusinessEurope for the revision of the EWC directive, the European Trade Union...
13 May 2008
Spain: in spite of State support, the number of precarious contracts is not decreasing
A report ordered by the social security notes the failure of the measures aiming at fighting against precariousness and talks about an embezzlement of the grants. (Ref. 080387)
13 May 2008
Netherlands: one third of employees ready to work until 65
Mindsets are changing in the Netherlands : 34% of employees are now ready to work up to 65 years old, while there were only 26% in 2005, says a national study published on May 8, 2008 by the...
13 May 2008
Finland: trend of the 2007-2008 collective agreements
The main wave of collective agreements for 2007-2008, which concern 95% of employees, ended with an agreement in the paper sector on April 1. It is now possible to learn a few lessons from it and...
13 May 2008
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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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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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025