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Great Britain: 65 million pounds to train engineers and scientists
The government and employers signed an agreement to improve the skills level of industry, science and recent technologies workers. The government announced this on May 28, a few days after...
2 June 2008
Corporate practices : the German group Henkel boosts and internationalizes its corporate diversity management policy
Henkel illustrates the human diversity policy of the group at its site in Vienna. There, the firm has set up its headquarters for Austria and the east European countries. 10.000 people of 33...
2 June 2008
Germany: the federal government awards best work-life balance employment schemes
The names of the companies who won the "Erfolgsfaktor Familie 2008" contest (see our dispatch No. 080082) were revealed, on May 29, 2008, by the Federal Minister for Families. Created in 2005...
30 May 2008
EU : toward political agreement on June 9 on working time and temporary work draft directives
A last negotiating meeting is scheduled before the council of ministers that is to be held on June 9-10. However, the last meeting revealed a genuine consensus on the proposals presented by the...
30 May 2008
EU: Parliament pressure to increase the fight against discrimination
While the European Commission is thinking about what measures to take in terms of the fight against discrimination in its social package (see our article No. 080369), which is now planned for July...
30 May 2008
Netherlands: government to encourage work after 65
Piet Hein Donner, Christian Democrat Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, presented, on May 28, the details of his plan to encourage senior citizens to work after legal retirement age. The...
29 May 2008
EU: the CJEC departs from the rule that the legislation of a single Member State is to apply in favor of a mobile employee
In a judgment of May 20, 2008, the CJEC questioned the rule that the legislation of a single Member State is to apply in terms of social security. Concerning family benefits, the ruling raised...
29 May 2008
EU: the European Globalization Fund pays 3.1 million euro to help redundant workers in Portugal and Malta
The European Commission has paid the Portuguese and Maltese authorities 3.1 million euro from the European Globalization Fund (EGF) to help the employees dismissed in the automobile sector in...
29 May 2008
EU : joint declaration of European social partners on temporary work draft directive
The European social partners of the temporary work sector hope that the Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament will take account of their joint statement in their future...
29 May 2008
Italy: increased and transformed temporary work
In 2007, temporary work increased of 13% compared to 2006. However, according to Ebitemp, the Observatory for temp work, it is evolving, from a springboard for young people into the labor market...
29 May 2008
Great Britain: fingerprints to control employees
After the success of the pilot-project launched by the Nivid company, the fingerprint technology will soon be used to supervise the staff come and go while complying with the law on data...
29 May 2008
Finland: social partners and public authorities to fight against silicosis
The Finnish social partners and public powers just agreed on a project to fight against exposure to crystalline silica dust. This is to implement the European multi-sector agreement signed on...
29 May 2008
Spain: tougher sanctions against employers of illegal workers
Celestino Corbacho, Labor Minister, announced "a toughening of sanctions against employers and entrepreneurs who employ illegal foreigners in Spain." He also plans to increase the number of labor...
29 May 2008
Croatia: Government sends minimum wage bill to parliament
As of July 1, the minimum wage will go up from the current gross HRK 2,441 (€336.789) to about 2,747 (€379.008), the Croatian government said at a session on Thursday May 15, sending a bill on the...
28 May 2008
Germany : the ver.di union drafts a new complaint against the rival union GNBZ
This complaint marks a further step in the conflict opposing the ver. di union and Deutsche Post on the one hand and GNBZ and the main rival postal firms, TNT and PIN, on the other hand. Since...
28 May 2008
Italy: Confindustria’s answer to unions’ draft reform of the conventional system
During her investiture speech on May 22, Emma Marcegaglia, the new leader of the Confindustria, gave a first response to the guidelines adopted by the three union federations on the reform of the...
28 May 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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