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Netherlands: a bill to make companies responsible of the first six months of unemployment
The center-left governmental coalition wants to give companies the possibility to be responsible for the maintained payment of their dismissed employees for the first six months of unemployment...
1 October 2008
Germany: Ver.di and the Postbank sign a “home agreement” while the trial of strength in the banking sector is escalating
On September 25, the Ver.di union and the management of the Postbank reached an agreement on a moderate wage increase and a strengthening of job security. This is not always the case in the rest...
1 October 2008
GeoPost: agreement for the establishment of a European works council
The management of the GeoPost group (20.000 employees) which gathers the express parcel subsidiaries of the group La Poste present in 30 European countries (Chronopost International, DPD...)...
30 September 2008
Germany: a study reveals that 600.000 jobs were lost in the public sector after the liberalization of public services
According to the German union foundation Hans-Böckler, the public service lost 2.1 million jobs in 20 years. The job creations expected in the private sector are far from compensating this loss...
30 September 2008
Italy: Alitalia’s unions accept the recovery plan of the airline
After compromises on wages and the fate of precarious workers, the CGIL union signed, on September 25, 2008, the agreement on the recovery plan of the Italian airline Alitalia by the consortium of...
30 September 2008
Great Britain: government promises to stabilize the financial system
At the annual Labor Congress, Prime Minister Gordon Brown asserted his will to stabilize the financial system weakened by the collapse of several merchant banks. "Irresponsible" bonuses of the...
29 September 2008
Ireland: Facebook, the secret weapon against absenteeism
Facebook is about to become a true weapon to fight against absenteeism: a recent study shows that 83% of employers regularly visit social network sites, such as Facebook, to check the veracity of...
26 September 2008
Great Britain/Poland: interunion cooperation agreement between the TUC, Solidarnosc and OPZZ
On September 25, 2008, in London, Brendan Barber, leader of the TUC, Janusz Sniadek, leader of Solidarnosc and Jan Guz, leader of the OPZZ, signed a cooperation agreement aimed at providing...
26 September 2008
HP-EDS: European trade union federations denounce the restructuring plan announced in the framework of the merger
On the occasion of the extraordinary meeting of the EWCs of HP and of EDS, last September 25, 2008 in London, the European trade union federations EMF and Uni-Europa denounced job cuts announced...
26 September 2008
Poland: social partners disagree on a bill on early retirement for heavy work
The three months of negotiation on the reform of early retirement (called "bridge-retirement" – concerning people who worked in difficult conditions) ended in failure. On September 24, during the...
26 September 2008
Germany: the federal administrative court thinks that using civil servants “like agency workers” is contrary to the Constitution
In three rulings rendered on September 18, 2008, the Leipzig Federal Administrative Court gave satisfaction to civil servants (Beamte) from Berlin who were "herded" in an internal employment...
26 September 2008
Italy: Telecom Italia signed an agreement with the trade unions on the 5.000 job cuts announced in June
After two days of bargaining at the Labor Ministry, Telecom Italia, the three main unions of the sector - SLC-CGIL, Fistel-Cisl, Uilcom-Uil - and the RSUs (single trade union representation...
26 September 2008
Belgium: the Ministry of Labor presents the “Equality/Diversity Labels”
The federal Labor Ministry (Federal Public Service for Employment, Labor and Consultation on Social Matters) organized, on September 17, 2008, the award of the "Equality/Diversity Labels" to the...
26 September 2008
Netherlands: the new wave of temp agencies conflicts with the respect of social legislation
According to a study commissioned to the Research Group office by the association of temporary agencies (ABU), the number of temporary work agencies which do not fully respect labor law is...
26 September 2008
International: strategic plan for UNI Posts and Logistics for 2008-2011
The international federation UNI Post and Logistics published its strategic plan for 2008-2011. On the menu for unionization initiatives: the conclusion of international framework agreements, the...
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25 September 2008
Germany: former Siemens manager admits “buying” a union to block the IG Metall, the majority union
The trial of Wilhelm Schelsky, former head of the independent employee association AUB (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Unabhängiger Betriebsangehöriger) and of Johannes Feldmayer, former Siemens manager...
24 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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25 August 2026
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026