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Spain : new Court’s decision on the two-salary-scale clause
Facts. The Supreme Court disallowed Repsol’s two-scale-salary scheme and ordered the company to pay the 6.000 employees harmed by wage differentials, i.e. a total cost of about €24 million. The...
France: the anti-discrimination law permanently adopted
The Parliament permanently adopted, on May 15, 2008, a law fully transposing five anti-discrimination directives. The Commission blamed French law for several deficiencies, which are now solved...
Italy: the Fiom rejects the draft reform of the conventional system
With 75.5% of the votes, the Cgil's federation of metalworkers, the Fiom, rejected the draft reform of the conventional system adopted by the three union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil (see our...
International: trade union guide on GRI guidelines to prepare sustainability reports
During a conference in Amsterdam on May 7 and 8, organized by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Guy Rider, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) presented a...
19 May 2008
Great Britain: Gordon Brown presents his legislative program 2008/09
Fight against all form of discrimination, enhanced flexible working for parents, equal treatment for agency workers: a series of measures with an impact on the labor world was presented, on May...
Czech Republic: President Vaclav Klaus vetoes the anti-discrimination law
While the Parliament adopted, in April, a law transposing, a little late, the European laws concerning anti-discrimination, the president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, announced on May 16...
BP: agreement with the EWC on information and consultation within the framework of relocation
The management of the BP group announced the consolidation of its European Customer Service and Finance Center into a single structure, Business Service Center, which will be located in a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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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...