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EU : the Twenty-Seven try to curb the crisis after Ireland’s ‘no’ to the Lisbon Treaty
Since Ireland rejected, last week end, the Lisbon Treaty, the heads of State and government of the Twenty-Seven Member States are looking for an answer to this particular "no" and trying to curb...
17 June 2008
BBVA: the Latin American union coordination denounces offenses to union right in the Colombian and Paraguayan units
Union representatives from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay met in Madrid in the name of the Latin American union coordination of BBVA (BBVA CSLA), which has gathered...
16 June 2008
Netherlands: two-week paternity leave
The debate is hardening around the introduction of the two-week paternity leave, presented in Parliament on May 12 by the Groenlinks Green Party, with the support of the Socialist Party (SP) and...
16 June 2008
Italy: renewal of agency workers’ national collective convention
The employers' association of temporary work (Assolavoro) and the organizations representing precarious workers (Alai-Cisl, Nidil-Cgil, Uil-Cpo), have just concluded an agreement renewing the...
16 June 2008
EU: labor costs rise fast
Hourly labor cost has been increasing since the beginning of 2007, with a 4.3% annual rise up to the first quarter of 2008, compared with 2.9% for the previous quarter. Most new EU Member States...
13 June 2008
Germany: Celesio Group commits to promote diversity
The group Celesio AG, one of the two European leaders in pharmaceutical distribution, signed, on June 10, 2008, the "Charter on diversity in German companies" (see link below). With this document...
13 June 2008
Germany: last meeting of Nokia-Bochum’s EWC to inform employees about the social plan
The Nokia-Bochum factory will officially close on June 30, 2008. However, the 2.300 employees already stopped working since May 16 and attended their last General Assembly on June 6. The works...
12 June 2008
International: the ILO takes up the arms against unionists’ murders in Colombia
The annual conference of the International Labor Organization led to an indictment of violence against union movements in Colombia, where 26 staff representatives were killed since the beginning...
12 June 2008
Italy : upsurge in the consumption of drugs in the workplace
“The plant is no longer a community, a place with an identity. Young workers still share the same working conditions, but it is easier for them to get together to sniff cocaine rather than...
12 June 2008
France: decree to complete the transposition of the framework directive on occupational safety
In a ruling of June 5, the CJEC condemned France for failure to fully transpose Directive 89/391 known as framework Directive on health and safety at work. French law is blamed for excluding some...
12 June 2008
Germany: Ver.di calls for an 8% wage increase and job security in the banking sector
On the eve of the opening of the wage negotiations in the banking sector, on June 19, the commission for collective agreements of the German services union revealed its requirements. Ver.di wants...
12 June 2008
Italy: Telecom Italia trade unions mobilized against the restructuring plan
On June 10, in Rome, the National Assembly of Telecom Italia's unions voted the total suspension of industrial relations, the cessation of overtime, and a national strike on July 4 in response to...
12 June 2008
Germany: Lufthansa faced with an imbroglio of claims from different trades
Lufthansa is facing two major wage conflicts. Ver.di, the services' union, claims for a 9.8% wage increase for the approximately 60.000 ground and cabin staff and threatened to start a strike if...
11 June 2008
EU: the working time and temporary work draft directives as adopted by the Council of Ministers
After a commentary in article N° 080843, we are now publishing the texts, in English, of the consolidated compromises for which EU Labor Ministers signed a political agreement at the EU Council of...
11 June 2008
Great Britain: consultation to allow risk sharing pension schemes
Employees and employers sharing investment risks for more balanced pension schemes : this is the topic of the consultation launched by the government on June 5. This reform could make the burden...
11 June 2008
Corporate practices : the Finnish firm Itela Oy and the employment of immigrant workers
Itela Oy records sales of 1.688 billion €, mainly in postal services (51% of sales), logistics (36%) and the information sector, particularly the electronic processing of documents and invoices...
11 June 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
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31 October 2025
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026