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Portugal : a new national strategy for health and safety at work
The document considers that health and safety at work consists is a central concern of every policy for the promotion of quality in working life. Despite the significant progresses that have been...
18 April 2008
Netherlands: racial discrimination on the labor market
While in a situation of full-employment, the Netherlands keep asking questions about the measures to take against racial discrimination at work. (Ref. 080312)
17 April 2008
Germany: “demographic fund” and 4.4% wage increase on 13 months for the 550.000 chemistry employees
The agreement signed on April 15 between the chemistry sector's social partners takes into account inflation and economic growth. It also validates the creation of a "demographic fund" and extends...
17 April 2008
France: orientations for after Lisbon and for the French EU presidency
What is Europe's strategy regarding globalization? In his report presented on April 15 to Christine Lagarde and Xavier Bertrand, French ministers in charge of Employment and Social Affairs...
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17 April 2008
Germany: Siemens and staff representatives adopt a social plan for SEN’s employees
Almost two months after announcing 2.000 job cuts in its subsidiary of telecommunications equipment, Siemens Enterprise Network (SEN) in Germany (see our article No. 080162), Siemens' management...
16 April 2008
Germany: Ver.di wants to improve call center agents’ working conditions
Excessive workload, loud environment, low pay and low union representation : on April 12, Ver.di launched a national campaign to improve the pay and working conditions of call center agents. The...
16 April 2008
International: creation of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
Born from the merger of the continent's two largest transnational workers' organization, northern, central and southern American unions unite into a single confederation. This new Pan-American...
16 April 2008
Germany: BWM launches a pilot project to get ready for demographic ageing
In ten years, there will be 37% of employees working for the German car manufacturer will be over 50, as opposed to 14% today. To face this demographic challenge, BMW launched a pilot project in...
15 April 2008
Denmark: more and more companies fight stress
According to a survey by the employers' association Danske Erhverv, one in three Danish companies has now adopted a policy to prevent and manage stress. One of them is the Danfoss Company, with a...
15 April 2008
Great Britain: employers are not prone to accept flexible work
A study from the Working Families association shows that many employers turn down or daunt employees' requests for flexible work. They are protesting together with human resources managers. (Ref...
15 April 2008
Portugal: the government wants to strengthen the Labor Code to combat precarious work
Employment statistics in Portugal for 2007 confirm the trend of precarious employment and appeal to fixed-term work. In the context of the debate about the amendment of the Labor Code, the...
15 April 2008
Italy: the labor world’s reaction to Silvio Berlusconi’s historic victory
For the first time in Italian history, there will be no-one from a left-wing party in Parliament. For the third time, Silvio Berlusconi won a majority in Parliament. Confindustria's outgoing...
15 April 2008
Credit Agricole: interview with Marie-Christine Dumonal, group HR Director and Bernard Philippe, DDG in charge of HR at the FNCA
The management of the group Credit Agricole and the special negotiating body signed, on January 30, 2008, an agreement for the establishment of a European works council (see our article No...
15 April 2008
Italy: health and safety at the heart of second-level negotiations in the metal sector
On the eve of the beginning of second-level negotiations (see our article No. 080256), the Cgil's metallurgy section, the Fiom, wants to include in the negotiations with medium and big sized...
14 April 2008
Great Britain: e-learning on the up, but its efficiency is being questioned
According to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, one third of managers in charge of training employees predict that e-learning could account for 50% of a company's...
14 April 2008
Spain: the metal and textile-chemistry federations of CCOO start the last lap before the merger
The federal councils of the two federations announced that the congress which will definitely create the Comisiones obreras industry federation (FI-CCOO) will be held on February 19 and 20, 2009...
14 April 2008
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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...
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
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