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Italy: Venice’s criminal court renders a historical verdict against seven Fincantieri managers for deaths caused by asbestos
21 years and four months in jail in total, this is the accumulative sentence of the seven leaders of the former Breda (Fincantieri) who the Venice court deemed responsible of negligent homicide...
3 September 2008
Denmark: the government is trying to bring back the early retirement issue but is faced with major opposition
The offer to move voluntary early retirement (efterlønnen) which is one of the Commission's recommendations concerning the labor market, and which was presented during a first tripartite meeting...
3 September 2008
Finland: the construction site of the EPR atomic reactor threatened by a strike
After some irregularities at a subcontractor of the Bouygues Company, the Finnish union of building workers is threatening to launch a strike on the construction site of the EPR atomic reactor...
3 September 2008
Germany: the Grand Coalition wants to improve the protection of “time savings accounts” in the event of a bankruptcy
On August 13, 2008, after years of debate, the government adopted a bill to improve the protection of "long-term time savings accounts" (Langzeitkonten) in the event of a bankruptcy (Flexi II.)...
2 September 2008
BNP-Paribas: amendment to the EWC agreement
The management of the French bank BNP-Paribas (169.000 employees throughout the world, 130.000 of them in Europe) and the members of its European Works Council bargained for an amendment to the...
2 September 2008
Hungary: unions feel that the government gives insufficient representation for workers’ interests in the new bipartite forum on economic matters
Union concerns. The Governmental Decree [1054/2008. (VIII. 4.)] setting out the competences of GEF explicitly states that the establishment of the forum does not concern the activities of the...
2 September 2008
EU: the ETUC gives a trade union Memorandum to the French Presidency of the EU
On September 1, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) met with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, current chair of the European Council, to submit a trade union memorandum which presents...
2 September 2008
Germany: Ver.di calls on opposition to the announced overhaul of Deutsche Telekom’s call centers
On August 21, 2008, the German telephone company Deutsche Telekom presented its restructuring plan for call centers, which will result in 39 call centers closing in two years. The management...
1 September 2008
Netherlands: the future of pensions at the center of the 2009 Finance Bill
The 2009 Finance Bill, which will officially be presented on September 16, gives much space to social issues. This budget is aimed at maintaining households' buying power, in a context of...
1 September 2008
Italy: Alitalia’s board launches the rescue of the national airline
Alitalia's board of directors, which met on Friday night, asked for an appeal to the procedure of the Bankruptcy Act, amended by a decree-law adopted on August 28, 2008 by the Council of...
1 September 2008
Portugal: recommandations to fight informal economy
Informal economy is especially developed in southern European countries. Portugal is no exception to the rule; it is looking for solutions to fight this form of underground economy which slows the...
1 September 2008
Great Britain: new guide on the attitude to adopt after a deadly industrial accident
Whereas a new law on industrial accidents recently came into force, the health and safety at work institution updated its advice on the behavior employers and managers should adopt after an...
1 September 2008
Areva: action program to apply the European agreement on equal opportunities
After adopting a European agreement on equal opportunities in November 2006, the management of the Areva group and its EWC, together with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), wished to...
29 August 2008
Czech Republic: satisfaction for the employees of Siemens’ rail vehicles subsidiary
Siemens AG SKV's management and the trade unions signed an agreement on August 25 which settles the social consequences of the restructuring of the German group's Czech subsidiary. A two-hour...
28 August 2008
Germany: the Council of Ministers adopted a bill on the financial participation of employees
During the Council of Ministers held on August 27, 2008, the government adopted a bill on tax incentives in favor of the participation of employees to their company's capital. This bill is based...
28 August 2008
Germany: wage agreement for Lufthansa’s ground staff
The management of the Lufthansa airline and the Ver.di union reached a wage agreement on August 1, 2008. The text, which concerns the 34.000 ground staff, was validated by Verdi's employed members...
28 August 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
26 August 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
26 August 2026