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Dexia: European agreement on the social consequences of sellings
The management of the Dexia banking group (35.000 employees) and its European works council signed, on December 19, 2007, an additional clause to the group's social management principles, signed...
21 April 2008
Luxembourg: the draft regulation on railway interoperability adopted
The Council of Government of April 18, 2008 adopted a draft regulation regarding the interoperability of the trans-European high speed rail system and of the conventional railway lines. This text...
21 April 2008
Luxembourg: three bills for truck drivers’ training
The Government Council of April 18 adopted three texts concerning the training of professional truck drivers in order to implement Directive 2003/59 on the initial qualification and periodic...
21 April 2008
Netherlands: bill on gender quotas for the boards
The debate on gender quotas in the boards of directors of companies listed on the stock market is still on, with a bill presented on April 18 by two MPs from the Labor Party (PVDA), member of the...
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21 April 2008
Italy: the outgoing government and the future chairman of the board are ready to work together to save Alitalia
Romano Prodi's outgoing government and Silvio Berlusconi's representatives started meetings to find a "two-party" solution to avoid Alitalia's bankruptcy. To guarantee the company's continuity and...
21 April 2008
Venezuela: the State guarantees job security during nationalizations
Workers in the steel and the cement industry expressed their contentment after the announcement of the nationalizations ordered by the government in these two sectors. Staff representatives at...
18 April 2008
Denmark: religion joins diversity in Danish companies
Religion at work is not a cause for conflict in Denmark. This is what comes out of a study carried out by the LG Insight Company, which analyzes religion's weight in the workplace and the means...
18 April 2008
Germany: the council of Ministers limits genetic pre-employment tests
The Council of Ministers (Bundeskabinett), which took place on April 15, spoke against genetic pre-employment tests as part of a more general law on the genetic diagnosis. Only exceptional...
18 April 2008
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
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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...
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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...
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
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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...
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Italy: telecommunications sector introduces new measures to navigate major transformation
The agreement reached between Asstel, the employers’ association for Italy’s telecommunications sector, and the SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions centres on strengthening labour relations to...
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