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EU: the CJEC interprets the competence of a judge as part of a dismissal in an international group
In a decision published on May 22, 2008, following a preliminary ruling from the French supreme court (Cour de Cassation), the CJEC ruled that regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the...
26 May 2008
Italy: beginning of tax exemption for extra hours
On May 21, the Council of Ministers kicked off tax exemption for extra hours and productivity bonuses. The day before, during the first consultation meeting with the social partners, the...
26 May 2008
Great Britain: the government to introduce a right to occupational training
The government has just unveiled the details of its plan to recognize workers' right to apply for time to attend a professional training course, announced Gordon Brown last week (see our...
23 May 2008
Belgium: the Christian union confederation CSC wins social elections
The Federal Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Consultation published, on May 22, 2008, the partial results (89%) of the social elections held between May 5 and May 18 allowing employees to...
23 May 2008
EU: analysis of the preliminary draft revision of the EWC directive
The preliminary draft revision of the EWC directive is currently in inter-services consultation at the European Commission. This document, of which Planet Labor managed to get a copy, is in line...
22 May 2008
Sanofi-Aventis: the EMCEF still rejects the agreement on the European negotiation body
After refusing to sign the draft agreement creating a European negotiation body in the French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis (see our dispatch No. 080067), the European trade union federation...
22 May 2008
Netherlands: De Unie, the executives’ union, plays the e-card to allure young people
De Internet Vakbond, the internet antenna launched by De Unie, the executives' union, in 2006, started, on February 13, 2008, a wide movement aimed at young people: free access to a database to...
22 May 2008
Czech Republic : the new law on sickness benefits declared unconstitutional
On 23 April, 2008 the Constitutional Court cancelled, with effect from 30 June, 2008, the provisions of the law on Sickness Insurance of Employees, under which sickness benefits are paid starting...
21 May 2008
Czech Republic: green card to facilitate the employment of foreign workforce under preparation
The Chamber of Deputies is examining the government's proposal for the amendment to the Act on Foreigners' Stay and Residence. It introduces a "green card", a new long-term residence permit paired...
21 May 2008
Germany: Berlin to strengthen the protection of employees who denounce illegal practices in their company
Scandals of rotten meat delivered or Bribery at Siemens pushed the Grand Coalition to strengthen the protection offered to employees who denounce illegal practices in their company. At the end of...
21 May 2008
Great Britain: agreement on agency workers’ rights, at last
Agency workers will be given the same rights as permanent workers once they have been employed for 12 weeks, the government declared on May 20, 2008, after an agreement between unions and...
21 May 2008
Netherlands: the liberalization of the postal market postponed again while the social conflict at TNT is getting worse
On May 16, the government has once again postponed the liberalization of the postal market, first planned for January 1, 2008, and then to July 1, 2008. Now, Frank Heemskerk, Secretary of State...
20 May 2008
Austria: 3.4% wage increase with options in the electro-technical and electronics industries
Although rekindled inflation and indicators of a slowdown in economic activity throughout the EU clearly exerted an influence on negotiations, the social partners reached, on May 14, an agreement...
20 May 2008
European social agenda from May 22 to December 31, 2008
We offer an agenda of the main events concerning social Europe and institutional meetings. You can send your scheduled events to the following address: planetlabor@planetlabor.com (Ref. 080415)
20 May 2008
Italy: basic unions offer an alternative to the CGIL, CISL and UIL confederations
Get out of the minority and go past division. These are the goals of the first national unitary assembly of the basic unions (CUB, Cobas and SDL), gathered in Milan on May 17. Offering an...
20 May 2008
Poland: the Labor Inspectorate evaluates the prevention of risks linked to asbestos
The national Labor Inspectorate presented to the National Assembly, at the end of April, an evaluation on the prevention of risks concerning asbestos at work. This evaluation sheds light on the...
20 May 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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026