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Mexico: government supports job creations in marginal areas
To fight against poverty, overcome regional unbalance and avoid workers emigrating, the Federal Executive is asking businesses to invest in the country's most blighted areas. In exchange, they get...
7 April 2008
Denmark : increasing implementation of the concept of corporate social responsibility
insurance company Skandia on ten years of CSR shows that social commitments of companies have the collateral effect that employees are proud of their job, find the work environment attractive and...
Mexico: striking miners require more safety
Three large strikes have been disturbing Mexican mines for eight months. In addition to wage claims, miners are pleading for an enhancement of safety conditions, two years after the accident which...
7 April 2008
Great Britain: enforcement of the law on the information and consultation of employees in undertakings with more than 50 employees
The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 completely came into force on April 6, 2008. Employees in undertakings with 50 employees or more can now make a request for...
7 April 2008
EU: the European Commission recommends an information system on the posting of workers
Holding the lack of administrative cooperation between national authorities responsible for the inefficiency of Directive 96/71 in terms of protection of posted workers, the European Commission...
4 April 2008
EU: condition a public contract to the minimum wage defined by a national collective agreement is an obstruction to free competition
In a decision rendered on April 3, the Court of Justice of the European Communities ruled that a national legislation which conditions the award and performance of a public contract to comply with...
4 April 2008
Germany: the IG Metall questions the Confederation of German Unions (DGB)
During an internal speech, Bertold Huber, IG Metall chair, launched an unprecedented attack against the stasis of the DGB which, "if it doesn't develop a concept for the future", will be...
4 April 2008
Germany: taking agency workers into account is a new challenge for works councils
Whereas temporary work is becoming a "standard" component in staff policy, a study by the Foundation Hans-Böckler presented in March shows that the management of agency workers is hardly taken...
3 April 2008
Great Britain: amendment to the law on Discrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity leave
Several amendments concerning sexual harassment and the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity have come into effect on April 6, 2008. The High Court indeed found...
3 April 2008
Italy: Air France leaves the negotiations’ table with Alitalia’s unions
Air France-KLM's CEO rejected the unitary proposition presented by Alitalia's eight trade unions and left, on April 2, the negotiations' table. At a press conference yesterday afternoon, the eight...
3 April 2008
Germany: apprenticeship contracts crossed the symbolic 600.000 threshold in 2007
Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education and Research, presented, on April 2, 2008, the annual report for 2008 on apprenticeship which reflects the good health of the German economy, while...
3 April 2008
Italy: the Council of Ministers approved the Testo Unico on occupational safety
Om April 1, the Council of Ministers approved the legislative decree for the Testo Unico on occupational safety which ends the government's mandate granted by the law 123 of August 3, 2007 (see...
3 April 2008
Chile: new industrial courts after the Pinochet era
The labor law reform is creating a new network of specialized courts. More than 7 million Chileans will potentially enjoy these courts which aim at taking decisions in case of industrial...
3 April 2008
EU: European social partners to negotiate the revision of the EWC directive
On April 2, in a letter sent to Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the three European employers' organizations –...
3 April 2008
Thomas Cook: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The management of the Thomas Cook Company (33.000 employees) and the special negotiating body created to negotiate for a European works council came to an agreement on March 6. The negotiation...
2 April 2008
EU: different treatment between same-sex partners and spouses can be regarded as discrimination based on sexual orientation
In a decision of April 1, the Court of Justice recognized the existence of indirect discrimination in reserving the widower's pension paid as part of an occupational pension scheme to the...
2 April 2008
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
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