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Spain: an important ruling on courts’ competence in matters related to employer’s liability in case of industrial accident
Last January 29, the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that only social courts are competent for matters related to the employer's liability in case of work-related accident. This ruling...
6 March 2008
France: agreement on using French at General Electric Medical System
After a litigation which started in 2005 with all of the staff representatives of the French subsidiary of the North American company General Electric Medical System, the management and the CFDT...
6 March 2008
Great Britain: justice confirms offshore workers’ right to paid holidays
On February 21, an Aberdeen Employment Tribunal ruled that, by virtue of the working time regulation, offshore oil workers were entitled to 14 days of annual paid leave. This decision, welcomed by...
6 March 2008
Netherlands: study on minimum wage and the liberalization of the postal market
The Dutch government set a new date for the liberalization of the postal market : July 1, 2008, that is a seven-month postponement compared to the original date. It should receive, in March, a...
6 March 2008
Germany: the train drivers’ union (GDL) announced unlimited strike from March 10, 2008 on
The longest conflict in the history of German rail, supposed to be over, started up again with even greater intensity. In the aftermath of the flop of the negotiations between the Deutsche Bahn...
5 March 2008
Belgium: returning medical exam after sick leave extended to all employees
A Royal Decree of January 27, 2008, published in the Belgian Official Journal on March 3, 2008, allows all employees to get a "pre-return" medical exam. The occupational physician can then talk...
5 March 2008
DP World: agreement to establish a EWC in the subsidiary of the shipping company Dubai Ports World
When the shipping company Dubai Ports World (DPW) bought the British shipping company P&O in 2006, an EWC was established for the European employees of the European subsidiary Port and Freezone...
4 March 2008
Netherlands: towards clearer pay slips
The Dutch government announced, on March 3, 2008, a new bill aiming at unifying the wage concept. There are six different definitions of this notion in the current legislation. However, the main...
4 March 2008
Italy: social partners in the craft industry of the metal sector signed the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement
Social partners signed, on February 27, the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement, which ended in June 2000 for the regulation part and in December 2004 for the economic...
3 March 2008
Finland: more industrial accidents in 2007
According to the first information received about the Helsinki area, where more than 25% of the Finnish population lives, industrial accidents increased of 4.3% in 2007, which confirms the past...
3 March 2008
Poland: the government wants to make the Labor Code more flexible
The Ministers' Council adopted, on February 28, a draft amendment for the Labor Code to "make labor law more flexible and more rational". This text notably plans to exclude companies with less...
3 March 2008
EU: towards a “restructuring package” under the French presidency
During a short speech, on February 28, 2008, in front of the Group II (employees) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social...
3 March 2008
Great Britain: the government pressures beneficiaries of social allowances
The Work and Pensions Secretary, James Purnell, announced on February 29 a wide reform of the welfare system, with a much greater focus on payments by results when awarding welfare-to-work...
3 March 2008
Belgium: details on the protection of teleworkers in the event of industrial accidents
Social partners adopted, on February 27, as part of the national labor council, a national collective agreement to complete that signed on November 9, 2005 concerning telework, in order to give...
3 March 2008
Germany: unions accuse the Deutsche Post of avoiding minimum wage
In a pilot-project, from March 1, the Deutsche Post AG wants paper careers to deliver non-addressed advertisement instead of its own mailmen. The Ver.di and DPVKOM unions are furious and accuse...
3 March 2008
Italy: metalworkers approve their national collective agreement
75.13% voted "yes". This is the result of the referendum organized the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil and Uilm-Uil unions on the draft agreement for the renewal of the metal sector's national agreement...
3 March 2008
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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: 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...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025