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Great Britain: more and more suits concerning asbestos at work
Asbestos is the first cause of occupational deaths. Experts foretell an increase in the number of suits brought by sick employees. (Ref. 080342)
28 April 2008
Poland: debate around the reform of the Labor Code
Whereas the government is about to consult the social partners about the reform of the Labor Code (see our article No. 080178), its propositions are confronted to unions' opposition. This...
28 April 2008
EU: CJEC judges a national regulation with respect to the objectives of promotion of part-time work pursued by Community Law
In a decision of April 24, the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemned an Italian regulation which imposes on the employer the obligation to send a copy of a part-time employment...
25 April 2008
Italy: the new boss of bosses presents her program
Immediate reform of the conventional system, tax exemption for extra hours and variable premiums, amendment of the Testo Unico (see our article No. 080334), radical changes in industrial relations...
25 April 2008
EU: MEPs want the European Commission to fight harder against social dumping
Gathered in a plenary session on April 22, MEPs judged that the Commission's recommendation on better cooperation between Member States to enforce the directive on the posting of workers (see our...
25 April 2008
Great Britain : recruiters do not use very much 2.0 web technology
Only 10% of the 582 human resources and recruitment managers consulted use the social network sites to attract candidates with only a minority making use of blogs, videos or an alternative...
24 April 2008
Unicredit : the EWC sets up two commissions on training and equal opportunities
The management of the group and the EWC have set up two joint commissions, one on training, apprenticeship and the development of skills, the other on equality of opportunity and...
24 April 2008
Germany: the IG-Metall union signs tariff agreements for BMW’s temp workers
The Bavarian section of the IG-Metall announced on April 21, 2008 that it signed with 16 temp agencies wage agreements granting temporary workers employed by BMW the wage levels negotiated in the...
24 April 2008
EU: first joint statement of the steel industry’s social partners
The European steel industry's employers (Eurofer) and the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) adopted a joint declaration as part of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Steel, so that...
24 April 2008
Portugal: the procedure for the reform of the Labor code began
Reaction of the social partners. Evidently, the social partners’ reactions have been very diverging, which suggests trouble in reaching a compromise on this reform. Indeed, employers’...
24 April 2008
Belgium: amendments to the social balance sheet
Two royal decrees of February 10, 2008, amend the development of the social report which must be handed out by companies who have to return their annual accounts. One of the decrees allows the...
24 April 2008
Netherlands: large groups commit in the suburbs
The Hague's Municipality organized a special "participation" summit, during which several large groups committed to invest in four suburbs around the city, Transvaal, Schilderswijk, ZuidWest and...
Rhodia: the international framework on CSR renewed
The French chemistry group Rhodia (15.000 employees) and the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) signed, on march 25, 2008, the renewal of the...
24 April 2008
Germany: the Grand Coalition wants to develop employees’ participation in the capital of companies
After about six months of talks, the conservative party (CDU/CSU) and the social-democratic party (SPD) presented, on April 21, 2008, the guidelines of a project to encourage employees to...
24 April 2008
Italy: the Cgil’s representativeness questioned
After the results of the last legislative elections, which showed the Cgil's incapacity to bring its members' votes to the Democratic Party, the Confindustria's outgoing chair questioned its...
23 April 2008
Vinci: evaluation of the diversity audit carried out in six EU countries
The French group Vinci, world leader in construction, had the social rating company Vigeo audit its policy of diversity and equal opportunities (see our article No. 070353). An internal document...
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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