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EU: launching of the revision of the EWC directive
The European Commission adopted today, July 2, 2008, the proposal to revise the EWC directive. The major changes compared to the previous version – which Planet Labor had obtained (see our...
27 June 2008
EU: the EU Parliament strikes out at the Commission about working time
The Parliament's Committee on Petitions adopted, on June 25, an own-initiative report ordering the Commission to deal with the complaints it received for breaches of the European legislation on...
26 June 2008
Spain : unions and employers in the metal industry sign an agreement on safety at work
Information. Information will be communicated by visits of delegates to work sites in firms with 6 to 50 employees. Hitherto, visits by people appointed by the unions to companies without staff...
26 June 2008
Portugal : tripartite agreement on the reform of the labor code
The agreement signed on June 25 terminates tough negotiations lasting six weeks (from April 22 to June 4 followed by bilateral meetings). Confronted with unexpected threats of the UGT ( close to...
26 June 2008
Germany : the Siemens CEO finds his firm « too Germanic» and makes a plea for diversity
“Our 600 executives are mainly men, German and white. We are too unidimensional”, criticized Peter Löscher at the helm of the German electronics giant for almost a year. In fact, this observation...
25 June 2008
China : skilled workforce on the downturn and wages on the rise, China will soon no longer be “an employers’ paradise”
China, which introduced new labor regulations on January 1, 2008 (see article n° 070676), is beginning to witness the accumulation of worrisome signals in the employment sector. According to Cai...
25 June 2008
Sweden : the social partners to update the Saltsjöbaden agreement regulating social relations for the last 70 years
This basic agreement had been negotiated in 1938 at Saltsjöbaden, a village on the coast near Stockholm between the Swedish employers’ confederation and the LO confederation. It is part of a...
25 June 2008
Denmark : toward a law protecting the right of unions to collective bargaining
“We can fight social dumping by using the weapon of labor dispute”, said the minister of labor, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, on declaring on June 20, 2008 his intention to submit a bill taking into...
25 June 2008
Italy : Confindustria and the unions of the province of Florence have signed a protocol agreement on health and safety in the workplace
An agreement which “is an indicator of more mature industrial relations and represents good practice for all social and institutional partners”, stated the unions on its signature June 12 in...
25 June 2008
Spain: temporary work agencies want to serve as employment agencies by 2012
Representatives from the temporary work sector think that the way has been paved to open the debate on one of their claims: serve as mediators for the recruitment of temporary and permanent jobs...
24 June 2008
International: building up trade union and EWC networks in the building sector
The EFBWW (European Federation of Building and Wood Workers) and the Building and Wood workers' International (BWI) organized a meeting in Lisbon on June 11-14, 2008, with the union...
24 June 2008
Germany: the “transfer company” concept seduces companies and unions and goes beyond social plans
Going from one job to another without being unemployed is the main idea behind German transfer companies. Besides, in addition to the management of social plans, these structure companies could...
24 June 2008
Germany : the minimum wage will be maintained in the building sector
This compromise, valid for one year, contains the following provisions :
24 June 2008
France: the law implementing the Directive on cross-border mergers was adopted
The bill on cross-border mergers was permanently ratified, on June 19, by the National Assembly. It transposes Directive 2005/56/EC on cross-border mergers, which notably contains provisions...
24 June 2008
Italcementi: international framework agreement
The fifth largest cement producer in the world, the Italian group Italcementi (23.000 employees), signed an international framework agreement with the Building and Wood Workers International...
24 June 2008
Czech Republic: mobilization against government reforms
In the Czech Republic, there has been increased strike activity these days. On June 9, teachers held a strike, claiming for higher salaries to compensate for inflation. For tomorrow, June 24, the...
23 June 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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026