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Italy: Supreme Court says no disciplinarily dismissal if not planned in the disciplinary code
In a judgment No. 516 of January 11, 2008, the Supreme Court's labour section ruled that an employee can only be disciplinarily dismissed if the grounds given to justify the dismissal are written...
28 January 2008
Belgium: social partners can choose another bank holiday than May 2, 2008
To face the fact that May Day and Ascension Day are this year both the same day, the government already planned to make May 2 a public holiday. A new royal bill, adopted on January 25, allows...
28 January 2008
Hungary: Sanyo announces more than 800 job cuts
SANYO Hungary Kft. is a subsidiary and SANYO Electronic Co. Ltd.'s largest manufacturer in Europe. At the end of 2007 SANYO Hungary employed 1349 workers. The Hungarian factory has 3 divisions...
28 January 2008
Sanofi-Aventis: EMCEF needs time to sign the draft agreement on the creation of a European negotiation body
In a letter sent to the Sanofi-Aventis group, the general secretary of the European Mine, Chemical and Energy workers' Federation (EMCEF), Reinhard Reibsch, informed that the procedure to ratify...
25 January 2008
Luxembourg: employers commit to corporate social responsibility
The union of Luxembourg enterprises (UEL), the Grand Duchy's employers' organization, decided to promote a "true sustainable development culture" with the creation of the "National Institute for...
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25 January 2008
Gaz de France: EWC threatens to sue management again
During the January 22, 2008 meeting, Gaz de France's EWC refused to speak out on the merger with Suez on the grounds that it was not fully informed. It empowered its secretary to submit the case...
25 January 2008
Italy: the Supreme Court rules on accidents on the way to or from work during the lunch break
In a judgment dated December 10, 2007, the Supreme Court's work section judged that a traffic accident happened on the way to and from work (if there is no cafeteria) during the lunch break, must...
24 January 2008
Spain: CCOO accuses mutual companies of hiding occupational diseases
The trade union confederation CCOO presented, on January 22, 2008, a report which denounces the fact that mutual companies in charge of occupational diseases understate their impact and deny the...
24 January 2008
Poland : government to amend law on workers’ information and consultation
The government is preparing a bill to amend the April 7, 2006 law on workers' information and consultation (see our article No. 06556) to make it comply with the European law, notably concerning...
24 January 2008
Germany: PIN AG to apply new legal postal minimum wage, TNT still refuses
PIN AG, first private company in the postal sector in Germany, currently in bankruptcy reorganization proceeding, finally decided to apply the new legal minimum wage which came into effect on...
24 January 2008
Poland: few companies promote equal opportunities
For the second edition of a contest to promote gender equality, organized by the employers'
confederation Lewiatan, model companies in this area were rewarded. However, research conducted on this...
23 January 2008
France : lessons from the Court of Cassation’s decision in the GDF case
Can a few lessons be drawn from this case?
23 January 2008
Germany: Deutsche Telekom to hire 4.000 and dismiss 32.000 in 2008
A true rejuvenation cure : Thomas Sattelberger, Deutsche Telekom AG's HR manager, announced, on January 18, 2008, that the company was going to employ 4.000 employees this year, mainly young...
23 January 2008
Hungary: illegal labour damages the economy
Despite the government's efforts to combat illegal labour, a very common phenomenon, transgressions of labour law are still increasing, according to the last figures of the labour inspectorate...
22 January 2008
Slovakia: mounting pressure in ongoing wage negotiations
Social partners have not yet reached a wage agreement for 2008. unions are asking for a 7% wage increase and threaten to launch a general strike in February, whereas employers are standing on...
22 January 2008
Italy: social partners signed the agreement for the renewal of metalworkers’ national collective agreement
After about seven months of negotiations and several strikes, the employers' organizations Federmeccanica and Assista and the three unions of the sector, Fim, Fiom and Uilm, signed the agreement...
22 January 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