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EU: the European Globalization Fund pays 3.1 million euro to help redundant workers in Portugal and Malta
The European Commission has paid the Portuguese and Maltese authorities 3.1 million euro from the European Globalization Fund (EGF) to help the employees dismissed in the automobile sector in...
29 May 2008
EU : joint declaration of European social partners on temporary work draft directive
The European social partners of the temporary work sector hope that the Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament will take account of their joint statement in their future...
29 May 2008
Italy: increased and transformed temporary work
In 2007, temporary work increased of 13% compared to 2006. However, according to Ebitemp, the Observatory for temp work, it is evolving, from a springboard for young people into the labor market...
29 May 2008
Great Britain: fingerprints to control employees
After the success of the pilot-project launched by the Nivid company, the fingerprint technology will soon be used to supervise the staff come and go while complying with the law on data...
29 May 2008
Finland: social partners and public authorities to fight against silicosis
The Finnish social partners and public powers just agreed on a project to fight against exposure to crystalline silica dust. This is to implement the European multi-sector agreement signed on...
29 May 2008
Spain: tougher sanctions against employers of illegal workers
Celestino Corbacho, Labor Minister, announced "a toughening of sanctions against employers and entrepreneurs who employ illegal foreigners in Spain." He also plans to increase the number of labor...
29 May 2008
Croatia: Government sends minimum wage bill to parliament
As of July 1, the minimum wage will go up from the current gross HRK 2,441 (€336.789) to about 2,747 (€379.008), the Croatian government said at a session on Thursday May 15, sending a bill on the...
28 May 2008
Germany : the ver.di union drafts a new complaint against the rival union GNBZ
This complaint marks a further step in the conflict opposing the ver. di union and Deutsche Post on the one hand and GNBZ and the main rival postal firms, TNT and PIN, on the other hand. Since...
28 May 2008
Italy: Confindustria’s answer to unions’ draft reform of the conventional system
During her investiture speech on May 22, Emma Marcegaglia, the new leader of the Confindustria, gave a first response to the guidelines adopted by the three union federations on the reform of the...
28 May 2008
EU: European social partners mobilized against the revised negotiating text on NAMA
The professional organizations representing five sectors (the Automotive, the Chemical, the Paper, the Textiles and clothing and the Non-ferrous industries) expressed, in a joint declaration on...
28 May 2008
Thales : renewal of agreement on European Works Council
The EWC of Thales, world leader of information systems in aeronautics, space, defense and safety, is composed of 35 members (17 French, 5 British, 3 Germans and 2 members respectively for Spain...
28 May 2008
EDF : launch of the renegotiation on the corporate social responsibility of the group
The committee for dialogue on corporate social responsibility of the EDF group held its third annual meeting since the signing of the agreement in May 2005 in Paris. This body is composed of the...
28 May 2008
EU: the Commission is trying to make mobility easier for researchers
In a communication presented on May 27, 2008, the European Commission seeks to establish a partnership with the Member States to make the EU more attractive to researchers and improve their...
27 May 2008
Germany: the Deutsche Bahn reforms and extends its unit against corruption
On the occasion of the publication of its 2006-07 report against corruption on Monday, the first German railway company announced that it was almost going to triple the staff of its "Compliance...
27 May 2008
Rio Tinto-Alcan: staff representatives turn to European institutions
The battle led by Rio Tinto-Alcan's employees to keep their centers of excellence in Europe is not over. Even though Alcan's staff representatives met with the European Commission, they are mainly...
27 May 2008
Germany : battle over the representation of employees after the integration of SAP Systems into the parent company SAP AG
The election of the first works committee in the history of SAP (a workforce of 14,000 in Germany) on December 1, 2006 had already given rise to a wrestling match lasting several months between...
26 May 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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25 August 2026
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026