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EU: budget headings for social dialogue
The European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities published calls for proposals to get Community grants for promoting social dialogue. These...
30 January 2008
EU: European Globalization Adjustment Fund for Portuguese workers in the car industry
The European Commission approved, on January 30, 2008, the 2.4 million euros requested by Portugal for assistance under the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) for the 1,549 workers...
30 January 2008
Italy: social partners renewed the national collective agreement of SMEs in the metallurgy
On January 25, the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-Uil unions and the employers' association Unionmeccanica-Confapi signed the agreement for the renewal of the national collective agreeement of small...
30 January 2008
Poland: negociations on implementation of the EU agreement on work-related stress
In January 2008, social partners launched negotiations on implementation of the EU Framework agreement on work-related stress, concluded by the European social partners in 2004 (see our article n°...
29 January 2008
Slovakia: social partners sign declaration on Euro adoption
On January 23, 2008, the government, trade unions, employers' associations and municipalities' representatives signed a declaration on the agreement to adopt and use Euro in Slovakia. It notably...
29 January 2008
France: the law on the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection of employees in the event of insolvency was adopted
The national assembly approved, on January 16, 2008, the bill concerning the enforcement of the European legislation concerning the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection...
29 January 2008
Great Britain: more and more seniors willing to work after 65
In the next 15 years, more and more seniors will want to work after 65, according to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), an organization which...
29 January 2008
EU: CJEC to rule whether employees away on sick leave are still entitled to paid leave
In her conclusions delivered on January 24, 2008, the advocate general Verica Trstenjak proposes that the Court judges that a worker away on a sick leave during the reference period is still...
29 January 2008
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
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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Italy: telecommunications sector introduces new measures to navigate major transformation
The agreement reached between Asstel, the employers’ association for Italy’s telecommunications sector, and the SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions centres on strengthening labour relations to...
27 November 2025