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Corporate practices: seniors’ employment in the Swedish company Scania
2007 was a record year in terms of sales for the group Scania, one of the jewels of the Swedish industry (84.5 million Swedish crowns, i.e. almost 9 million euro in sales). After Neste Oil (see...
29 April 2008
France: foreign service bonuses can be held for workers from other countries
International companies located in France sometimes provide for specific wage conditions of advantages, such as an expatriation bonus, for employees from the parent company or, in more drastic...
28 April 2008
Volkswagen: union representatives want to strengthen international cooperation
This is a first. From April 28 to May 1, almost 120 union representatives from all the sites of the German car manufacturer in the world, are going to take part in an "international union...
28 April 2008
Spain: employers accept the minimum wage increase if postponed to 2010
The leader of the employers' confederation CEOE accepted the principle of the gradual increase of the minimum interprofessional wage (SMI) promised by José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, but doesn't...
28 April 2008
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...
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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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
26 August 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
26 August 2026