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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
Netherlands: Unilever’s employees building their own factory
Employees from the three factories of which Unilever announced the closure in October in the Netherlands - in Delft, Loosdrecht and Vlaardingen - are thinking about starting their own business...
21 January 2008
Germany: IG Metall and Nokia’s WC to fight
Whereas Nokia's management already started to dismiss some of the approximately 1.000 temp workers it employs at Bochum, the IG Metall and the WC announced that they want to fight "at all costs...
21 January 2008
Spain: Correros ‘ unions mobilized against the liberalization of the postal sector
Correros unions - the Spanish public operator - are mobilized against what they see as the forced liberalization of the postal sector. They launched a campaign against the fact that private...
21 January 2008
Great Britain: the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety warns workers about musculoskeletal disorders
More than one million people are concerned by musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Muscles, joints and tendons are severely tested by bad positions and during extended periods in front of the...
21 January 2008
Ireland: Health and Safety Authority’s work program for 2008
The Health and Safety Authority – HSA* - published its work program for 2008. Some of the key-objectives are: a 10% increase of inspections on the workplace and the development of policies centred...
21 January 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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026