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Germany: taking agency workers into account is a new challenge for works councils
Whereas temporary work is becoming a "standard" component in staff policy, a study by the Foundation Hans-Böckler presented in March shows that the management of agency workers is hardly taken...
3 April 2008
Great Britain: amendment to the law on Discrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity leave
Several amendments concerning sexual harassment and the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity have come into effect on April 6, 2008. The High Court indeed found...
3 April 2008
Italy: Air France leaves the negotiations’ table with Alitalia’s unions
Air France-KLM's CEO rejected the unitary proposition presented by Alitalia's eight trade unions and left, on April 2, the negotiations' table. At a press conference yesterday afternoon, the eight...
3 April 2008
Germany: apprenticeship contracts crossed the symbolic 600.000 threshold in 2007
Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education and Research, presented, on April 2, 2008, the annual report for 2008 on apprenticeship which reflects the good health of the German economy, while...
3 April 2008
Italy: the Council of Ministers approved the Testo Unico on occupational safety
Om April 1, the Council of Ministers approved the legislative decree for the Testo Unico on occupational safety which ends the government's mandate granted by the law 123 of August 3, 2007 (see...
3 April 2008
Chile: new industrial courts after the Pinochet era
The labor law reform is creating a new network of specialized courts. More than 7 million Chileans will potentially enjoy these courts which aim at taking decisions in case of industrial...
3 April 2008
EU: European social partners to negotiate the revision of the EWC directive
On April 2, in a letter sent to Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the three European employers' organizations –...
3 April 2008
Thomas Cook: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The management of the Thomas Cook Company (33.000 employees) and the special negotiating body created to negotiate for a European works council came to an agreement on March 6. The negotiation...
2 April 2008
EU: different treatment between same-sex partners and spouses can be regarded as discrimination based on sexual orientation
In a decision of April 1, the Court of Justice recognized the existence of indirect discrimination in reserving the widower's pension paid as part of an occupational pension scheme to the...
2 April 2008
Bouygues: creation of a new EWC
After the dispute which led to canceling the anticipation agreement of the European dialogue body of the French group Bouygues, the management and the special negotiating body adopted, on February...
2 April 2008
Czech Republic: Amendments to the Pension Insurance Act
Amendments to the Pension Insurance Act are being discussed at the Czech Parliament's Lower House. For the government, this is the first step towards long-term stability for the old age pension...
2 April 2008
Belgium: the House of Representatives adopts the bill on information-consultation
After the agreement signed by social partners on November 23, 2007, about the modalities of information and consultation of workers in companies with less than 100 employees (see our article No...
2 April 2008
Spain: CCOO criticizes management of immigrant workers influx
The Workers' Commission union (CCOO) qualified of "incongruous" the catalogue of trades with labor shortages (Catalogue de occupaciones de dificil cobertura), the Spanish government's main tool to...
2 April 2008
Denmark: SAS airline sanctioned for employing Asian cabin crew with no work permit
SAS pay a fine amounting to €120.691,32 for employing Asian stewardesses without a work permit outside of the Danish collective agreements (see our article No. 070316). Although unions rejoice...
2 April 2008
Italy: the Cgil analyzes characteristics and trends of second-level collective bargaining
During the national congress dedicated to the "evaluation and prospects of second-level bargaining", which took place on March 18 at the Cgil's headquarters in Rome, the Cgil's Observatory for...
2 April 2008
France: law to fight discrimination adopted
The Parliament voted, on March 25, 2008, the law concerning "several dispositions for the adaptation to Community law in the fight against discrimination". This law adapts French law with EU law...
1 April 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