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Denmark: senior citizens’ unemployment rate decreasing for two years
Seniors particularly enjoyed the country’s excellent economic situation : in the past two years, their unemployment rate has been divided by more than two. To take advantage of this "grey gold...
21 January 2008
EU: a preliminary ruling about jurisdictions conflict
Pending case at the French Supreme Court. In this case, an employee had first been employed by a French company for several years before being employed by a company from the same group, based in...
21 January 2008
EU: unions worried about the Commission’s plans to combat climate change
One week before publication of the European Commission's series of measures in terms of energetic policy and fight against global warming, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the...
21 January 2008
Finland: strike at the paper maker Stora Enso despite restructuring agreement
The management of the paper maker Stora Enso managed, on January 17, 2007, to sign an agreement with Finnish unions on the social consequences of the restructuring which concerns Finnish...
21 January 2008
Germany: the government wants to save a part of the “Volkswagen” law
Two months and a half after the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemned the Volkswagen law (see our article No. 070878), Brigitte Zypries (SPD,) German Federal Minister of Justice...
18 January 2008
Germany: Labour Minister to introduce minimum wage in all branches
Less than two weeks after a very disputed minimum wage came into effect in the postal sector (see our articles No. 071031, 071004), Olaf Scholz (SPD), German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs...
18 January 2008
France: EWCs must be totally consulted on mergers before the company’s board meets
The French Supreme Court gave, on January 16, 2008, its judgement on Gaz de France's appeal against the ruling which ordered to postpone the meeting of the company's board of directors, in charge...
17 January 2008
Denmark: Danish women head more Norwegian than Danish companies
The positive results of the quota policy introduced in Norway five years ago get more and more followers in Denmark, especially since few women are on the boards of directors of large Danish...
17 January 2008
Great Britain: TUC sensitizing on gender dimension in health and safety policies
The Trade Union Confederation TUC published a checklist aimed for union representatives in charge of health and safety to evaluate companies' policies concerning the gender dimension in the...
17 January 2008
Great Britain: thousands of workers face monitoring stress
According to a study paid for by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), there is a 7.5% increase in work strain for employees whose work is checked by information and communications...
17 January 2008
Nokia: the EMF denounced violations of the directive on EWCs
European trade unions immediately reacted when the giant Finnish phone company announced, on January 16, the closure of one of its German sites. The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF)...
17 January 2008
Italy: renewal of the economic part of the Gas and Water sector’s collective agreement
An average 113 euros wage increase for 2008-2009 and a joint opinion to face the sector's difficulties and limit the consequences the liberalization of the market has on employment. These are the...
16 January 2008
Italy: unions worried about Alitalia’s jobs after privatization and Air France-KLM’s buyout
The Cgil, Cisl and Uil unions are not satisfied after their first meeting, on January 16, 2008, with the President of the Council, Romano Prodi, about Alitalia's privatization and its possible...
16 January 2008
EU: MEPs ask the Commission to go further in its new health and safety at work strategy
On January 15, 2008, MEPs adopted, with a large majority, the report of the UK Labour MEP, Glenis Wilmot, on the Community strategy 2007–2012 on health and safety at work, presented by the...
16 January 2008
Belgium: guide for the protection of people working close to GSM infrastructures
The Belgium Labour Ministry published a guide it developed along with the three large mobile phone operators in Belgium. This guide, written from an evaluation of the risks linked to the presence...
16 January 2008
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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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026