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Slovakia: law for the extension of collective agreements adopted
The draft amendment for the law concerning collective bargaining was adopted by the Slovakian National Assembly. It meets the needs to extend collective agreements according to fairer criteria...
1 April 2008
Germany: negotiations failed at the Deutsche Post, Verdi launches the first warning strikes
The mailboxes of 14 large German cities will remain empty today. The services' union Ver.di threatens to carry on with the movement if the Deutsche Post does not accept, among other things, a new...
1 April 2008
Czech Republic: Constitutional Court repeals several Labour Code provisions
Vagueness, unclearness and uncertainty. The Constitutional Court struck out
part of Section 2 on which provisions of the Labour Code are mandatory and
which may be derogated from. The...
31 March 2008
Germany: the automobile industry on the edge of a new wave of relocations ?
According to a recent study by the Center Automotive Research (CAR), one of the main German research centers on the Car Industry, the German economy's flagship sector, is on the edge of a new wave...
31 March 2008
Italy: Thyssenkrupp’s Turin site closed and the public prosecutor is suing the managers
After the accident which took place on December 6, 2007, causing seven deaths (see our article No. 071035). Thyssenkrupp's Turin site closed after an agreement signed, on March 3, 2008, between...
31 March 2008
Italy: Emma Marcegaglia at the head of Confindustria; innovation and continuation
The appointment of Emma Marcegaglia at the head of Confindustria for the 2008-2012 period should mark the beginning of a new era for the employers' confederation. It already shows progress for...
28 March 2008
Ireland: employment law compliance bill
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Michael Martin, and the Minister for Social Affairs, Billy Kelleher published, on March 18, the Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008 which aims at...
28 March 2008
Germany: industries ignore the call on minimum wage
Always arguing about minimum wage, the parties of the coalition in power and the Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs (BMAS), asked the sectors interested in the establishment of an...
27 March 2008
Italy: new measures for asbestos victims before Eternit trial
Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Minister of the Economy, signed, on March 13, the decree concerning the "foresight allowance" (benefici previdenziali) for workers exposed to asbestos, adopted as part of...
27 March 2008
Germany: the machine tool and electronic sectors have a hard time facing the employment boom
In spite of the changeable situation, the machine tool and electronic sectors are faced with an unprecedented "employment boom", similar to that of the 1960s. There is no shortage for applicants...
26 March 2008
France: the Supreme Court judges Bouygues’ anticipation agreement “lapse”
In a judgment of March 5, 2008, the Supreme Court confirmed the ruling of the Paris Court of Appeal which cancelled the anticipation agreement of the European dialogue body created in 1995 by the...
26 March 2008
Corporate pratices : gender equality in the Finnish Neste Oil Company
Neste Oil, an oil company listed on the stock market which made more than €12 billion in sales in 2007, is the first Finnish private company to win the equality prize, awarded every year to a...
26 March 2008
Germany: Lidl admits having very detailed files on its employees
Put into question by the Stern magazine, the discount store Lidl admitted that it draws up very detailed files on its employees, to "find professional offenses". Taken from videos filmed behind...
26 March 2008
France: the Supreme Court extends accountants’ power in a European group
In a decree of March 15, 2008, the Supreme Court judged that public accountants appointed by the central works council of the French subsidiary of a European group are allowed to ask for documents...
26 March 2008
Great Britain: bill in favor of positive action
Harriet Harman, the Equalities Minister, developed a bill to help women and black employees achieve equality. This step towards positive action pleases neither MPs, nor associations promoting...
25 March 2008
Romania: general unlimited strike in Renault-Dacia’s factory
After wage negotiations failed at Renault-Dacia's Pitesti site, unions declared, on March 24, an unlimited general strike to demand wage increases. As for the management, it disputed the...
25 March 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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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