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Italy: social partners signed a protocol reducing precariousness in call centers
The Slc-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions and the employers' organization Assocontact -Confindustria - which gathers the main Italian call centers service providers in outsourcing, signed, at...
24 October 2007
Volkswagen-Porsche SE: Volkswagen’s EWC lost its case against Porsche
The day after the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemned the Volkswagen law (see our article N°70877), the employees of the car manufacturer experienced another disappointment. The...
24 October 2007
Spain: employers and unions agree to limit wage increases to 3% in 2008
Social partners share a common analysis of the need to extend one more year the agreement of wage reduction effective in Spain since 2007. The goal of this maintained austerity is to strengthen...
24 October 2007
Finland: implementation bill for the directive on cross-border mergers
In order to implement the European directive on cross-border mergers, the Finnish government just brought before Parliament a bill which amends the existing legislation concerning companies...
24 October 2007
EU: the European Commission adopted its work program for 2008
The European Commission adopted, on October 23, its work program for 2008. On the social menu: dealing with restructurings, revising the directive on European works councils as well as that on...
24 October 2007
EU: the debate on the modernization of labour law coming to a sudden end
The European Commission adopted, on October 24, 2007, its communication on the outcome of the consultation launched by the Green Paper on the "modernization of labour law" (see our story No...
24 October 2007
EU: the European Commission proposed two directives to solve workforce shortage
The European Commission presented, on October 23, two draft directive to solve the workforce shortage in the EU. The first one introduces the "European blue card" and is aimed at improving and...
24 October 2007
Germany: workforce shortage cost German economy 18.5 euros million in 2006
According to a study carried out by the Institute of Economic Research in Cologne (IW) published on October 22, 2007, the lack of skilled workforce in technical fields is already slowing German...
24 October 2007
EU: negotiations on the temporary work draft directive started up again
The EU's Portuguese presidency revived talks on the draft directive on temp work which had stopped in 2004. If the political context of its main opponent - the United Kingdom - has changed, a...
24 October 2007
Germany: the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemns the “Volkswagen” law
In a judgement rendered on October 23, 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) condemned Germany to revise the "Volkswagen" law which divides powers between shareholders...
23 October 2007
Italy : the unions again mobilised against the sale of two Italian Nokia-Siemens locations
At a meeting with the unions on October 17 at the Ministry of Economic Development, Lauri Kivinen, responsible for external relations at Nokia Siemens Network, confirmed the decision to sell its...
23 October 2007
Volkswagen: IG-Metal wants to keep “Volkswagen” law
The Court of Justice of the European Communities rendered, on October 23, 2007, its decision in the case opposing the European Commission to Germany about the German "Volkswagen" law which enabled...
23 October 2007
EU : “restructuring” forum dedicated to the automobile sector
The automobile sector is the first one to be the subject of a "restructuring" forum, an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2005 to think about questions of anticipation of change...
23 October 2007
Spain: measures to ensure application of the law on gender equality
Recourse to the labour inspectorate. Mr Caldera announced that between 2008 and 2010, 10,000 firms will be visited by the labour inspectorate to monitor effective application of the law. 50% of...
23 October 2007
Germany : the Deutsche Bahn fired two strikers with no prior notice
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict which opposes the train drivers' union (GDL) and the Deutsche Bahn, the German railroad company confirmed, on October 22, 2007, that it...
23 October 2007
Luxembourg: bill on free movement of persons and immigration adopted
The Council of the Government adopted, on October 19, 2007, a bill on the free movement of persons and immigration which specially amends some provisions of the Labour Code and repeals the law of...
22 October 2007
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025