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Sweden: new bill against discrimination under European Commission pressure
The Swedish government has just presented to the Parliament (Riksdag) a bill to amend the provisions fighting against discrimination. In addition to preventing discrimination based on age, the...
18 March 2008
Italy: labour enters the electoral campaign
From Confindustria propositions on the program of the Arcobaleno left-wing party to the Democratic Party (PD), work is massively present in the election campaign for the parliamentary elections of...
17 March 2008
EU: towards negotiations on access to employment for disadvantaged groups
During the tripartite social summit, on March 13, 2008, European social partners announced the opening of negotiations for a voluntary agreement aiming at facilitating disadvantaged groups' access...
17 March 2008
Great Britain: £15 million to support women’s employment in masculine sectors
The government announced, on March 7, the investment of £5 million a year in the next three years in a program to integrate women in sectors where they are under-represented. (Ref. 080225)
17 March 2008
Italy: Cgil presents strategy to improve continuous training access
Characterized by a low schooling level, early departures from school, a low rate of adults' continuous training, Italy is very late concerning Lisbon's objectives in lifelong training. For that...
17 March 2008
Gaz de France: the fate of GDF and Suez’s EWCs after the merger
During the meeting of Gaz de France's EWC on March 11, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080204), the management presented an outline of the future of the European staff representation bodies of the two...
17 March 2008
Sweden: LO prepares congress and wants more investment into training
The executive committee of the Swedish confederation of blue-collar workers, LO, prepared the course of the congress which is going to take place from May 31 to June 4, 2008. The starting point of...
17 March 2008
Finland: forum to prepare the next pension reform
The Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Liisa Hyssälä, created, on March 10, 2008, a pension forum to control and evaluate the enforcement of pensions for 2005 and 2007. The aim is to...
17 March 2008
Austria: government to agree on the “Papamonat”, a parental leave for fathers
The governmental work group on the "Papamonat", a new special benefit for fathers who stop working after their child is born, should present a final text in April. All political parties agree on...
14 March 2008
Great Britain: nuclear radiation might be linked to heart diseases
An amazing study was published last week in the International Journal of Epidemiology: radiation exposure could be the source of increased mortality after cardiovascular diseases among nuclear...
14 March 2008
Sweden: tax cuts to encourage fathers to take parental leaves and leaves to care for sick children
The Swedish government will introduce, on July 1, 2008, a relatively important tax cut for families where the mother and the father equally share parental leaves. It is also thinking about a...
14 March 2008
Germany: dispute on seniors’ part-time in the metal sector
The metalworkers' union IG Metall, which is fighting to keep the law on seniors' part time (Altersteilzeit), which is supposed to expire at the end of 2009, chose the tough way. Between March 10...
13 March 2008
Denmark: 3F launches a new network to fight pay inequality
In spite of companies' obligation to gather information on pay according to gender, the pay gap between men and women is increasing and would have reached 17% in 2006. This is the reason why Jane...
13 March 2008
EU: CJEC to rule on the notion of direct discrimination on the grounds ethnic origin
In his conclusions delivered on March 12, 2008, the Advocate General Poiares Maduro proposes that the Court accepts that, when an employer tells the media that "he would not recruit persons of...
13 March 2008
Gaz de France: EWC says no to merger with Suez and takes cognizance of the social guaranties presented by the management
After the EWC meeting on March 11, 2008, the members adopted a negative opinion on the merger between GDF and Suez. The document, rounded up on March 12, presents economic arguments against this...
13 March 2008
Germany: a ruling which revives controversy on industry-wide minimum wage
Since Berlin's Administrative Court declared, on March 7, that the new minimum wage which came into effect on January 1, 2008 in postal services was "illegal", the controversy on this topic...
12 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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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026