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EU: European trade unions criticize the “energy package”
The European Public Services Union (EPSU) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) strongly criticized the measures contained in the "third energy package" presented by the European...
20 September 2007
Germany: 238.000 temporary workers got a 7.6% wage increase
The Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) and the "grouping for temporary companies' collective interest" (IGZ) signed, on September 19, 2007, a wage agreement planning a 7.6% wage increase...
20 September 2007
Germany: painful birth of the universal minimum wage in postal services
After long discussions, the German Council of Ministers (Bundeskabinett) finally decided to extend the law on "posted workers" to postal services. Gradually, this amendment should make mandatory...
20 September 2007
Arcelor-Mittal: extension of the world framework agreement, creation of an international works council and adoption of a joint health-security program
Trade union representatives of the Arcelor-Mittal group, brought together by the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) during a world conference organized in Montréal (Canada) on September...
20 September 2007
Spain: Catalan rail workers gave a strike notice to protest against the transfer of the suburban train networks management towards the region
Catalan railway workers' trade unions issued a six-day strike notice to protest against the way the transfer of the suburban train networks management from the State to the region is negotiated...
20 September 2007
Germany: the Ministers’ Council partially opened the labour market to eastern European engineers
The German Ministers' Council (Bundeskabinett) adopted, on September 19, 2007, a directive making it easier to hire engineers and specialists coming from the European Union's new member States...
19 September 2007
Netherlands: a series of social measures for a rigourous budget
On September 18, 2007, the Dutch government announced, as part of the Finance Act for 2008, a series of social measures. The goal is to increase the employment rate in order to preserve public...
19 September 2007
Great Britain: the government launched an action plan to reduce the growing number of deadly accidents on construction sites
Trade unions and representatives from the building industry approved the course of action proposed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in order to reduce the number of deaths and...
19 September 2007
Spain: arm wrestling between the government and wine-growers about employing illegal workforce from eastern European countries
Grape harvest in the Castilla-la Mancha region are starting this week in a heavy atmosphere, marked by the controversy between employers, administration and trade unions about the employment of...
19 September 2007
Belgium: a judgement on internet surfing for private matters
In a judgment from August 29, 2007, the Hasselt labour court rendered an interesting judgment about how to use emails and the internet at work. It approved the dismissal because of serious...
18 September 2007
Italy: the national collective agreement for managers in the transport sector is renewed
CONFETRA (general Italian Confederation for Transportation and Logistics) and MANAGERITALIA (national federation of managers, executives and trade, transportation, tourism, services and the...
18 September 2007
Germany: electricians acquired minimum wage
The IG Metall trade union, the central union of electric industries and of communication skills (ZVEH) and the federal Minister of Employment signed an agreement on the creation of a minimum wage...
18 September 2007
Great Britain: arm wrestling between unions and employers about national and European legislation on temp work
The annual TUC congress gave rise to an discussion between employers and trade unions about the legislation on equal treatment between temporary and permanent workers. The European draft directive...
18 September 2007
Luxembourg: the bill implementing the directive on workers’ information and consultation was adopted
The Council of government adopted, on September 14, 2007, a new bill implementing the directive 2002/14 on workers' information and consultation, which replaces the bill brought in at the Chamber...
17 September 2007
Hager Group EC: 27 countries will be represented in the European Company’s future works council
Since June 15, the German group Hager, specialized in electric installation equipment, is recorded in the Saarbrück trade register with the status EC. On September 18, 2007, staff representatives...
17 September 2007
EU: the CJEC must examine again the compliance with European law of a national legislation concerning the posting of workers
In her opinion rendered on September 13, the general advocate Verica Trstenjak asked the Court to note that Luxembourg legislation, which imposes on foreign service providers to apply all public...
17 September 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...
15 October 2025
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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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 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...
31 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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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
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025