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Germany: Angela Merkel softens opposition to minimum wage
After tough regional elections for the conservative party, the German chancellor must also face rumbling discontent among unions and German people, disappointed in the stagnation of both wages and...
4 February 2008
Great Britain: McDonald’s or Network Rail get degree powers
The government allowed company's trainings to be validated by the organization in charge of delivering national degrees. Employees from McDonald's, Flybe or Network Rail will now be able to get...
4 February 2008
Netherlands: liberalization of the postal market leads to social arm wrestling
Dutch unions are still trying to get the same guaranties as German unions on hourly minimum wage for the postal sector's employees before its liberalization in six months. Negotiations on working...
4 February 2008
Czech Republic : green card project for non-EU skilled workers
The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Interior, are currently preparing a green card project to attract...
1 February 2008
EU: CJEC to rule if Directive on equal treatment also protects parents of disabled children
In his conclusions rendered on January 31, 2007, the Advocate General Poiares Maduro invited the Court of Justice of the European Communities to rule that a mother suffering from discriminatory...
31 January 2008
Germany: the Deutsche Bahn and the GDL end a 10-month conflict
After a final agreement for a new collective agreement, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, the train drivers' union GDL and the Deutsche Bahn officially buried the longest conflict in Germany's rail...
31 January 2008
Italy: towards a single collective agreement for the service and transport sector
The agreement signed between the two social partners completes the negotiation started following an agreement signed with the Ministry of Labour on November 21, 2007 and that envisages the...
31 January 2008
Nokia: EMF to investigate on the management’s respect of the procedure of information and consultation of workers
During a social coordination meeting, on January 30, 2008, the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and its affiliated unions decided on "a coordinated response to management's announced...
30 January 2008
Germany: new initiatives to facilitate compatibility between work and family life
Demographic pressure, output and shortage of labour. "In Germany, the question of conciliation between work and family life is more and more discussed within companies, for demographic and labour...
30 January 2008
EU: budget headings for social dialogue
The European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities published calls for proposals to get Community grants for promoting social dialogue. These...
30 January 2008
EU: European Globalization Adjustment Fund for Portuguese workers in the car industry
The European Commission approved, on January 30, 2008, the 2.4 million euros requested by Portugal for assistance under the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) for the 1,549 workers...
30 January 2008
Italy: social partners renewed the national collective agreement of SMEs in the metallurgy
On January 25, the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-Uil unions and the employers' association Unionmeccanica-Confapi signed the agreement for the renewal of the national collective agreeement of small...
30 January 2008
Poland: negociations on implementation of the EU agreement on work-related stress
In January 2008, social partners launched negotiations on implementation of the EU Framework agreement on work-related stress, concluded by the European social partners in 2004 (see our article n°...
29 January 2008
Slovakia: social partners sign declaration on Euro adoption
On January 23, 2008, the government, trade unions, employers' associations and municipalities' representatives signed a declaration on the agreement to adopt and use Euro in Slovakia. It notably...
29 January 2008
France: the law on the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection of employees in the event of insolvency was adopted
The national assembly approved, on January 16, 2008, the bill concerning the enforcement of the European legislation concerning the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection...
29 January 2008
Great Britain: more and more seniors willing to work after 65
In the next 15 years, more and more seniors will want to work after 65, according to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), an organization which...
29 January 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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Germany: introduction of the concept of partial incapacity for work
The news. On 10 July, the German Parliament definitively adopted the “Act to Stabilise Contribution Rates in the Statutory Health Insurance System”...
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