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Great Britain: the government launched 11 guides on age discrimination
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published a series of practical guides destined to employers, which includes questions and answers concerning age-related discrimination in several areas...
4 October 2007
Czech Republic: State benefits into single office
Today, unemployment benefits and job-seekingassistance are provided by employment offices. Social benefits, such as poverty allowances, parental allowances or payments to those taking care of the...
3 October 2007
Germany: Frank Bsirske is elected president of the services union Ver.di again
Six years after the services union Ver.di was born, from the merger of five different unions, its president, Frank Bsirske, was reelected to his post on October 2, by the approximately 1.000...
2 October 2007
EVN: the Austrian group set up a EWC
The management of EVN, an Austrian company in the energy and water supply sector, set up a European works council on September 12, 2007. The company accounts for about 10.000 employees working...
2 October 2007
Umicore: an international framework agreement on sustainable development signed
The Belgian steel and chemistry group Umicore signed an international framework agreement on September 28, 2007, with the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the International...
2 October 2007
Belgium: information site on the 2008 social elections
The website of the federal public service employment, Labour and social dialogue put online information to make sure that the social elections for the introduction and the renewal of works...
2 October 2007
EU: Uni-Europa denounced “the law of the jungle” which will run over the postal sector after its liberalization
The European union federation of the postal sector, Uni-Europa Post, condemned the political agreement which was reached during the Council of Ministers on October 1 on the liberalization of the...
2 October 2007
Belgium: easing of the regulation concerning entry and residence for international researchers and executives
A Royal Decree passed on September 12, 2007 specifies the entry and residence conditions for foreign workers, especially researchers and executives. The purpose of this text, which transposes the...
2 October 2007
Denmark: the government wants to supervise non-hiring clauses
The Labour Secretary, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, announced the presentation of a new bill which would supervise the "secret clauses" commonly concluded between companies and through which they...
1 October 2007
International: trade unions are satisfied with the results of the first e-strike at IBM
For the first time, trade unions organized a virtual demonstration on the virtual game website Second Life (see our story 070695) and, by doing so, launched a new innovative type of global union...
1 October 2007
Great Britain: postmen are sticking to their claims and announced a new strike
The conflict between Royal Mail and the sector's union CWU which burst last June, worsened last week with the announcement of a strike in October. They denounced wage increases which are too low...
1 October 2007
Germany: the locomotive drivers’ union (GDL) will launch a national strike
After one week of "missed" appointments between the management and the Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the GDL, and whereas the official "social truce" ended Sunday night, the drivers' unions decided to...
1 October 2007
AXA: European funds for training of the EWC’s members
The European Works Council of the French insurance group AXA will organize a training session, in May 2008 in Warsaw, to ease the integration of the council's new members, following AXA's...
28 September 2007
Denmark: employers’ proposal to face workforce shortage
On September 25, the employers' organization Dansk Industri (DI) presented its "Plan B" which would enable to hire 200.000 new workers in eight years, and this to solve the important workforce...
28 September 2007
Italy : a law forbidding “blank resignation” adopted
The bill, which prevents the practice of "blank resignations", was adopted on September 25, 2007. This practice consisted in having the employee sign a blank resignation letter when they were...
28 September 2007
Hungary: the government continues its efforts to develop telework as an insertion tool
Along the same lines as the policies initiated in 1997 to broadcast teleworking as part of employment policies enabling to keep mothers active or to reinstate people far from the labour market...
28 September 2007
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026