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EU: a joint declaration from European social partners of the meat-processing sector
The European federation EFFAT and the Clitravi, the organization of employers from the meat sector, met for the first time on July 2, 2007, to evaluate the best means to take u the challenges with...
3 July 2007
Germany: a “pact for the future” insures the keeping of Michelin’s German sites and the passing to the 39-hour week
After six months' negotiations, Michelin Deutschland's management, the company's central committee and the IG BCE union (chemistry), presented on July 2, 2007 in Karlsruhe the "Zukunftspakt" which...
3 July 2007
Germany: the break in the trial period can be objected to under three weeks
According to a decision from the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) passed on June 28, 2007 (6AZR 873/06), employees in a trial period who want to protest against the termination of the...
3 July 2007
Spain: the government approved the 2007-2012 health and security at work strategy
The government approved on June 29 the 2007-2012 health and security at work strategy. It was born from a long negotiation which started in February 2005 between social partners, the Labour...
3 July 2007
Austria: agreement on the introduction of a 1.000-euro minimum wage for employees
Going over a point proposed by the coalition ruling, Austrian social partners announced that they found an agreement on the introduction of a 1.000-euro gross minimum wage for all employees, at...
2 July 2007
Germany: minimum wage comes into effect in the industrial cleaning sector
Eleven years after the building sector, the industrial cleaning sector is getting a minimum wage, which came into effect on July 1, 2007. Negotiated by social partners, this minimum wage now...
2 July 2007
EU: first phase of the consultation on transborder transfers of undertaking launched
"It is obvious that we can expect production considerations to become more and more mobile in an economic context influenced by globalization, the EU's enlargement, and the interior market's...
2 July 2007
Cytec : the American chemistry group established an EWC
The American chemistry group Cytec (6.700 employees) established a European works council under the aegis of Belgian legislation to ensure the representation of European employees (almost 1.900...
2 July 2007
Italy: towards a new deal for health at work
Almost 1 million industrial accidents and over 25.000 cases of professional or work-related pathologies are recorded every year in Italy. Facing this situation, a decisive step is expected with...
2 July 2007
Rheinmetall: unions denounced the management’s refusal to take responsibility for an international union representatives’ meeting
The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) denounced the refusal by the management of the German group Rheinmetall (23.000 employees) to financially support a meeting of trade union...
2 July 2007
France: the Finnish company Aspocomp condemned to pay the social plan of its French subsidiary, placed in liquidation
The Cour de Cassation, the highest French jurisdiction, gave a ruling, on June 19, 2007, confirming the condemnation of the Finnish group Aspocomp, the parent company of Ascopomp's factory in...
2 July 2007
Great Britain: Canadians to help English employees acquire technical skills in the nuclear sector
The Canadian company Atomic Energy of Canada passed a "pioneer" agreement with the largest British trade union, Unite, promising to employ 70 to 80 % of local workforce if it wins the contract for...
29 June 2007
Germany: German unions converted to “organizing”
Organizing pressure groups beyond the labour sphere and creating a "social movement" around a claim, the "organizing" concept developed at the end of the 1980s by American unions seduced German...
28 June 2007
EU: the European Commission proposed “flexicurity principles”
In a communication adopted on June 27, 2007, the European Commission defines the flexicurity concept and proposes common principles to help governments elaborate their national employment policy...
28 June 2007
Suez: three transnational agreements to be signed
The French group Suez and the trade union organizations represented within the European dialogue body are going to sign, on July 3, 2007, three transnational agreements on a financial profit...
28 June 2007
Belgium: elaboration of a tool in favour of equality between men and women.
A workgroup composed of social partners and the Institute for equality between men and women elaborated a new evaluation tool for wage categorization. It is the "no-sexism check list in the...
28 June 2007
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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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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: 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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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