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Suez: interview with Muriel Morin, manager of indusrial relations at Suez group
The French group Suez concluded three transnational agreements, on financial involvement (dispatch n°070625,) equality and diversity (see our dispatch n°070615,) and Employment and expertise plan...
Great Britain: the union confederation TUC warns employers on the security of immigrant workers
Because of a bad English, an ignorance of their rights and a lack of training on security at work, some immigrant workers are much more vulnerable to illnesses, injuries, or even deadly accidents...
Italy: important participation to the general July 13 strike, organized by the Basic Unit Confederation against pensions’ reform
Participation to the general strike proclaimed by the autonomous trade unions CUB, Al Cobas, SDL e USI on Friday, July 13, was higher than expected. Thousands of demonstrators from all...
EU: the European Parliament amended the postal sector’s liberalization plan
European deputies adopted, on July 12, 2007, the report on the directive bill amending the 97/67 directive concerning the conclusion of the Community's postal services' interior market. Pushing...
Spain: launching of a protocol against semicircular lipoatrophy
Catalan regional authorities established an action protocol against semicircular lipoatrophy. This phenomenon would affect at least 620 people in 28 companies, according to the labour counselor...
Great Britain : more jobs for graduates, but first salaries lower
The barometer realized twice a year by the association of graduate recruiters revealed an increase in the number of posts offered to young people freshly graduated, but in certain sectors and...
Spain: publication of the law on the independent worker status
The 20/2007 law, published in the Official Journal on July 12, will come into effect in three months. For the first time, it comprises the status of the 3.118.000 people who work alone. The text's...
Schneider Electric: adoption of an agreement on changes’ conduct
The French group Schneider Electric (117.000 employees) signed an agreement, on July 12, 2007, with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF,) on changes' foreseeing. The text sets "minimum...
Suez: world and triennial agreement on financial involvement
The French group Suez signed, on July 3, a group agreement with its EWC, the European Federation Public Service Unions (EPSU), Manager Europe (CEC) and the five French trade union organizations...
EU: the CJEC was invited to speak out about the wage comparison patterns to dig out wage discriminations
The general attorney Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer rendered his conclusions, on July 11, on a prejudicial question addressed to the Court of Justice of European Communities (CJEC) by a German jurisdiction...
Spain: the Seveso directive is hardly enforced
31 years after the Seveso incident in Italy, companies still downplay risk management in Spain. According to a report by the Union Institute of Work, Atmosphere and Health (ISTAS) close to Union...
Italy: first union meeting in preparation for the UniCredit – Capitalia fusion
During a meeting which took place with trade unions on July 9 in Milan, UniCredit announced its strategy to incite to voluntary leaves which will come after Capitalia's buy out, but all "esuberi...
EU: the Commission will closely examine a state help project to train Vauxhall Motors’ employees
The Directorates-General in charge of Competition at the European Commission will examine if Great Britain's aid project to train Vauxhall's employees, evaluated at 12.5 million euros, is in...
Danone: a European expertise on the sites threatened by the sale of the biscuit factory to Kraft
After the announcement, on July 3, 2007, of the sale of Danone's biscuit production to the American agro alimentary Kraft, the pilot committee of the international trade union confederation UITA...
Great Britain: according to unions, amendment of discriminations regulation misses out on true stakes
The government published, on June 12, 2007, a road map to simplify and improve regulation on discriminations outside the workplace. This decision was lukewarmly welcomed by unions and the Equal...
France : the government’s policy questioned twice because it ignored international and European law
Coincidence, or will to make it a symbol ?The two expected decisions, which put on the spotlight two important measures which, in the name of employment policies goals, amended the labour code...
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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Italy: telecommunications sector introduces new measures to navigate major transformation
The agreement reached between Asstel, the employers’ association for Italy’s telecommunications sector, and the SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions centres on strengthening labour relations to...
27 November 2025