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ArcelorMittal : interview with André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe
Whereas the agreement on the establishment of ArcelorMittal's EWC will officially be signed on July 9, 2007, André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe of the steel group and...
12 June 2007
Spain: the pensions’ reserve fund will invest on the stock market in socially responsible investments
The government approved, during its Ministers' Council, the reform of the social security's reserve fund to give its management more flexibility. The reform, which received the approval of the...
11 June 2007
EU: the European Parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs is vigorously debating on the modernization of labour law
Debates within the Parliament's Committee on Social Affairs on the draft report of the Polish deputy Jacek Protasiewicz (PPE-DE) about the green paper on the modernization of labour law are...
11 June 2007
ArcelorMittal: the agreement on the European WC is settled.
The steel group ArcelorMittal (360,000 employees) ended the negotiation about its European WC last April (see our dispatch 070365) the agreement is now concluded and the signature ceremony will...
11 June 2007
EU: BusinessEurope’s expectations for the Union’s Portuguese presidency
In a document given on June 8, 2007 to the Portuguese prime minister, José Socrates, whose country will be in charge of the EU's presidency starting next July 1, the managerial organization...
11 June 2007
Nokia Siemens Network : calling for a European day of action on June 12
Following the trade union coordination meeting, organized under the auspices of the European metalworkers' federation (EMF,) on May 25, 2007, after the management announced the European...
11 June 2007
Inditex: the Spanish textile group intervened to guarantee union rights at a Cambodian supplier.
The Spanish textile group Inditex intervened to defend union rights at a Cambodian supplier, notified the Spanish textile federation, Fiteqa-CCOO. The conflict had burst out several months ago...
Italy: opening the roman transportation network to competition would have led to a worsening of working conditions and a decrease in services’ quality
Tevere Tpl's employees announced a new 24-hour strike on Monday June 11, to ask for better working conditions. The topics of security, payment, and worsened working conditions are fueling a union...
11 June 2007
Spain: a new president for the employers confederation
Gerardo Diaz Ferran, 65, is the new leader of Spanish employers. On June 6, 2007, he succeeded to José Maria Cuevas, 72, who had been presiding over the confederation CEOE for 23 years. This...
11 June 2007
Spain: social partners from the chemical sector signed a pre-agreement on the content of the new branch collective agreement
Spanish union organizations from the chemistry sector (Fiteqa-CCOO and FIA-UGT) and the employers federation (FEIQUE) signed, on May 30, a pre-agreement which includes the main measures of the new...
8 June 2007
EU: booklet on good practices in telecommunications companies in terms of diversity at work
To mark the European year of equal chances, European employers from the telecommunication sector (ETNO) published a booklet, broadcasted in seven languages, which describes a certain number of...
7 June 2007
Belgium: total remodelling of the legislation concerning protection against violence and moral or sexual harassment at work
A law passed on January 10, 2007, published in the Moniteur Belge on June 6, 2007, is completely remodelling the legislation in force concerning protection against violence and sexual or moral...
7 June 2007
CPI: the publishing group is ending the negotiation concerning the establishment of a European WC
The book-printing group CPI, owned up to 65% by two investment funds - Electra Partners Europe and CVC Capital Partners - should conclude a negotiation to establish a European WC, with staff...
7 June 2007
Great Britain: the ghost of EU the directive proposal on temporary work is shaking managers and unions
Union organizations hope that Gordon Brown's arrival at the head of the British government will lead to a change in the course of governmental policy in terms of working conditions. They hope that...
7 June 2007
EU: unions from the postal sector are mobilizing in favour of a postponement of the sector’s total liberalization
Union organizations from the postal sector took part on a day of action and mobilization throughout Europe on June 6, under the aegis of the union federation UNI-Europa Post Logistic. The goal is...
6 June 2007
Lithuania: salaries has increased and become more transparent
Amount of employees who were paid 3000-4000 litas (869-1158 euros) monthly last year increased by 49 % - there were almost 55 thousand employees earning this much. 30 thousand people in Lithuania...
6 June 2007
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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
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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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 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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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy
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
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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