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Poland: the Labour Inspectorate collared supermarkets because of their bad working conditions
The labour Inspectorate published the results of the controls carried out in supermarket chains since the beginning of the year. Supermarkets are far from being models in terms of respect of the...
Italy: the INAIL wants to promote the equal opportunities culture in the workplace and to better target its prevention policy function of the gender
The Italian social security organization, which managed the industrial accident and occupational diseases scheme, committed, with the government's services in charge of equal opportunities, to...
Finland: the government wants to favour the employment of handicapped people and immigrant workers to remediate to the workforce shortage
Facing the growing lack in workforce, the government is looking for solutions to rescue tense professions, notably by appealing to disabled and immigrant workers. (Ref. 070679)
Italy: social partners from the food industry renewed the national branch collective agreement
After three months' negotiations, employers' organizations affiliated with the national food federation, Federalimentare, and the trade union organizations Flai-Cgil, Flai-Cisl and Uila-Uil...
Ireland: the Labour Court published its annual report
The supreme labour jurisdiction in Ireland (the Labour Court) published its annual report 2006. It outlines the general trends of the labour litigation and takes a stock of other Court's...
International: China adopted new labour regulations
A new labour regulation, which protects workers more, will come into effect on January 1, 2008. Written contract of employment, respect of minimum wage, setting layoff compensation, collective...
Unilever: the EWC is opposed to the cut of 20.000 jobs
The day after the Anglo-Dutch group's CEO, Patrick Cescau, told the press about the suppression of 20.000 jobs mainly located in Europe in five years, the EWC published a declaration in which it...
Italy: first results of the TFR’s allocations
Italian employees had up to June 30 to decide to maintain the TFR "trattamento di fine rapporto" - that is to say the part of the salary deferred and paid-in, along with the interests, at the time...
Great Britain: investment funds representatives started talks with trade unions
Anxious to start dialogue with the booming private equity sector, trade unions and the association which defends the sector's interest finally sat around the same discussion table. (Ref. 070673)
Spain: two awaited texts on road transport published
The royal decree which transposes the 2002/15 directive on the organization of working time of people performing mobile activities in road transport activities was published in the July 18...
Italy: as expected, the plan encouraging companies to regularize illegal labour failed
Among the means the Prodi government carried out to fight against illegal labour, the legal provision of Finance Act 2007 instigating companies to regularize workers in compensation for a...
EU: publication of the the “Rome II” regulation over the law applicable to non-contractual obligations
The European regulation 864/2007 of July 11, 2007 has been published in the Official Journal of the European union (OJEU) on July 31. This text, which is part of the process to integrate private...
Tools : European social dialogue agreements
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Tools: agreements on workers’ involvement in a European Company
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Tools: International Framework Agreements (IFA)
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Poland: the government prepared several amendments to the Labour Code to comply with European Law
Under the threat of several actions for failure to fulfil EU obligations that the European Commission could soon introduce, the Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy decided to adapt to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
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