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Germany: Allianz’s management agreed with the works council on the modalities of a restructuring plan which is advancing faster than expected
Engaged in a large operation to reinstate its staff (see our article 070515), Allianz finally agreed with its European works council to restart the operation of job exchange as early as July. On...
22 June 2007
Germany: the federal Labour Court confirmed that “solidarity strikes” are legal
In a ruling published on June 19, 2007, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG) confirmed that solidarity strikes led in a sector indirectly concerned by collective conventions...
22 June 2007
Thomson: free share handing out to the group’s employees
The French group Thomson decided, on June 21, 2007, to carry out a free distribution of shares in favour of all of Thomson's employees on June 1, 2007, as well as employees from its involved...
22 June 2007
EU: European social partners are drawing the balance on the enforcement of the voluntary agreement on stress
During the social dialogue committee's meeting, on June 20, European social partners adopted a second balance on the enforcement of the voluntary agreement on stress signed in October 2004 (on...
22 June 2007
Netherlands: the government wants to propound the suppling up of the law on layoffs
Unions are threatening to boycott this year's main social meeting, a summit on involvement in the labour market planned for June 27. This reaction follows the government's announcement, on June...
22 June 2007
EU: the European parliament adopted in a first reading its report on supplementary pension rights’ portability
The European parliament adopted on June 20 in a first reading its report on the portability of rights to complementary pension. Eurodeputies are in harmony with the governments negotiating within...
21 June 2007
Italy: unions and managers are negotiating the pension reform
A global agreement before June 28, day planned for the presentation of the economic and financial programming document: this is the government's goal. However, numerous topics are dividing social...
21 June 2007
Luxembourg: a group of companies reaching the 1.000-employee threshold are in the scope of the law on joint management
In a decision passed on May 15, 2007, the administrative Court specified that the law on joint management, which is applied to companies with over 1.000 employees with their headquarters in...
21 June 2007
EU: European social partners’ common analysis of labour markets
European social partners are elaborating a joint analysis of the labour market and identifying its challenges. This initiative has several goals : give recommendations to EU and national public...
21 June 2007
Germany: Deutsche Telekom and the Ver.di union adopted a compromise on the transfer of 50.000 employees
After weeks of strikes and an eight-day marathon negotiation, Deutsche Telekom's management and the German services union Ver.di ended, on June 20, 2007, their quarrel on the modalities to...
20 June 2007
Germany: train drivers from the Deutsche Bahn could launch a strike at the beginning of July
The beginning of the summer period is about to be stormy in Germany. Indeed, the German train drivers' trade union (GDL) announced on June 19, that it would launch a strike at the beginning of...
20 June 2007
Germany: the large coalition adopted a compromise on the creation of branch minimum wages
After a new summit meeting in the night between June 18 and June 19 in Berlin, the two large parties in power - the social-democrats (SPD) and the Christian Unions (CDU/CSU) - could not agree on...
20 June 2007
Italy: employees from the private sector hesitate between leaving the TFR in the company and investing it in a pension fund
The June 30 deadline date is approaching but a majority of the 11 million Italian employees concerned has not yet decided what to do with their TFR ("trattamento di fine rapporto", elaborated in...
19 June 2007
Ireland: the Labour Minister announced a reform of procedures before employment jurisdictions
The Labour Minister, Tony Killeen, announced on June 14, a reform of the procedures before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT*). This reform's goal is to speed up the procedures before...
19 June 2007
Netherlands: the Supreme Court limits the maximum load borne by employees
The federation of Dutch unions (FNV) is congratulating itself on a "historical" verdict, rendered on June 18, 2007 by the Supreme Court. A 23-kilogram limit was indeed set by the country's highest...
19 June 2007
EU: minimum wage differences remain between member States
In January 2007, 20 of the 27 EU member states had a national legislation establishing a legal minimum wage. It could strongly vary, from 92 euros a month in Bulgaria to 1.570 euros a month in...
19 June 2007
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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
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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
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
1 December 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025