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EU: the EMF ICT committee adopted its road map for 2007-2011
The committee of the European metalworkers' federation (EMF) Information and Communication Technologies sector took place for the first time since last June's Congress (see our story 070483) in...
5 October 2007
Total: first European seminar on industrial security
The French oil group Total organized, on October 10 and 11, 2006, a European seminar on the theme of industrial security within the group, to which about twenty members of the EWC from eight...
5 October 2007
Italy: negotiations on the renewal of metalworkers’ collective agreement in a deadlock
Disagreements between the negotiators of the new collective agreement for metalworkers are increasing: they mainly concern wages and working time. Judging that the state of negotiations with the...
4 October 2007
Alcan: between disappointment and revolt, the EWC is getting ready for Rio Tinto’s takeover
It is with much disappointment that Alcan's European staff representation welcomed the European Commission's decision, rendered on October 2, which authorizes Rio Tinto's takeover of the Franco...
4 October 2007
Great Britain: the government launched 11 guides on age discrimination
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published a series of practical guides destined to employers, which includes questions and answers concerning age-related discrimination in several areas...
4 October 2007
Czech Republic: State benefits into single office
Today, unemployment benefits and job-seekingassistance are provided by employment offices. Social benefits, such as poverty allowances, parental allowances or payments to those taking care of the...
3 October 2007
Germany: Frank Bsirske is elected president of the services union Ver.di again
Six years after the services union Ver.di was born, from the merger of five different unions, its president, Frank Bsirske, was reelected to his post on October 2, by the approximately 1.000...
2 October 2007
EVN: the Austrian group set up a EWC
The management of EVN, an Austrian company in the energy and water supply sector, set up a European works council on September 12, 2007. The company accounts for about 10.000 employees working...
2 October 2007
Umicore: an international framework agreement on sustainable development signed
The Belgian steel and chemistry group Umicore signed an international framework agreement on September 28, 2007, with the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the International...
2 October 2007
Belgium: information site on the 2008 social elections
The website of the federal public service employment, Labour and social dialogue put online information to make sure that the social elections for the introduction and the renewal of works...
2 October 2007
EU: Uni-Europa denounced “the law of the jungle” which will run over the postal sector after its liberalization
The European union federation of the postal sector, Uni-Europa Post, condemned the political agreement which was reached during the Council of Ministers on October 1 on the liberalization of the...
2 October 2007
Belgium: easing of the regulation concerning entry and residence for international researchers and executives
A Royal Decree passed on September 12, 2007 specifies the entry and residence conditions for foreign workers, especially researchers and executives. The purpose of this text, which transposes the...
2 October 2007
Denmark: the government wants to supervise non-hiring clauses
The Labour Secretary, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, announced the presentation of a new bill which would supervise the "secret clauses" commonly concluded between companies and through which they...
1 October 2007
International: trade unions are satisfied with the results of the first e-strike at IBM
For the first time, trade unions organized a virtual demonstration on the virtual game website Second Life (see our story 070695) and, by doing so, launched a new innovative type of global union...
1 October 2007
Great Britain: postmen are sticking to their claims and announced a new strike
The conflict between Royal Mail and the sector's union CWU which burst last June, worsened last week with the announcement of a strike in October. They denounced wage increases which are too low...
1 October 2007
Germany: the locomotive drivers’ union (GDL) will launch a national strike
After one week of "missed" appointments between the management and the Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the GDL, and whereas the official "social truce" ended Sunday night, the drivers' unions decided to...
1 October 2007
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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...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Germany: introduction of the concept of partial incapacity for work
The news. On 10 July, the German Parliament definitively adopted the “Act to Stabilise Contribution Rates in the Statutory Health Insurance System”...
27 August 2026