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Netherlands: towards a relaxing of the law on dismissals
The Dutch government concluded, on July 4, an amendment bill to the law on dismissals, demanded by employers and contested by trade unions. Access to unemployment compensation would be made easier...
6 July 2007
Germany: a regional compromise ended a conflict in the building sector
Building social partners agreed, on the night of July 4, on regional changes to the collective agreement passed in May between the sectorial union IG BAU and the sector's two employers'...
6 July 2007
Italy: 18.000 precarious workers from call centers “stabilized” in the first 4 months of 2007
The Slc Cgil, union of the CGIL's communication workers, broadcasted a report on the regularization of call centers - which employ about 250.000 people, mostly with precarious contracts -...
5 July 2007
Lithuania: social benefits raises on 1st of July 2007
Minimum monthly wage has been raised by 16.7 % from 600 to 700 litas (from 174 to 203 euros), minimum hourly pay went up from 3.66 to 4.19 litas (from 1.06 to 1.21 euros). This will affect about...
4 July 2007
France: negotiations on the modernization of the labour market started
Social partners started, on July 4, 2007, a negotiation on the securing of professional course, the employment contract and the unemployment insurance before starting, at the end of the year, the...
4 July 2007
Inditex: the textile group wants to assume its global corporate social responsibility
Inditex is taking seriously its role of global company and its social responsibility policy. The textile group, which owns Zara and which recently intervened in favour of the defense of employees'...
EU: the Parliament’s Social Affairs’ Commission gave its view on modernization of labour law
Deputies from the Social Affairs' Commission adopted, on June 25, 2007, the report from the Polish deputy Jacek Protasiewicz (PPE-DE) on the European Commission's Green Book on modernization of...
4 July 2007
Bulgaria: demonstration of Lukoil Nephtohim Bourgas SA’s workers
Workers of the largest refinery of the Balkan peninsula demonstrated on June 18 to ask for the benefits of the enforcement of the "regulation for reduced working time" which governs activities...
4 July 2007
Brunel: an international framework agreement on fundamental labour standards was signed
The Dutch company Brunel's management signed, on April 13, 2007, an international framework agreement with the international Metalworkers' federation (IMF) and the Australian trade union AMWU. One...
3 July 2007
EU: a joint declaration from European social partners of the meat-processing sector
The European federation EFFAT and the Clitravi, the organization of employers from the meat sector, met for the first time on July 2, 2007, to evaluate the best means to take u the challenges with...
3 July 2007
Germany: a “pact for the future” insures the keeping of Michelin’s German sites and the passing to the 39-hour week
After six months' negotiations, Michelin Deutschland's management, the company's central committee and the IG BCE union (chemistry), presented on July 2, 2007 in Karlsruhe the "Zukunftspakt" which...
3 July 2007
Germany: the break in the trial period can be objected to under three weeks
According to a decision from the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) passed on June 28, 2007 (6AZR 873/06), employees in a trial period who want to protest against the termination of the...
3 July 2007
Spain: the government approved the 2007-2012 health and security at work strategy
The government approved on June 29 the 2007-2012 health and security at work strategy. It was born from a long negotiation which started in February 2005 between social partners, the Labour...
3 July 2007
Austria: agreement on the introduction of a 1.000-euro minimum wage for employees
Going over a point proposed by the coalition ruling, Austrian social partners announced that they found an agreement on the introduction of a 1.000-euro gross minimum wage for all employees, at...
2 July 2007
Germany: minimum wage comes into effect in the industrial cleaning sector
Eleven years after the building sector, the industrial cleaning sector is getting a minimum wage, which came into effect on July 1, 2007. Negotiated by social partners, this minimum wage now...
2 July 2007
EU: first phase of the consultation on transborder transfers of undertaking launched
"It is obvious that we can expect production considerations to become more and more mobile in an economic context influenced by globalization, the EU's enlargement, and the interior market's...
2 July 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
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31 October 2025
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026