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Deutsche Telekom: 96.5 % of militants from the Ver.di union voted in favour of a strike
Leaders of Ver.di, the services union, presented, on Thursday May 10, 2007, the results of the vote on the strike in Deutsche Telekom : 96.5% of the 21,900 registered votes expressed in favour of...
10 May 2007
EU: the European Parliament adopted a resolution in favour of the strengthening of workers’ rights to information and consultation
European deputies adopted, on Thursday May 10, a resolution "on the strengthening of European legislation in the field of workers’ information and consultation". The resolution particularly...
10 May 2007
Poland: the reform on the early retirement system is experiencing a difficult start
In Poland, the reform on the early retirement system is starting up again (see our story n°070339). After excluding the 200,000 professors from this system, Anna Kalata, Minister of Labour and...
10 May 2007
Netherlands: a mugged train driver ask for compensation
An Utrecht court ruled, on May 8, 2007 that Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the railroad company, gradually privatized between 1994 and 2001, is responsible for a train driver’s post-traumatic...
10 May 2007
Groupama: an amendment to the agreement concerning the European WC signed
An amendment to the agreement on the establishment of a European works council for Groupama (24,975 employees, 2,839 of which in the EU), which was signed on February 15, 2007, improves a certain...
10 May 2007
France: 50 new jobs open to citizens from the EU’s new member States
The government plans to open the access of workers from eastern and central European countries to 30 new jobs with a labour shortage, added to the 62 already open, for which the work permits...
9 May 2007
Spain: sanctions on serious infringements in terms of prevention will be published
The government approved in a Ministers' council the decision to publish the sanctions for infringements regarded as very serious in terms of prevention of risks at work. (Ref. 070411)
9 May 2007
Hungary : Jabil Circuit Hungary Corp. is officially shutting down its Szombathely factory
e-europnews 14 May 2007, 2007, n°070423 – www.eeuropnews.com
9 May 2007
Germany: working hours are more and more flexible
According to a study published on May 7, 2007 by the Hans-Böckler foundation (close to trade unions), 40% of all employees in Germany enjoy working hours that are "extremely flexible". Only 13% of...
8 May 2007
Belgium: the management is insisting on the voluntary dimension of CSR
The Belgian employers' federation (FEB) presented an enquiry on social responsibility carried out among 250 Belgian companies. According to the federation, 'CSR is a custom-made work and a...
Quebecor World: the Canadian printing company signed a international framework agreement
Quebecor World's management and the international trade union confederation UNI signed, on May 4, 2007, a "joint declaration on the respect and the promotion of international labour norms" on the...
8 May 2007
International: unions ask G8 leaders for a fairer globalization
During a meeting of the Labour Secretaries from the G8 group, taking place since May 6 until todTuesday May 8, a union delegation gave to Angela Merkel, currently chairing the G8, its requests...
7 May 2007
EU: the European Commission offered to improve the restructuring scheme in the sugar industry
The European Commission offered, on May 7, 2007, to amend the sugar industry's restructuring scheme, to encourage a larger number of producers to get out of this sector. The goal is to incite...
7 May 2007
EU: the European Commission plans an improvement of employment between 2007 and 2008
According to the European Commission's spring economic forecasting, the EU's economy should increase of 2.9% in 2007 and 2.7% in 2008. The EU's unemployment rate should go under the 7% line in...
7 May 2007
EADS: agreement to transform the European WC into a world group committee
The EADS group's management and its European works council signed, on April 26, 2007, a letter of intent to gradually open the European employees' representation body to other countries located...
7 May 2007
EU: a quarterly study on reorganizations in Europe was published
The Dublin foundation has just published its quarterly report (*) on reorganizations in Europe. If job cuts remain important, their creations are nonetheless higher. (Ref. 070403)
7 May 2007
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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...
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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...
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