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EU : European Commission partially endorses training aid to General Motors Belgium
The European Commission has agreed, on April 7th, a part of an aid the Flemish Region intends to grant to support training at General Motors Belgium in Antwerp. However, the Commission also found...
10 April 2007
Poland: new management methods, new productivity
The role of western firms. In many cases, foreign companies set up in Poland are at the origin of this boost in productivity due to increased motivation of workers, new technologies and new...
6 April 2007
Ireland: publication of a code of pratice for prevention of moral harassment in the workplace
The law introduces a system of employers’ responsibility as well as of employees’ for behaviour constituting harassment. The Code recalls that according to current legislation, the employer has...
6 April 2007
Belgium: age no longer an influence on wage
Exceptions. The age criterion may still be applied in the case of certain categories of workers for whom it would be beneficial on the labour market. The categories concerned are young employees...
6 April 2007
RR Donnelley: introduction of union coordination within the first world-publishing group
The international union federation, UNI Graphic, established, during a meeting last March 29 and 20 in Nyon (Switzerland,) a union coordination within the first publishing group, RR Donnelley. The...
6 April 2007
Spain : the new law on equality between women and men commented
After almost a whole year of debate before the Spanish Parliament, the Law on Equality between women and men (L.O. 3/2007 of 22 March 2007) has been finally approved. This law, in force since...
5 April 2007
Denmark: controversy about Chinese flight attendants employed out of collective agreements
The Scandinavian airline SAS is confronted to an opposition from the Danish union for the cabin staff for appealing to Chinese flight attendants not submitted to the kingdom's collective...
5 April 2007
Netherlands: parliamentary debate on pension funds’ practices
A debate took place in the Dutch parliament on April 4, 2007, on the pension funds' financial transparency and practices in terms of investment. Deputies also mentioned the fact that these funds...
5 April 2007
Lafarge: international union federations denounce the fact that the Korean subsidiary is not respecting the group’s CSR commitments
The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) and the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) denounced the violation of workers' and union...
Poland: the government and social partners are giving the green light for negotiations on the new social pact
After several months' blockade (see our story n°06981, 061005, 070082), social partners and the government signed, on April 3, 2007, a joint declaration which officially launches negotiations on...
4 April 2007
Bauer Verlagsgruppe: the German publishing group established a European works council
The German publishing group Bauer Verlagsgruppe signed, on December 14, 2006, with a special negotiations group including eight members from six different nationalities, an agreement on the...
4 April 2007
Spain: the hold-up risk must be integrated into the prevention plan
In a decision delivered on March 12, 2007, the national hearing qualified hold-ups of professional risk. In this case which concerns the Caja de Ahorros bank, it forces the employer to integrate...
4 April 2007
Air France-KLM: the European works council will be consulted on the group’s organization principles
The plenary meeting of Air France-KLM airline's European WC, which will take place between May 17 and 19, will notably concern the committee's consultation on a plan for the management's new...
4 April 2007
Michelin: the European works council get the right to be informed and consulted on a restructuring plan
The management from the French pneumatic producer Michelin, representatives from its European works council, and the European union federation EMCEF met on April 3, 2007, at the federation's...
4 April 2007
Netherlands: the postal group TNT is going to negotiate job cuts
The Dutch postal group TNT (162,000 employees in the entire world, 58,000 in the Netherlands) announced on April 3, 2007, 6,500 to 7,000 jobs cut in the Netherlands by 2010, and even up to 11,000...
3 April 2007
Germany: the IG Metall is suspecting Siemens of financing an “anti-union” and is pressing charges
The metallurgy union and Siemens' works council pressed charges, on April 2, 2007 against the German multinational company in the corruption case which already lead behind bars Wilhelm Schelsky...
3 April 2007
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
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...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025