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Germany: the government wants to make access to the labour market easier for some skilled workers from eastern and central Europe
There was talk of doing this for a few months (see our story 070331). Facing a workforce shortage threatening economic growth, the large coalition accepted, this Friday, August 24, to make access...
27 August 2007
Great Britain: companies will be legally responsible in the event of negligence causing an employee’s death
After a long public debate and a few amendments in Parliament, Great Britain acquired a law which strengthens the criminal responsibility of companies of which the negligence or failings in...
23 August 2007
Italy: social partners from the tourism sector agreed to the new national collective agreement
Concerning some 900.000 employees and about 300.000 companies (bars, hotels, restaurants, canteens, traveling agencies and campsites,) the new collective standards introduce more flexible working...
23 August 2007
Sweden: towards a supervision of sick leaves for “burnout” and depression
The guidelines from national health authorities and social insurances, which should come into effect this coming October, advocate a considerable decrease in the appeal to sick leaves for...
23 August 2007
Luxembourg: the bill on the private sector’s workers’ single status will be discussed in September
On August 3, the government submitted to the deputies' chamber the bill introducing a single status for the private sector's workers. This text, which puts an and to the difference between...
23 August 2007
Poland: the Labour Inspectorate collared supermarkets because of their bad working conditions
The labour Inspectorate published the results of the controls carried out in supermarket chains since the beginning of the year. Supermarkets are far from being models in terms of respect of the...
23 August 2007
Italy: the INAIL wants to promote the equal opportunities culture in the workplace and to better target its prevention policy function of the gender
The Italian social security organization, which managed the industrial accident and occupational diseases scheme, committed, with the government's services in charge of equal opportunities, to...
23 August 2007
Finland: the government wants to favour the employment of handicapped people and immigrant workers to remediate to the workforce shortage
Facing the growing lack in workforce, the government is looking for solutions to rescue tense professions, notably by appealing to disabled and immigrant workers. (Ref. 070679)
22 August 2007
Italy: social partners from the food industry renewed the national branch collective agreement
After three months' negotiations, employers' organizations affiliated with the national food federation, Federalimentare, and the trade union organizations Flai-Cgil, Flai-Cisl and Uila-Uil...
22 August 2007
Ireland: the Labour Court published its annual report
The supreme labour jurisdiction in Ireland (the Labour Court) published its annual report 2006. It outlines the general trends of the labour litigation and takes a stock of other Court's...
22 August 2007
International: China adopted new labour regulations
A new labour regulation, which protects workers more, will come into effect on January 1, 2008. Written contract of employment, respect of minimum wage, setting layoff compensation, collective...
21 August 2007
Unilever: the EWC is opposed to the cut of 20.000 jobs
The day after the Anglo-Dutch group's CEO, Patrick Cescau, told the press about the suppression of 20.000 jobs mainly located in Europe in five years, the EWC published a declaration in which it...
21 August 2007
Italy: first results of the TFR’s allocations
Italian employees had up to June 30 to decide to maintain the TFR "trattamento di fine rapporto" - that is to say the part of the salary deferred and paid-in, along with the interests, at the time...
21 August 2007
Great Britain: investment funds representatives started talks with trade unions
Anxious to start dialogue with the booming private equity sector, trade unions and the association which defends the sector's interest finally sat around the same discussion table. (Ref. 070673)
21 August 2007
Spain: two awaited texts on road transport published
The royal decree which transposes the 2002/15 directive on the organization of working time of people performing mobile activities in road transport activities was published in the July 18...
21 August 2007
Italy: as expected, the plan encouraging companies to regularize illegal labour failed
Among the means the Prodi government carried out to fight against illegal labour, the legal provision of Finance Act 2007 instigating companies to regularize workers in compensation for a...
21 August 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