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Delphi: the European federation of metalworkers is organizing a new action day
"We are currently confronted to the gradual dismantling to a large degree of Delphi's industrial activity in the EU", declared the European federation of metalworkers (EFM) about the American car...
Germany: the “Riester pension” is approaching the 8.5 million contracts mark
The complementary pension via capitalization adopted in 2002 is appealing to more and more Germans. After a sluggish start, the number of subscribers keeps increasing. For the first trimester of...
Belgium: a new regulations on employees’ support
A royal decree established new duties in terms of workers' welcome and support. This text imposes that the beginner's welcome and support by an experienced worker be organized. Moreover, the...
Tallink: unions are asking for the creation of a European work’s council
Together, sea workers unions from Estonia, Sweden and Finland asked the Estonian marine company Tallink – providing passenger transportation in the Baltic sea – to create a European work's...
Great Britain: a guide on the governance of defined benefits pension schemes
The British pension regulator elaborated a guide for trustees of defined benefits pension schemes confronted to the risk to see a member company's obligations or guarantees diminish, following a...
Great Britain: a consultation on paternity leave launched
The Minister of Labour and Industry launched, on May 14, a consultation on paid paternity leave, which should enable fathers, after six months, to take over from the mother, when the latter does...
Great Britain: racism in companies denounced
Racism at work is the first flak expressed by ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom, according to the commission for racial equality. Out of the over 5,000 complaints it received during the last...
France: Nicolas Sarkozy, the new president, is presenting his reform program
The candidate Sarkozy's reform in the social marked the presidential campaign, placing "the rehabilitation of labour value" as one of his main strengths. Exempting extra hours from taxes...
EU: the Commission adopted a draft directive bill planning sanctions against employers who hire citizens from third countries illegally
The college of Commissioners adopted, on May 16, a draft directive planning sanctions against people employing people from countries outside of the European Union staying illegally in the country...
International: Indian unions are protesting in Rotterdam against the violation of workers’ rights by Unilever’s Indian subsidiary
Members from the Indian union HLEU came to protest, on May 15 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, against Unilever's anti-union practices in India. Their action was supported by the European trade union...
Scor: synthesis of the agreements setting up a common committee for the group’s three European companies
The three agreements on workers' involvement within the European companies Scor global P&C EC, Scor global life EC and Scor EC were adopted by each future EC's special negotiations group. A common...
Scor: the reinsurance group chose a committee common to the three European companies to represent its employees
Staff and management representatives involved in the Scor group's three special negotiation body came to result that could inspire others companies. One the one hand, because it is the first...
EU: European social partners will not start negotiations on the prevention of MSD
As an answer to the European Commission's second consultation launched with European social partners on musculoskeletal disordes, the European employers organization BusinessEurope and the...
Lithuania: creation of a trade union in the banking and insurance sectors
Employees from the banking and insurance sectors in Lithuania can now join a trade union, created on May 12 and 13, a first in the Baltic states. (Ref. 070434)
International: cooperation between the British union Amicus and the Indian union Unites to denounce HSBC’s practices
British and Indian unions (Unites, unions of call centers workers,) met under the aegis of the international trade union federation UNI to discuss the HSBC bank's practices in India and consider a...
EADS: the European Metalworkers’ Federation gather its union coordination group
The European metalworkers' federation (EMF) gathered, on May 14, 2007, its union coordinators at the level of the EADS group. The federation does not rule out new European mobilizations to oppose...
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
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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...
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026