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Germany: companies are turning to “lifelong time off banks” to avoid retirement at 67
Whereas retirement age has recently moved to 67 years old and subventions for part time retirement should disappear by the end of 2009, the metallurgy and electro technical employers federation...
23 March 2007
Germany: the Deutsche Post is aligning with union positions and is asking for the report on the early liberalization planned for 2008
Supported by Peer Steinbrück, Federal chancellor of the Exchequer, Klaus Zumwinkel, leader of the Deutsche Post AG (DPAG,) finally said at loud that he considered asking for the report on the...
23 March 2007
Great Britain : a gesture for swindled pensioners
People who lost their private pension in the collapse of 660 companies between 1997 and 2005 are going to benefit from an unexpected assistance, divulged on March 20, 2007, by the minister of the...
23 March 2007
Arcelor-Mittal : the negotiation on the upcoming European WC is going on
On March 19 and 20, negotiators from the management and union organizations met, in Brussels, for a third negotiation session, in order to adapt the constitutive agreement of Arcelor's EWC to the...
22 March 2007
Denmark: the LO confederation offers to take part in the reform of the public service
The union confederation LO offered the center-right government to actively take part in the planned reform of the Danish public service supposed to modernize it. Reactions are positive within the...
22 March 2007
EU: European social diary of April 18 to June 27, 2007
We provide you with a diary on the main events concerning social Europe and the institutional appointments. You can forward to us your scheduled events to the following address...
21 March 2007
EU: the Czech legislation in terms of stand-by duty time is contrary to common law
In an ordinance delivered on January 11, 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) ruled that the Czech legislation, which only considers the time when physicians in hospitals...
21 March 2007
EU: an infringement procedure against France for not transposing the directive on professional qualifications
After the court of Justice condemned France for the incomplete transposition of the 2001/19 directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the European Commission is carrying...
21 March 2007
Great Britain: establishment of a transition between help and work
The new Employment Support Alliance, which will, in 2008, replace inability and disability allowances, enable the two million beneficiaries to practice a cut-back activity, up to 16 hours a week...
21 March 2007
EU: the Commission is launching infringement proceedings against Austria for failure to implement the CJEC judgment on workers’ posting
The European Commission sent the Austrian government a letter of formal notice in which it requires that it complies with the judgment issued by the court of Justice of the European Communities...
21 March 2007
International: the international trade union confederation is setting up a “Pan European regional council”
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) announced, on March 19, 2007, the creation of a Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) after a founding assembly in Rome. The creation of the PERC...
21 March 2007
Ireland: the Labour Court recommends consultation of workforce by Aer Lingus on cost reduction plan
After being the target of a hostile takeover bid, Aer Lingus had announced a cost reduction plan implying modification of working conditions. It was a unilateral decision, whereas the company...
20 March 2007
EU: As far as Vladimir Spidla is concerned, the European policy in terms of reorganization is lacking visibility
In an exclusive interview granted to the French information letter "Liaisons sociales Europe" (March 23) Vladimir Spidla, the European commissioner in charge of employment, social affairs and the...
20 March 2007
Lidl: unions are condemning the violation of unions and workers’ rights in several countries
Several national (German, Italian, French) unions and the European union federation UNI-Commerce condemned the antiunion behaviors of the cheap food chain Lidl in Europe as well as the violation...
EU: publication of a corrigendum to the regulation on the European co-operative company
The March 20, 2007 Official Journal of the European Union is publishing a corrigendum to the n°1435/2003 regulation passed in the July 22, 2003 council, concerning the status of the European...
20 March 2007
EU: creation of a sectorial social dialogue committee in the gas sector
The European social partners from the gas industry, the EMCEF and EPSU union federations and the managerial organization Eurogas formed the 34th sectorial social dialogue committee. During a first...
19 March 2007
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025