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EU: ten member States did not transpose the directive which makes the training of truck drivers mandatory
The European Commission addressed, on June 27, 2007, a motivated notice to the ten member States because they have not notified the dispositions taken to comply with the directive 2003/59 on the...
28 June 2007
Alcan-Alcoa: the European Metalworkers Federation gathered unionists from both groups
Whereas the hostile offer launched by the American aluminum maker Alcoa to its Canadian competitor Alcan ends on July 10, the European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) gathered on June 21 in...
28 June 2007
Porsche: the car manufacturer adopted the status of European Company
During an extraordinary general assembly on June 26, 2007 in Stuttgart, the luxury German car manufacturer Porsche AG's shareholders gave the green light to the transformation of the company into...
27 June 2007
Great Britain: BBC managers gave up their bonus, because they failed to reach their racial diversity goals
All of the BBC's big bosses, that it the nine leaders of the executive committee, just gave up almost 600.000 euros of bonus, despite the results which gave them this right, because they did not...
27 June 2007
Great Britain: productivity is still lagging behind
British productivity remains well below that of other European countries, according to a study by the center of economic performance, bound to the prestigious London School of Economics. (Ref...
27 June 2007
EU: the European Commission advocates anticipating restructurings
During the last "restructuring" forum, especially dedicated to anticipation, which took place on June 25 and 26, 2007 in Brussels, the European Commission insisted on the need to anticipate...
27 June 2007
Germany: extension of the aid to build up a professional pension.
Pressure trade unions, employers and lobbies exercised apparently paid off. After years of talks, Franz Müntefering (SPD), federal minister of Labour and Social Affairs, declared on June 25, 2007...
27 June 2007
Netherlands: KLM’s flying personnel is threatening to go on strike
The flying personnel of the airline company KLM-Air France (that is about 8.500 people in the Netherlands) voted on June 22, with a 93% majority, against the plan for the new collective agreement...
27 June 2007
Slovakia: the most important changes proposed to the Labour Code
e-europnews, June 28th, 2007, n° 070570 - www.eeuropnews.com
26 June 2007
EU: the European Commission walks on thin ice with flexicurity
Several fairies leaned on the development of the communication on "towards common principles of flexicurity,", which should be adopted on June 27, 2007. The initial plan was subjected to many...
26 June 2007
Italy: against Nokia Siemens Network’s restructuring plan, strikes follow strikes in the group’s facilities
Following last month's mobilizations to stop the German-Finnish multinational company's restructuring plan which plans layoffs and shutdowns in the country, the three main metalworkers' unions...
26 June 2007
Spain: the decrease in wages’ weight in the GDP is causing much gnashing of unions’ teeth
In 10 years, it went from 49 to 46.6% (as opposed to 64% in average in the Euro zone). Despite the official continuation of the wage moderation policy, unions are getting ready to enter a new...
26 June 2007
EU: the Commission approved the aids given by the European globalization adjustment fund (EGF) to PSA and Renault’s subcontractors
The European Commission announced yesterday, June 25, 2007, that it gave its consent to the grant of aids coming from the European globalization adjustement (EGF) to the subcontractors of PSA...
25 June 2007
Great Britain: one manager out of three cares little about health at work
British employers were highly criticized in a recent study for the neglect in terms of their employees' health and well-being on their workplace. (Ref. 070567)
25 June 2007
Austria: companies’ good results and the fall of unemployment made labour costs and wage levels rise again.
According to the Austrian statistics office (Statistik Austria), labour cost in Austria increased faster than expected in the first trimester of 2007, in a context of important unemployment...
25 June 2007
Great Britain: government and employers signed a pact to train the less qualified employees
The British Ministry of Labour and Pensions launched a pact in favour of training towards companies. Recommended in December 2006 by Lord Leitch (see our story 061233) in a report which had...
25 June 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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25 August 2026
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026