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Netherlands: social agreement for KLM-Air France’s flying personnel
Held up at the end of June, an unusual threat to strike among KLM-Air France's flying personnel looks like it might have paid off. Indeed, an agreement was found, on July 16, 2007, between the...
17 July 2007
Italy: social partners from the chemistry sectors negotiated guidelines to make it possible to derogate from the branch collective convention
After a year of negotiations, chemistry unions (FILCEM-CGIL, UILCEM-UIL, FEMCA-CISL) recently signed a compromise with the employer's federations Federchimica and Farmindustria, on guidelines for...
17 July 2007
EU: the European Parliament adopted the report on the modernization of labour law
During a vote in a plenary session on July 11, the European Parliament adopted, with a large majority, the report of the Polish deputy Jacek Protasiewiscz (PPE-DE) on the green book on the...
16 July 2007
EU: the European Parliament insisted on workers’ protection within the framework of transborder posting
As an answer to the recent communication by the European Commission on the evaluation of the national measures of enforcement of the 96/71 directive on the posting of workers (see our dispatch n°...
16 July 2007
Suez: interview with Muriel Morin, manager of indusrial relations at Suez group
The French group Suez concluded three transnational agreements, on financial involvement (dispatch n°070625,) equality and diversity (see our dispatch n°070615,) and Employment and expertise plan...
16 July 2007
Great Britain: the union confederation TUC warns employers on the security of immigrant workers
Because of a bad English, an ignorance of their rights and a lack of training on security at work, some immigrant workers are much more vulnerable to illnesses, injuries, or even deadly accidents...
16 July 2007
Italy: important participation to the general July 13 strike, organized by the Basic Unit Confederation against pensions’ reform
Participation to the general strike proclaimed by the autonomous trade unions CUB, Al Cobas, SDL e USI on Friday, July 13, was higher than expected. Thousands of demonstrators from all...
16 July 2007
EU: the European Parliament amended the postal sector’s liberalization plan
European deputies adopted, on July 12, 2007, the report on the directive bill amending the 97/67 directive concerning the conclusion of the Community's postal services' interior market. Pushing...
13 July 2007
Spain: launching of a protocol against semicircular lipoatrophy
Catalan regional authorities established an action protocol against semicircular lipoatrophy. This phenomenon would affect at least 620 people in 28 companies, according to the labour counselor...
13 July 2007
Great Britain : more jobs for graduates, but first salaries lower
The barometer realized twice a year by the association of graduate recruiters revealed an increase in the number of posts offered to young people freshly graduated, but in certain sectors and...
13 July 2007
Spain: publication of the law on the independent worker status
The 20/2007 law, published in the Official Journal on July 12, will come into effect in three months. For the first time, it comprises the status of the 3.118.000 people who work alone. The text's...
13 July 2007
Schneider Electric: adoption of an agreement on changes’ conduct
The French group Schneider Electric (117.000 employees) signed an agreement, on July 12, 2007, with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF,) on changes' foreseeing. The text sets "minimum...
13 July 2007
Suez: world and triennial agreement on financial involvement
The French group Suez signed, on July 3, a group agreement with its EWC, the European Federation Public Service Unions (EPSU), Manager Europe (CEC) and the five French trade union organizations...
12 July 2007
EU: the CJEC was invited to speak out about the wage comparison patterns to dig out wage discriminations
The general attorney Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer rendered his conclusions, on July 11, on a prejudicial question addressed to the Court of Justice of European Communities (CJEC) by a German jurisdiction...
11 July 2007
Spain: the Seveso directive is hardly enforced
31 years after the Seveso incident in Italy, companies still downplay risk management in Spain. According to a report by the Union Institute of Work, Atmosphere and Health (ISTAS) close to Union...
11 July 2007
Italy: first union meeting in preparation for the UniCredit – Capitalia fusion
During a meeting which took place with trade unions on July 9 in Milan, UniCredit announced its strategy to incite to voluntary leaves which will come after Capitalia's buy out, but all "esuberi...
11 July 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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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027
The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...
12 October 2026
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EU: social partners put the Commission in the crossfire over quality jobs
The news. The second phase of social partner consultation on quality jobs ended on 28 September. A mandatory prerequisite for a social initiative in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning...
5 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted
The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...
14 October 2026