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Portugal: the reform of the unemployment benefit makes reorganizations more expensive
The November 3, 2006 government decree 220/2206 reformed the unemployment insurance system and especially includes a disposition which will make it harder, in practice, for companies to part with...
12 February 2007
Poland: the Japanese are stepping into the breach
Toshiba, Bridgestone, and Toyota: the Japanese are stepping on it in Poland. After Suzuki, Isuzu and Sharp, the three companies are opening new factories in which some are planning to import the...
12 February 2007
Bonduelle: the agreement on the setting of a European works council
The management of the French food-processing group Bonduelle, the European union federation EFFAT and the members of the special negotiation group signed, on June 20, 2005, an agreement on the...
12 February 2007
Denmark: the government wishes to appeal to more and more skilled jobs
Denmark is renowned for its very restrictive policy concerning immigration, but in these full employment times, the government is taking initiatives to make the issuing of work and residence...
12 February 2007
Belgium: a measure to enable seniors recently hired to take vacations
A royal decree passed on January 24, 2007 is establishing "senior vacations" to enable employees aged 50 years old and more who are starting up a new activity to enjoy four weeks of vacation, even...
9 February 2007
General Motors : the EMF organised a meeting with trade union coordination group
The European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) invited, the 8 februar 2007, trade unions and workers representatives from the GM Europe plants to Brussels. The EMF expect new reorganizations in the...
9 February 2007
Sweden: a union exposed the discriminatory character of the reform on the unemployment insurance to the European commission
The union TCO judged that one of the new rules introduced by the unemployment insurance reform is particularly unfavourable for women working part-time. The union organization referred the matter...
9 February 2007
Generali : the Italian insurance company adopted a “European social charter”
The Italian insurance company Generali presented, on December 11, 12 and 13, 2006, to the select committee's European work's council, a "European social charter for the Generali group", which has...
9 February 2007
Spain: unions and employers signed the 2007 framework agreement on collective negotiations
Employers' organizations CEOE and CEPYMES, together with the main unions UGT and CCOO, ratified, on February 6, the new agreement on collective negotiations (ANC 2007,) which continues the broad...
8 February 2007
British Airways: Brussels’ Labour court forced the company to refer to its European Work’s Council
Brussels' labour court asked British airways (BA) on December 6, 2006, to stop transferring its customer service department from the Vienna airport to the Fraport company and to organize...
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8 February 2007
Lithuania: plans to make old-age pension more dependent on length of employment
Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour presented a draft bill which aims at making old-age pension more dependent on individual’s length of employment. (Ref. 070116)
8 February 2007
Belgium: Arjo Wiggins’ redundancy plan is including temporary workers
After three weeks of social conflict, the employees of two production sites of the stationer Arjo Wiggins started work again after negotiations on the redundancy plan accompanying reorganization...
8 February 2007
Belgium: the department of labor is updating its website
The SPF (Public Federal Service) Employment, Work and Social Dialogue launched, on February 1, 2007, a new website to replace the old one, dating back to 1998. It enables to access ten themes...
8 February 2007
Netherlands: first trial against a temporary work agency after a Polish worker died
A first in the Netherlands : on a union and a professional association's request, the factory inspectorate referred, on February 6, 2007, to the public prosecutor in order to compensate the widow...
7 February 2007
Sweden: temporary work is a flourishing sector
In three years, the turnover of the companies in this branch has more than doubled. The part linked to recruitment activities has encountered the strongest increase. (Ref 070112)
7 February 2007
Spain: Renault’s management and unions signed the new firm agreement in effect until 2009
The new agreement, signed on January 31 between the management of Renault Spain and majority unions (UGT, CCOO, and the executives' Confederation) is planning the departure, spread on three years...
7 February 2007
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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...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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...
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