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EU: the common position on the regulation concerning public passenger transport services has just been published
The regulation bill concerning public passenger transport services by rail and by road, with a view to bringing more competition into public transportation, is planning dispositions as to staff's...
28 March 2007
Great Britain : the government launches consultation on the settlement of labour disputes
The consultation will end by June, 20 and will probably lead to a reform proposal by the government.
28 March 2007
Germany: with a 3% raise, metallurgy employers are putting their best offer in years
On the eve of the second round of wage negotiations in the metallurgy and electro technical sectors (3.3 million employees), on March 29, 2007, the sector's leaders calculated their offer for the...
28 March 2007
Spain: unions and Seat’s management are negotiating the cut of 1,500 jobs
Unions and Seat's management started talks about a staff adjustment which should lead to the cut of 1,500 jobs on a three-year period. One year ago, Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary had already...
28 March 2007
Belgium: union confederations are requiring the extension of the right to information and consultation to companies with less than 20 employees
Whereas Belgium is two years late in the implementation of the directive on workers' information and consultation, the two main union confederations CSC and FGTB established a common front to...
27 March 2007
Alcatel-Lucent: hearing on April 3, 2007 on the EWCs information-consultation
In the middle of the arm wrestling game taking place between the group Alcatel-Lucent's management and union organizations which are contesting the restructuring plan the telecommunications...
27 March 2007
Netherlands: less red tape for European service providers
The Netherlands announced, on March 26, 2007, the suspension of the red tape for the EU and EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) service providers. The companies from these...
27 March 2007
General Motors Europe: the European Metalworkers’ Federation is inaugurating a blog for all of the automotive group’s European employees
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) inaugurated, on March 26, 2007 - with the support of the foundation close to the German Union Confederation (DGB), the Hans Böckler Stiffung - the...
27 March 2007
Italy: the Prodi government is launching the consultation on welfare
After several weeks dithering, negotiations planned between the Italian government and social partners on welfare pattern and labour market finally opened on March 22. In its inauguration speech...
27 March 2007
EU: the CJEC will speak out on the enforceability of the “transfer of undertaking” Directive when a part of the staff of a temporary work company is tranfered to another agency
In its opinion presented on March 22, 2007, the general attorney Bot offered the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) to declare that the transfer of a part of the administrative...
26 March 2007
International: a coalition of international union federations is launching a global prevention campaign against occupational cancers
The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF,) supported by the international trade union confederation (ITUC) and 9 other international union federations (*) launched, on March 23, 2007, a...
26 March 2007
Delphi: employees and local authorities are calling upon European institutions
Delphi's employees from the Puerto Real factory, next to Cadix in Andalusia - for which the European management of the American group announced the closure on February 22, 2007 (see our story...
26 March 2007
Belgium : ten companies received the first labels “Equality-Diversity”
The federal ministers of Employment and Equality of Chances, Peter Vanvelthoven and Christian Dupont, gave, on March 23, 2007, the first "Equality-Diversity" labels to ten companies which set up a...
26 March 2007
Belgium: amendment of the legislation on the protection of workers against chemical agents
The January 20, 2007 Royal Decree strengthened the protection of workers exposed to chemical agents. This text is confirming the obligation the employer has to carry out an analysis of the risks...
24 March 2007
General Motors: European unions are bringing their support to Opel and Delphi’s employees
During the group meeting of the union coordination General Motors Europe (GME), organized by the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), on March 22, 2007, in Frankfurt, employees'...
23 March 2007
Bouygues : towards the creation of a new European Works Council
Following a decision from the Paris court of appeals canceling the anticipation agreement on the European dialogue committee set up in 1995, the French company Bouygues sent a letter to the...
23 March 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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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026