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Sanofi-Aventis: towards European social negotiations
The management of the pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis accepted the request made by its European works council to open talks on a social negotiations' program at the European level. A work...
5 March 2007
Belgium: a draft bill to make the user company responsible for work accidents temporary workers go through
The government adopted a draft bill which would enable to include in the counting of industrial accidents, determining the insurance contribution the employer must pay, those undergone by...
5 March 2007
Lithuania: a new initiative to convince migrants to return to their country
International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour organizes information meeting on labour possibilities in Lithuania. (Ref. 070199)
5 March 2007
Italy : the government wants to strengthen health and security at work
The Prodi government - back in the saddle since the Parliamentary vote of confidence at the end of last week - wants to strengthen health and security on workplaces. On the menu : protect all...
5 March 2007
Spain: Seat is cutting 1,200 jobs but planning a 5-billion euros investment plan
Seat, Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary, is planning the cut of 1,200 jobs in Martorell, in Catalonia, as part of an industrial reorganization plan which includes an investment of almost 5 billion...
5 March 2007
Great Britain: it is Unilever’s turn to close its retirement plan based on final salaries
The Anglo Dutch giant announced the closing of its retirement scheme indexed on final salaries for those who will integrate the company after 2008. With 7,000 employees, 40,000 pensioners and...
5 March 2007
For the European Court of Human Rights, unions are free to choose their members
Questionned by a British union condemned because it had excluded one of its members, who belonged to an extremist party, because of his racist actions, the ECHR judged that the freedom of...
2 March 2007
Belgium : revival of social dialogue between Arcelor-Mittal’s social partners
Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of Arcelor-Mittal, visited, for the first time, the Liege steel basin since his takeover on Arcelor succeeded. He promised to think about the arguments brought forward by...
2 March 2007
Airbus: an overview of the national reactions after the presentation of the Power 8 plan
The reactions, following the introduction of the European aircraft manufacturer's reorganization plan, are obviously varied according to the countries and to the planned job cuts' scope at the...
2 March 2007
Alcatel Lucent: the union coordination is calling for an action day on March 15
Alcatel-Lucent's European trade union coordination met, on March 1, 2007, under the auspices of the European Metalworkers's Federation (EFM) following the announcement, on February 9, of job cuts...
2 March 2007
Germany: Deutsche Telekom confirmed that 50,000 employees will be transferred to a new subsidiary
On the occasion of the presentation of annual results to the press and to analysts, on March 1, 2007, René Obermann, Deutsche Telekom's chair, presented its new strategy, confirming the transfer...
1 March 2007
Luxembourg: the Minister of Employment evaluates de situation on the government’s restructurings policy
The Minister for Labour and Employment, François Biltgen, explained, on February 20, 2007, the policy that the Luxembourgish government chose in terms of restructurings. This intervention is...
1 March 2007
EU: the ETUC is criticizing the European strategy in terms of health and security at work
After denouncing the fact that it was not consulted before the introduction of the new strategy on health and security at work, adopted on February 21 by the European Commission (see our story...
1 March 2007
Inditex: the textile group’s union representatives participate in a series of meetings with the Turkish and Portuguese suppliers
Representatives from the Spanish textile company which owns Zara went to Istanbul and Porto, accompanied by union and sales officers, in order to meet some local officers. They informed their...
Poland: the labour inspectorate and unions signed cooperation agreements on the prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases
Three representational unions (union forum – FZZ, Solidarnosc and the Polish union alliance – OPZZ) signed, on February 26, bilateral cooperation agreements with the National Work Inspectorate, in...
28 February 2007
Great Britain: a good practices code against age-related discriminations
A good practices guide in order to avoid age-related discriminations has just been published, financed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and co-written by the union confederation TUC and the...
28 February 2007
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026