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EU: States must guarantee a correct level of protection of the vested pension rights in the event of insolvency of an supplementary company pension scheme
In a case judged on last January 25th, the CJEC affirmed that the State was not due to finance itself the pensions due within the framework of an supplementary company pension scheme, insolvent...
26 January 2007
Germany: in terms of enrollment, IG Metall remains the largest German trade union in front of Ver.di
The confederation of German trade unions (DGB) has published the evolution in the number of members of its eight trade unions for 2006. The deceleration in the decline of members observed at the...
26 January 2007
Belgium: the cross-industry agreement 2007-2008 is adopted
The Federation of Belgian companies (FEB) approved, on January 25th 2007, after the three Belgian trade-union organizations (see story n° 061296), the interprofessional draft agreement. This...
26 January 2007
Great Britain: strike at British Airways seems unavoidable
The failure of negotiations between BA and the trade union T&G, which accounts for 10 500 of the 14 000 flight attendants, has forced the company to cancel 1300 flights next Tuesday 30 and...
26 January 2007
EU: publication of calls for proposals to support social dialogue
The European Commission published on its Internet site three calls for proposals in favour of social dialogue to support projects within the framework of the budgetary headings "information...
25 January 2007
Netherlands : new collective agreement in the pharmacy sector
After difficult negotiations, a new collective agreement was adopted on January 23rd in the pharmacy sector, which employs 20 000 people. A wage increase of 4.5 % will take place by April 2008...
25 January 2007
Italy: lawsuit for violation of trade-union rights by Ryanair
Facing the refusal of the Irish airline company Ryanair to recognize the Italian trade union for flight attendants FIT-CISL, the latter has taken Ryanair management to the Employment Court of...
25 January 2007
EU : Unice becomes Business Europe
The employers' organisation Unice is changing its name. It becomes Business Europe to show that "business is at the heart of Europe, creates growth and employment for the well-being of European...
25 January 2007
EU: publication of a report on the experience of European work’s councils in the new Member States
In its latest report entitled "The experience of European Work's Councils in new Member States", the Dublin Foundation evaluates the impact of the EU enlargement on EWCs in place and stresses the...
24 January 2007
Germany: Allianz insurer negotiates the last details of its reorganization plan with work’s council
The reorganization of the largest German insurer should begin soon. On January 22 nd 2007, management of Allianz Deutschland AG and its work's council concluded, in 1000 pages, a series of...
24 January 2007
EU: launching of the European Year of equal opportunities for all
The European Commission revealed, on January 24th 2007, the web site of the European Year of equal opportunities for all and put on line the results of a survey on the fight against...
24 January 2007
Orange: British trade union CWU tries to get recognized
The British trade union of the communications sector, CWU, is taking actions to support a procedure of recognition of the trade union by Orange. CWU bets on a change of attitude of management...
24 January 2007
Axa: the European WC integrates the representatives of Winterthur
e-europnews January 24th, 2007, n° 070062 - www.eeuropnews.com
24 January 2007
EU: negotiations deadlock on harassment and violence at work could end
Begun in February 2006, the negotiations on harassment and violence at work started between European employers (Unice and CEEP) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) stumbled on the...
24 January 2007
Finland: public authorities accompany restructuring at PERLOS
Due to trading losses, the manufacturer of mobile telephone hulls PERLOS has started a "program to improve earnings" which includes the end of manufacturing in Finland. The operation will affect...
24 January 2007
Swiss Re : 5000 Swiss francs offered to each employee committing to reduce personal carbon footprint
The global insurer is supporting investments and purchases made by employees that contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. The new "COYou2 reduce and gain" programme is part of Swiss Re's commitments...
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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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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025