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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
France: the re-codification of the Labour Code’s legislative part has been published
The March 12, 2007 ordinance is carrying out the re-codification "in constant law" of the Labour Code's legislative part, with a view to legibility. The new code will nonetheless not come into...
23 March 2007
Germany: companies are turning to “lifelong time off banks” to avoid retirement at 67
Whereas retirement age has recently moved to 67 years old and subventions for part time retirement should disappear by the end of 2009, the metallurgy and electro technical employers federation...
23 March 2007
Germany: the Deutsche Post is aligning with union positions and is asking for the report on the early liberalization planned for 2008
Supported by Peer Steinbrück, Federal chancellor of the Exchequer, Klaus Zumwinkel, leader of the Deutsche Post AG (DPAG,) finally said at loud that he considered asking for the report on the...
23 March 2007
Great Britain : a gesture for swindled pensioners
People who lost their private pension in the collapse of 660 companies between 1997 and 2005 are going to benefit from an unexpected assistance, divulged on March 20, 2007, by the minister of the...
23 March 2007
Arcelor-Mittal : the negotiation on the upcoming European WC is going on
On March 19 and 20, negotiators from the management and union organizations met, in Brussels, for a third negotiation session, in order to adapt the constitutive agreement of Arcelor's EWC to the...
22 March 2007
Denmark: the LO confederation offers to take part in the reform of the public service
The union confederation LO offered the center-right government to actively take part in the planned reform of the Danish public service supposed to modernize it. Reactions are positive within the...
22 March 2007
EU: European social diary of April 18 to June 27, 2007
We provide you with a diary on the main events concerning social Europe and the institutional appointments. You can forward to us your scheduled events to the following address...
21 March 2007
EU: the Czech legislation in terms of stand-by duty time is contrary to common law
In an ordinance delivered on January 11, 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) ruled that the Czech legislation, which only considers the time when physicians in hospitals...
21 March 2007
EU: an infringement procedure against France for not transposing the directive on professional qualifications
After the court of Justice condemned France for the incomplete transposition of the 2001/19 directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the European Commission is carrying...
21 March 2007
Great Britain: establishment of a transition between help and work
The new Employment Support Alliance, which will, in 2008, replace inability and disability allowances, enable the two million beneficiaries to practice a cut-back activity, up to 16 hours a week...
21 March 2007
EU: the Commission is launching infringement proceedings against Austria for failure to implement the CJEC judgment on workers’ posting
The European Commission sent the Austrian government a letter of formal notice in which it requires that it complies with the judgment issued by the court of Justice of the European Communities...
21 March 2007
International: the international trade union confederation is setting up a “Pan European regional council”
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) announced, on March 19, 2007, the creation of a Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) after a founding assembly in Rome. The creation of the PERC...
21 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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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
26 August 2026
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
26 August 2026
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United Kingdom: trade unions can now use electronic and workplace voting
The news. The provisions of the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 authorising electronic and workplace voting for trade union ballots came into force on Tuesday, 25 August. They apply to trade union...
25 August 2026