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RR Donnelley: introduction of union coordination within the first world-publishing group
The international union federation, UNI Graphic, established, during a meeting last March 29 and 20 in Nyon (Switzerland,) a union coordination within the first publishing group, RR Donnelley. The...
6 April 2007
Spain : the new law on equality between women and men commented
After almost a whole year of debate before the Spanish Parliament, the Law on Equality between women and men (L.O. 3/2007 of 22 March 2007) has been finally approved. This law, in force since...
5 April 2007
Denmark: controversy about Chinese flight attendants employed out of collective agreements
The Scandinavian airline SAS is confronted to an opposition from the Danish union for the cabin staff for appealing to Chinese flight attendants not submitted to the kingdom's collective...
5 April 2007
Netherlands: parliamentary debate on pension funds’ practices
A debate took place in the Dutch parliament on April 4, 2007, on the pension funds' financial transparency and practices in terms of investment. Deputies also mentioned the fact that these funds...
5 April 2007
Lafarge: international union federations denounce the fact that the Korean subsidiary is not respecting the group’s CSR commitments
The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) and the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) denounced the violation of workers' and union...
Poland: the government and social partners are giving the green light for negotiations on the new social pact
After several months' blockade (see our story n°06981, 061005, 070082), social partners and the government signed, on April 3, 2007, a joint declaration which officially launches negotiations on...
4 April 2007
Bauer Verlagsgruppe: the German publishing group established a European works council
The German publishing group Bauer Verlagsgruppe signed, on December 14, 2006, with a special negotiations group including eight members from six different nationalities, an agreement on the...
4 April 2007
Spain: the hold-up risk must be integrated into the prevention plan
In a decision delivered on March 12, 2007, the national hearing qualified hold-ups of professional risk. In this case which concerns the Caja de Ahorros bank, it forces the employer to integrate...
4 April 2007
Air France-KLM: the European works council will be consulted on the group’s organization principles
The plenary meeting of Air France-KLM airline's European WC, which will take place between May 17 and 19, will notably concern the committee's consultation on a plan for the management's new...
4 April 2007
Michelin: the European works council get the right to be informed and consulted on a restructuring plan
The management from the French pneumatic producer Michelin, representatives from its European works council, and the European union federation EMCEF met on April 3, 2007, at the federation's...
4 April 2007
Netherlands: the postal group TNT is going to negotiate job cuts
The Dutch postal group TNT (162,000 employees in the entire world, 58,000 in the Netherlands) announced on April 3, 2007, 6,500 to 7,000 jobs cut in the Netherlands by 2010, and even up to 11,000...
3 April 2007
Germany: the IG Metall is suspecting Siemens of financing an “anti-union” and is pressing charges
The metallurgy union and Siemens' works council pressed charges, on April 2, 2007 against the German multinational company in the corruption case which already lead behind bars Wilhelm Schelsky...
3 April 2007
EU: the European Parliament will soon adopt its report in the first reading of the draft directive on the portability of the supplementary pension rights
The European parliament should speak out on April 23, in a first reading, for or against the proposal for a directive on the portability of the supplementary pension rights. The draft report...
2 April 2007
Spain: static electricity present in the new headquarters of Gas Natural might have sickened over 200 employees
The number of victims from the "sick edifice syndrome" is already as high as 204 out of the 1,000 employees working at the headquarters of the company Gas Natural in Barcelona and the management...
2 April 2007
Poland: a bill on the penal responsibility of companies breaking labour law
e-europnews April 3, 2007, n°070305 – www.eeuropnews.com
2 April 2007
Germany: a 3.5% raise for building workers
The IG BAU, the building union, agreed this weekend with the central union of building companies (ZDB) on a 3.5%wage increase for almost 700,000 employees. It is the second large wage settlement...
2 April 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...
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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027
The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...
12 October 2026
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EU: social partners put the Commission in the crossfire over quality jobs
The news. The second phase of social partner consultation on quality jobs ended on 28 September. A mandatory prerequisite for a social initiative in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning...
5 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted
The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...
14 October 2026