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Ireland: the Labour Court recommends consultation of workforce by Aer Lingus on cost reduction plan
After being the target of a hostile takeover bid, Aer Lingus had announced a cost reduction plan implying modification of working conditions. It was a unilateral decision, whereas the company...
20 March 2007
EU: As far as Vladimir Spidla is concerned, the European policy in terms of reorganization is lacking visibility
In an exclusive interview granted to the French information letter "Liaisons sociales Europe" (March 23) Vladimir Spidla, the European commissioner in charge of employment, social affairs and the...
20 March 2007
Lidl: unions are condemning the violation of unions and workers’ rights in several countries
Several national (German, Italian, French) unions and the European union federation UNI-Commerce condemned the antiunion behaviors of the cheap food chain Lidl in Europe as well as the violation...
EU: publication of a corrigendum to the regulation on the European co-operative company
The March 20, 2007 Official Journal of the European Union is publishing a corrigendum to the n°1435/2003 regulation passed in the July 22, 2003 council, concerning the status of the European...
20 March 2007
EU: creation of a sectorial social dialogue committee in the gas sector
The European social partners from the gas industry, the EMCEF and EPSU union federations and the managerial organization Eurogas formed the 34th sectorial social dialogue committee. During a first...
19 March 2007
Belgium: a 10-day paid leave for host families
The council of Ministers approved, on March 16, 2007, a bill offering the right to 10 days of paid leave a year for parents welcoming children placed in their family, while continuing their...
19 March 2007
Belgium: a labor collective convention to transpose the directive on the implication of workers in the European cooperative company
During its January 30, 2007 session, the national Labor Council adopted the labor collective convention n°88, concerning the implication of workers in the European cooperative company. This...
19 March 2007
Germany: IG Metall is worried after the announcement of the motor vehicle equipment manufacturer Siemens VSO’s entry into the stock market
On May 1, Siemens AG wants to invest 35 to 49.9% of the capital of its Siemens VDO Automotive subsidiary into the stock market. IG Metall, which negotiates the preservation of collective...
19 March 2007
Sweden : positive outcome on collective agreements in industry
Ten years after the signing of the first collective agreement in Swedish industry, the negotiation concluded on March 16 for regulating the sector over the 3 years ahead concerns for the time...
19 March 2007
EU: European employers are presenting their view as to the modernization of Labor Law
The European managerial organization BusinessEurope presented, on March 15, its answers to European Commission's consultation regarding the green Book on the modernization of Labor Law, in which...
19 March 2007
Fiat : unions from the metallurgy sector are condemning the builder’s plans in India
The Italian metallurgy unions, brought together by the UITA and IFM international union organizations, are condemning the plan to build a new Fiat Tata factory in India, which would have...
19 March 2007
EU : CSR on the menu of the European social dialogue committee for extractive companies
The committee of European social dialogue for extractive companies, which met for a plenary session on March 6, decided to push further their work on CSR and to keep going with their common...
16 March 2007
Siemens : the leader of an independent union, a central WC member, jailed for corruption
This further case of corruption comforts those who accuse Siemens, the German electronics giant, of corruptive practices as a method of sales and personnel management. While the trial of two...
16 March 2007
Spain: the law on equality between men and women is adopted
The Parliament approved, on March 15, the equality between men and women law. It plans a series of crossed measures which are going to lead to the amendment of a number of articles in force, which...
15 March 2007
EU : the European Parliament for more EU involvement in corporate social responsibility
Emphasis on the role of the social partners. While the communication by the European Commission scarcely mentions the social partners, the are not overlooked by the European Parliament which...
Alcatel-Lucent : The European Metalworkers’ Federation call on the employees to gather in Paris
A European rally. The EMF and its affiliates call on the group’s employees to gather in Paris the 15th of March in the afternoon. In its press release, the European Federation denounced “The...
15 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