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MAN Diesel SE: the agreement on workers’ representation in the European company broadly designed on the German co-management model
MAN Diesel, a world leader in diesel engines, chose to maintain the existing dual structure. The firm’s head office remains in Augsburg. The directorate is supervised by a board of directors...
30 November 2006
Great Britain : bill for pensions overhaul is finally ready
The government published yesterday the draft law on retirement pensions, which was under preparation for three years. The text contains few novelties compared to the proposals of the Turner...
30 November 2006
Germany: Council of Ministers approves retirement at 67 years old
The Council of Ministers adopted, on Wednesday November 29th, the gradual raise of the retirement age from 65 to 67 years old, combined with an increase of contributions to the pensions system...
30 November 2006
Capio: first European WC in the health care sector
The Swedish company Capio is the first group of the health sector to have concluded an agreement on the setting up of a European WC, according to the European trade union confederation EPSU. Capio...
29 November 2006
Poland: dismissal of local trade union creator reopens debate on union rights
The dismissal of the local Solidarnosc union creator, at Media Markt triggered a large mobilization of trade unions and underlined the difficulties related to the creation of trade unions in some...
29 November 2006
Great Britain : government wants to reduce red tape and checks in companies
Finance Minister Gordon Brown wants to reduce paper exchanges and inspections in companies which have a socially responsible behaviour. Checks would be reoriented towards companies which are known...
29 November 2006
Austria: Confederation of Austrian trade unions introduces the outlines of its reform
After a big opinion poll which attracted only 60000 of the 1.3 million followers of the Confederation of Austrian trade unions (ÖGB), the latter has just introduced the first outlines of its...
29 November 2006
Arcelor-Mittal : EMF asks for a negotiation on social dialogue within the new group
In a letter addressed on November 8th 2006 to Arcelor-Mittal President Lakshmi Mittal, the secretary-general of the EMF Peter Scherrer presented the position of his federation concerning the...
29 November 2006
AMCOR: EWC sets new priorities and wants to become global
At its plenary session of November 21, 2006, in Brussels, the European work's council of the Australian packaging group AMCOR elected its new secretary, the French Patrick Bauret (Filpac-CGT) and...
29 November 2006
EU: UNI Commerce Global Union forms a Tesco Alliance
The global trade union federation UNI Commerce has decided to establish a world-wide Tesco Alliance. The Alliance will network affiliated commerce unions in all countries where the company is...
29 November 2006
Areva: analysis of the European agreement on equal opportunities
Anne Lauvergeon, president of the Areva group's executive board and Bart Samyn, the European metalworkers' Federation's assistant secretary-general, signed on November 16, 2006, a European...
29 November 2006
Spain: wood industry introduces a guide to CSR for the sector’s firms
The Spanish confederation of wood entrepreneurs (Confemadera) wants to promote a socially and ecologically responsible management. It has just introduced a "Guide for the promotion of social...
Germany: Verdi threatens to organize an unprecedented strike at Deutsche Post AG
Starting January 1st 2007, the working time of the 60 000 civil servants still employed by the Deutsche Post AG (DPAG) is due to increase from 38.5 hours to 41 hours a week without salary...
28 November 2006
Quebecor : towards an extraordinary meeting of the European Works council on restructurings in Europe
In a letter of November 15th 2006, the secretary of the Canadian group's EWC asked management to call an extraordinary meeting of the EWC because of restructurings which are taking place in France...
28 November 2006
Rhodia : European Works Council is against outsourcing of human resources department
Next steps. The information and consultation process continues at the national level. As for the EWC, it will meet again on next December 19th, for its second ordinary annual meeting. “We plan to...
28 November 2006
Great Britain: the poisoned gift of Christmas parties
A few days before the Christmas holiday period, the media and consulting companies are issuing warnings to the employers to avoid a "hangover" after the firm's Christmas party. Due to alcohol...
28 November 2006
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8 December 2025
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31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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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