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Germany: Deutsche Telekom confirmed that 50,000 employees will be transferred to a new subsidiary
On the occasion of the presentation of annual results to the press and to analysts, on March 1, 2007, René Obermann, Deutsche Telekom's chair, presented its new strategy, confirming the transfer...
1 March 2007
Luxembourg: the Minister of Employment evaluates de situation on the government’s restructurings policy
The Minister for Labour and Employment, François Biltgen, explained, on February 20, 2007, the policy that the Luxembourgish government chose in terms of restructurings. This intervention is...
1 March 2007
EU: the ETUC is criticizing the European strategy in terms of health and security at work
After denouncing the fact that it was not consulted before the introduction of the new strategy on health and security at work, adopted on February 21 by the European Commission (see our story...
1 March 2007
Inditex: the textile group’s union representatives participate in a series of meetings with the Turkish and Portuguese suppliers
Representatives from the Spanish textile company which owns Zara went to Istanbul and Porto, accompanied by union and sales officers, in order to meet some local officers. They informed their...
Poland: the labour inspectorate and unions signed cooperation agreements on the prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases
Three representational unions (union forum – FZZ, Solidarnosc and the Polish union alliance – OPZZ) signed, on February 26, bilateral cooperation agreements with the National Work Inspectorate, in...
28 February 2007
Great Britain: a good practices code against age-related discriminations
A good practices guide in order to avoid age-related discriminations has just been published, financed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and co-written by the union confederation TUC and the...
28 February 2007
Alcatel-Lucent: the European Works Council obtained to postpone the information and consultation procedure
After voting, during its plenary meeting on Friday, February 23, a motion allowing it to institute legal proceedings against Alcatel-Lucent's management for not respecting the information and...
28 February 2007
EADS: the European federation of metalworkers is adopting a protest platform
During the meeting of the union coordinators of the European federation of metalworkers (EFM) which took place in Brussels on February 27, the participants adopted a protest platform with 17...
28 February 2007
Poland: a union campaign to increase low wages
The Polish unions NSZZ-Solidarnosc announced a large national campaign on the theme: "low wages, barrier for Poland's development" which will start next spring. According to them, low wages have...
28 February 2007
Spain: unions and employers from the textile sector want to promote the CSR together
Unions and employers from the Spanish textile, the Fedecon, constituted a work group with the consumers associations and the NGOs in order to promote social responsibility in the sector. The Setem...
28 February 2007
Germany: unions and employers are pleading in favour of an increase in the number of places in childcare centers
Since Ursula von der Leyen, federal Minister for Families, announced at the beginning of February that she wanted to treble the number of places in childcare centers, a vigorous debate on the best...
28 February 2007
UE : European insurance social dialogue re-launched
After the deadlock reached in 2004, since a joint declaration on qualifications and life-long learning could not be achieved,UNI Finance together with the European insurance employers stress the...
27 February 2007
Spain: Delphi is closing its Andalusian factory at Puerto Real
The equipment manufacturer announced, on February 22, that it is going to close its Puerto Real factory, in Andalusia. Notably specialized in the production of steering, suspension and rolling...
27 February 2007
Germany: DGB’s day of action against the project to retire at 67
On the occasion of a debate in the Bundestag on the bill increasing the legal retirement age from 65 to 67, the German union confederation DGB organized, on February 26, a large demonstration in...
27 February 2007
Great Britain: rebellion against social practices in investment funds
Investment funds are at the heart of a controversy long of several weeks in Great Britain. The deterioration of working conditions and the massive job suppressions that they impose, weighed...
27 February 2007
International: the ITUC report about the respect of the ILO’s fundamental standards in EU member states
In the context of the revision of the EU's commercial policies by the World Trade Organization's (WTO) general council, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) published a report...
26 February 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...
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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