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Denmark: more training and flexibility agreed in the industry sector
Social partners reached an agreement in the Danish industry; the agreement includes, in addition to a wage increase, the creation of a fund for permanent training, the payment of a parental leave...
26 February 2007
Germany: Ver.di is threatening to begin a strike at Deutsche Telekom
According to Ver.di, the services union, the telephone company would intend to transfer over 60,000 employees in three new subsidiaries, named T-Service, where they will work more and be paid...
26 February 2007
EU: European social diary of February 26 to April 24th 2007
e-europnews February 26, 2007, n°070173 – www.eeuropnews.com
26 February 2007
Great Britain: the government is launching a consultation on temporary work
The government opened a consultation on the working conditions for temporary workers and other occasional employees, in order to improve their protection against unethical employers. This...
26 February 2007
Netherlands: a controversy on bonuses granted to leaders
The bonuses granted to leaders of large groups are irritating unions. The central union FNV is offended by the amounts of the bonuses perceived, judging them "irresponsible". On the other hand...
26 February 2007
Germany: the arrival of IG Metall and Verdi unions at SAP, computing giant, is not achieved smoothly
After imposing the election of a WC in June 2006 (see our story n°06629), IG Metall and Verdi, the two largest German unions, are hoping that they will be able to place two of their...
26 February 2007
Sweden : interview with Hans Tilly, president of Byggnads, the Swedish union for construction workers
Several cases opposing unions to companies (see our story n°0630) give the impression that unions and collective agreements are more and more disputed. Recently, several small businesses from the...
26 February 2007
EU: BusinessEurope answered no to the Commission’s proposal to negotiate on the protection against the needlestick injuries in the medical sector
Answering to the consultation launched by the European Commission on the protection of workers from the medical sector against needlesticks injuires, the European employers organization affirmed...
23 February 2007
Thomson: the European Works Council could bring an action to court for non-respect of the information and consultation procedure
The European WC of the French group Thomson, which denounced the fact that it was not informed and consulted beforehand during the announcement of the closure of the sites producing DVDs in...
22 February 2007
EU: the European Commission presents its new strategy on health and security at work
In a message published on February 21, 2007, the European Commission presented its strategy for the 2007-2012 time period in terms of health and security at work. Its goal is to achieve a 25%...
22 February 2007
Vigeo is presenting a balance sheet of the CSR’s practices in multinational companies
During a conference-debate entitled "social dialogue and corporate social responsibility" organized by l'Observatoire de la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises (Orse,) on February 21, 2007, the...
Germany: Franz Müntefering refused to hire 2,000 civil servants from the telephone company Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom (DT,) which is trying, by any means, to decrease its workforce, just went through a disappointment. According to the daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung , Franz Müntefering...
22 February 2007
Great Britain: a Friday with no extra hours
Unions are asking employees not to be zealous, next Friday, to take a long lunch break, and to leave their office early, as part of a campaign entitled "Work your proper hours Day". It is their...
21 February 2007
Spain: the government adopted the project to reform the social security
The government adopted, on Friday, February 16, a bill concerning the reform of the social security which uses a large part of the measures agreed upon by social partners last July. (See our...
21 February 2007
UniCredit: analysis of the agreement on the setting of the European Work’s Council
The management of the Italian banking group UniCredit, born from the fusion, on November 18, 2005, of UniCredito Italiano Group and the HypoVereinsbank bank (HVB,) concluded an agreement on the...
21 February 2007
Luxembourg: the government is assessing the situation on the introduction of a single status for employees
The Labor and Employment Minister, François Biltgen, and the Health and Social Security Minister, Marc Di Bartolomeo, presented, on February 15, 2007, the results of the discussions conducted with...
20 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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
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25 August 2026
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026