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GB : 400 000 housewives would be ready to work if the culture of long days at work ended
One in five British housewives would be willing to work if employers gave them more flexibility, according to a study of the Commission for equal opportunities, one of the main structures for the...
10 November 2006
Poland : Parliament passed two amendments in the Polish labour law
Prolonging of maternity leaves. Second amendment includes prolonging of maternity leaves. At present it is 16 weeks at the first childbirth, 18 month at every other birth and 26 months in case of...
10 November 2006
Deutsche Bahn: agreement on privatization allows tariff negotiations to resume in calmness
Just after the surprise announcement (8.11) of a compromise on the partial privatization of Deutsche Bahn, DB management and the trade unions of railway workers Transnet and GDBA have reopened...
10 November 2006
Great Britain: the government wants to speed up the decrease in racial unfairness in terms of employment
Before he will be able to get the same employment opportunities as a White man in the same situation, a young Black unemployed will have reached his retirement age, reveals a study made by the...
10 November 2006
Spain: on average, the Spanish work 219 extra hours a year compared to the EU at 15, but they have one of the lowest productivities in the area
The Spanish work an average 1,774 hours a year, that is to say 14% more than the average 1,555 hours for the Europe at 15, but slightly less than the 1,815 annual hours for the Americans...
10 November 2006
Netherlands: at Corus, negotiations are blocked
Negotiations concerning a new company agreement have been blocked since November 2 at Corus, an Anglo Dutch multinational company specialized in high steel and aluminum products. An agreement is...
10 November 2006
France: CJEC changes the rules about the wages to take into account in the calculation of the asbestos compensation granted to a migrant worker who last worked in another EU country
A French court referred the CJEC within a litigation opposing a French insured employee, who finished his career in Belgium, to his social security office, regarding the way the asbestos...
9 November 2006
Germany: the employer federation BDA is drawing up a positive review of the branches’ collective agreement
After criticizing their inflexibility for a long time, the federation of German employers (BDA) recognized, during its annual congress on November 7 in Berlin, that the collective conventions...
9 November 2006
EU: the pro opt-out team reacted to the failure of the negotiations on the working time directive
The break in the negotiations concerning the working time directive (see our article n° 061112) was carefully welcomed in Great Britain, where proponents and opponents are now waiting for the...
9 November 2006
France: almost all unions are about to sign a national cross-industry agreement on diversity within companies
All managerial and union organizations, except for the CFE-CGC, should sign the national interprofessional agreement on diversity within companies, an agreement that establishes an "enlarged...
9 November 2006
Spain: the economic and social council is offering to encourage technical education
The Spanish social and economic council is drawing attention to the fact that numerous positions are covered by over-qualified employees, and is pleading for a reinforcement of technical and...
9 November 2006
Luxembourg: towards the suppression of dismissal transactional compensations’ fiscal exemption
Luxembourg's government has introduced a bill on employment retention to the deputies' chamber. This bill contains, in particular, measures aiming at limiting the fiscal exemption that was until...
8 November 2006
Netherlands: the restrictions to hiring Romanian and Bulgarian workers are maintained
Henk van Hoof, secretary of state to social affairs and work, is planning to maintain for two years the current restrictions concerning the employment of Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, after...
8 November 2006
Great Britain: decline in illnesses and accidents at work
The Health and Safety Executive has just published statistics concerning industrial accidents and sick leaves, which declined in 2005-2006. These results, coming in the middle of a 10-year plan...
8 November 2006
Netherlands : strike in the public transportation system of the four biggest cities
Buses, subways and trolley cars of the four biggest cities of the country, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague, did not run between 9 and 16 o'clock, on November 15th, 2006. Trade unions...
8 November 2006
EU: once again, the twenty-five fail on the subject of the revision of the working time directive
The efforts the Finnish Presidency, made to reach a political agreement on the revision of the working hours' directive during the November 7th EU's Ministers' Council, have not been rewarded. A...
8 November 2006
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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
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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
24 November 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025