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Slovenia : law to ease Sundays shop openings passed
Changes of the law impose that, when setting the working hours, trader needs to consider the number of employees in the store and their rights, obligations and responsibilities from the labour...
7 November 2006
Belgium: social partners are divided on the adaptation of the preliminary procedure to mass lay-offs
The solidarity pact between generations, an ambitious social pact that the Verhofstadt government has been strongly defending for over a year, is planning notably to shorten the preliminary...
7 November 2006
Finland: a bill to improve the employees’ information and consultation, as well as social dialogue within the company
The Finnish government has just handed over to the Parliament a proposition to amend the law on cooperation (between employers and unions) within companies, as well as a new law including...
7 November 2006
Spain: the employee has to announce that she is pregnant to be protected against dismissal
For the dismissal of a pregnant woman to be invalid, the employer has to be aware that the woman is pregnant when he makes his mind, states a Supreme Court, ending a long controversy. (Ref...
7 November 2006
Great Britain: recruitment professionals have been on guards since the bill about age discriminations came into force
There is a collateral effect to the bill against age-related discrimination that came into force on October 1, 2006: there is censorship in classified ads. Robert Walters, one of the biggest...
7 November 2006
The European social Diary of November 13 to December 4, 2006
We provide you with a weekly diary on the main events involving social Europe and institutional appointments. You can forward us your schedules of events to the following address...
6 November 2006
Belgium: social partners agreed on the prevention against theft and control of employees
Belgian social partners, gathered within the National Work Council (CNT,) adopted a decision, on October 18, 2006, on the prevention against theft and controls outside the firm or workplace. This...
6 November 2006
Stora Enso: unions condemn the unworthy reorganization of an European socially responsible firm
In October 2005, the Finnish paper producer group Stora Enso, as part of a European reorganization, decided to stop several machines on the French site of Corbehem, in the Pas-de-Calais. The...
EU: young workers face many health problems and work injuries due to job insecurity
Throughout Europe, a high number of 15-24 year-olds have trouble to enter the labor market. When they do enter, they often get a deskilled and contingent job, and are confronted to more hazards...
6 November 2006
Poland: a “Polish Workers” union in Great Britain
Polish workers immigrated in Great Britain now have their own union embedded in this country. It was co-created by "Solidarnosc" and the GMB, the third big British union, affiliated to the TUC...
6 November 2006
Great Britain: a new legislation on asbestos is coming into effect
The new legislation concerning asbestos, prepared by the Health and Safety Executive, the national authority in terms of security and public health, will come into force on November 13. The HSE...
6 November 2006
Germany: the two main employers organizations adopt a shared presidency
The federal union of German industry (Bundesverband der deutsche Industrie - BDI) and the Confederation of German employers federations (Bundesvereinigung der deutschen Arbietgeberverbände - BDA)...
6 November 2006
Great Britain : supermarket chains face pickets over working conditions at supplier S&A Produce
Pickets were organized by the trade union TGWU in the supermarkets of major British cities on October 31st. Unionists are asking supermarkets to stop doing business with strawberry supplier S&A if...
3 November 2006
UK : publication of a practical guide on labor law
This guide, intended for employers and workers, summarizes the existing legislation concerning individual work relationships. (Ref.061130)
3 November 2006
EADS: the EMF is bringing together the group’s union coordination to follow the foretold reorganization
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) brought together, on October 31, 2006, its EADS coordination group, that include representatives of the EMF' union members represented in the European...
3 November 2006
Austria: agreement in metallurgy on partly flexible wage increases, according to the firm’s situation
At the end of the fourth round of negotiations, social partners of the Austrian metallurgical industry finally found an agreement. Employers not only succeeded in limiting wage increases at 2.6 %...
3 November 2006
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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...
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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 proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025