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Belgium: self-employed workers and employees will be better defined by the law
The law-program of December 27th 2006 creates a framework law which clearly defines the general criteria of distinction between the statutes of employee and self-employed worker. This to clarify...
Belgium: proposal to open a right of action in favor of posted employees
During the Council of Ministers of January 26th 2007, the Minister for Employment, Peter Vanvelthoven, approved a preliminary draft law which grants posted employees a right to take legal action...
Austria: the federal congress of trade unions undertakes reform but ends with a disagreement
Only shade in all this, the non-election in the directorate of Fritz Neugebauer, president of the powerful trade union of civil servants (GÖD). He is the only "black and Christian" trade-union...
Poland: a social Pact difficult to negotiate
The Polish government wants to equip the country with a true social pact. To this end, a conference has just gathered, in Warsaw, the Polish members of Parliament and different European Commission...
Great Britain: CJEC ruling on retirement pensions failure at Allied Steet and Wire satisfies both parties
The decision of the CJEC taken on last January 25th (see story n°070075), on the government's obligations regarding the guarantee of unpaid retirements pensions by bankrupt schemes, satisfied...
EU: States must guarantee a correct level of protection of the vested pension rights in the event of insolvency of an supplementary company pension scheme
In a case judged on last January 25th, the CJEC affirmed that the State was not due to finance itself the pensions due within the framework of an supplementary company pension scheme, insolvent...
Germany: in terms of enrollment, IG Metall remains the largest German trade union in front of Ver.di
The confederation of German trade unions (DGB) has published the evolution in the number of members of its eight trade unions for 2006. The deceleration in the decline of members observed at the...
Belgium: the cross-industry agreement 2007-2008 is adopted
The Federation of Belgian companies (FEB) approved, on January 25th 2007, after the three Belgian trade-union organizations (see story n° 061296), the interprofessional draft agreement. This...
Great Britain: strike at British Airways seems unavoidable
The failure of negotiations between BA and the trade union T&G, which accounts for 10 500 of the 14 000 flight attendants, has forced the company to cancel 1300 flights next Tuesday 30 and...
EU: publication of calls for proposals to support social dialogue
The European Commission published on its Internet site three calls for proposals in favour of social dialogue to support projects within the framework of the budgetary headings "information...
Netherlands : new collective agreement in the pharmacy sector
After difficult negotiations, a new collective agreement was adopted on January 23rd in the pharmacy sector, which employs 20 000 people. A wage increase of 4.5 % will take place by April 2008...
Italy: lawsuit for violation of trade-union rights by Ryanair
Facing the refusal of the Irish airline company Ryanair to recognize the Italian trade union for flight attendants FIT-CISL, the latter has taken Ryanair management to the Employment Court of...
EU : Unice becomes Business Europe
The employers' organisation Unice is changing its name. It becomes Business Europe to show that "business is at the heart of Europe, creates growth and employment for the well-being of European...
EU: publication of a report on the experience of European work’s councils in the new Member States
In its latest report entitled "The experience of European Work's Councils in new Member States", the Dublin Foundation evaluates the impact of the EU enlargement on EWCs in place and stresses the...
Germany: Allianz insurer negotiates the last details of its reorganization plan with work’s council
The reorganization of the largest German insurer should begin soon. On January 22 nd 2007, management of Allianz Deutschland AG and its work's council concluded, in 1000 pages, a series of...
EU: launching of the European Year of equal opportunities for all
The European Commission revealed, on January 24th 2007, the web site of the European Year of equal opportunities for all and put on line the results of a survey on the fight against...
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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...
2 September 2026
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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...
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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...
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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...