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EU : consultation with European social partners on reconciliation of private and professional life
The document addressed to the European social partners reminds the community regulations setting out the rights to parental leave: directive 92/85 for improving the health and safety during...
13 October 2006
Denmark: cancers linked to asbestos at work will be compensated automatically
e-europnews October 13th, 2006 - N°061016 – www.eeuropnews.com
12 October 2006
France: smoking ban in all firms as from February 1st, 2007
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced, on October 8th, the publication of a decree banning smoking in firms as from February 1st, 2007. Coffee shops, restaurants, bars, tobacconists and...
12 October 2006
Denmark: average annual working time is below 1600 hours
Danes work less than 1600 hours a year, whereas the average in OECD countries is around 1700 hours. The 37-hour work week is a vested right. (Ref. 061021)
12 October 2006
Spain: coming into force of the new regulation on asbestos
On October 11th, the new regulation on asbestos (royal Decree 396/2006 of March 31st, 2006) took effect. They establish the minimal security measures applicable to workers incurring risks of...
12 October 2006
Great Britain: Peugeot announces it will close Ryton plant six months early
PSA Peugeot-Citroën group says the number of employees who volunteered to leave early is too high to keep the plant running until mid-2007. Ryton is now set to close on 8th January 2007. Trade...
11 October 2006
EU: presentation of the first report on the implementation of the European framework agreement on telecommuting
The European framework agreement on telecommuting is the first agreement negotiated by the European social partners not to have been transformed into a directive. It was signed in July 2002, and...
11 October 2006
Poland : Trade union membership is constantly rising
For the first time since 1990, trade unions are noticing a significant and constant increase in membership. Trade unions are establishing sections in firms where, a few years ago, their presence...
11 October 2006
EADS: information will first go through the European works council
While Louis Gallois agreed, in front of the European CS, on October 5th, 2006, to favor social cooperation as part of the implementation of the reorganization plan of its subsidiary, Airbus, the...
11 October 2006
Belgium: a draft bill to transpose the directive on takeover bids
A draft bill aimed at transposing the European directive 2004/25 of April 21st 2004 regarding takeover bids, was approved by the Council of ministers of October 6th 2006. The trade union...
11 October 2006
Spain: analysis of the law on workers’ involvement in the European company
The implementation of a special negotiation group. Where the management or administrative organs of the participating companies in the establishing of an SE intend to register it in Spain, they...
11 October 2006
Poland: difficulties to reach a national social pact
The members of the Tripartite Committee who are social partners and the government are unable to work out a social pact because of existing tensions in the political sphere. (Ref. 061005)
11 October 2006
Portugal: government and social partners agree on a reform of retirement pensions
The Portuguese government and the social partners reached an agreement, on October 10th 2006, regarding a deep reform of retirement pensions in order to cope with the ageing of the population and...
11 October 2006
Belgium: professional reclassification of pre-pensioners under 58 years old
The Council of ministers approved, on Friday October 6th, a draft royal decree which lays down that pre-pensioners under 58 years old will have to follow a professional reclassification course...
10 October 2006
Allianz: the work’s council of the European company is empowered to negotiate
The German insurance group Allianz concluded, in August 2006, an agreement on workers' involvement on the occasion of its transformation into a European company. This text, which provides for the...
10 October 2006
Spain: social partners of the transport sector fail to reach an agreement on the working time of lorry drivers
In spite of long debates, labour unions and employers of the transport sector acknowledged the failure of negotiations, on October 6th, on the transposition of the European directive on working...
10 October 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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
25 November 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
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