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Belgium: the social partners sign a draft cross-industry agreement
The cross-industry draft agreement provides for a standard rise in wages of 5 % over two years and a gross minimum wage raise. Improvements are also made for professional training. Most social...
22 December 2006
Denmark: Lego accompanies its future ex-employees towards a new job
In June, Lego announced that 900 of the 1200 employees in Billund will be laid off in the three next years, because the group will transfer 80% of its production to the subcontractor Flextronics...
22 December 2006
Gaz de France : justice’s decisions on the consulation of the European Work’s Council
On november 21st 2006, the TGI of Paris released an urgant decision, confirmed the same day by the Paris Court of Appeal, ordering Gaz de France to postpone its board of directors which was due to...
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22 December 2006
Austria: after the sale of their bank to an investment fund, trade unions are anxious for their future
A "trade-union Monopoly" - Ironically, it is precisely when the ÖGB, which is trying to improve its image, has just sold its bank and the building of its headquarters, that the Confederation...
21 December 2006
Germany: Berlin blocks for two years the access of its labour market to Bulgarian and Romanian citizens
e-europnews December 22, 2006, n°061295 -www.eeuropnews.com
21 December 2006
France Telecom : international framework agreement on fundamental rights signed
France Telecom will be particularly attentive to the prevention of forced work, to the prohibition of child labour and the exploitation of children, to health and job security, to the respect of...
21 December 2006
Germany: the evaluation report of the labour market reform was submitted to the government
During the last cabinet meeting of 2006, the government took note, on December 20th 2006, without giving a judgement, of the final report of evaluation of the laws reforming the labour market...
21 December 2006
Germany: 2007 will be an important year for wage negotiations
In 2007, important collective agreements will be renegotiated in the main branches of German industry: metalworking industry, chemical, printing works, but also wholesale and retail trade. Given...
21 December 2006
Volkswagen: agreement on early retirements at Forest plant
After three days of negotiations, the trade unions and management of Volkswagen Forest reached, on December 20th, an agreement concerning the payment of the anticipated retirements (pre-pensions)...
21 December 2006
Great Britain: debate on positive discrimination reopened
The future president of the Commission for equality and humans rights, which will begin functioning in 2007, has called for a legislative change to allow positive discrimination, in order to fight...
21 December 2006
Lithuania: governmental initiatives in favour of the professional integration of disabled people
The Lithuanian government is currently working on amendments to the law on social enterprises, employing a certain rate of disabled people, in order to facilitate their integration. (Ref. 061288)
20 December 2006
Spain: assessment of the huge plan against precariousness
Over one million permanent employment contracts have been signed since July 1st, announces the Ministry of Labour, that is to say an increase of 57 % compared to 2005. (Ref. 061285)
20 December 2006
Spain: voluntary departure plan at Renault Spain
The management of Renault Spain is trying to attenuate the shock of its job-shedding plan by proposing 1000 voluntary departures. (Ref. 061281)
20 December 2006
EU: labour costs increase by 2.6% over one year
Total hourly labour costs in the UE25 increased by 2.6% in the third quarter 2006, down from 2.8% in the previous quarter, indicated on December 14th 2006, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the...
20 December 2006
EU: employment in the EU increases by 0.3% in the third quarter 2006
The number of people working in the EU25 grew by 0.3% (612 000 people), seasonally adjusted, in the third quarter 2006, according to provisional estimates published on December 14th 2006 and based...
20 December 2006
Germany: companies begin to promote diversity
After the French and Belgian companies (see story n° 0672), it is now German companies' turn to promote diversity. DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche British Petrol and Deutsche Telekom have...
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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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After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
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24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
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