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Spain: building contractors propose a series of measures to avoid work accidents
SEOPAN, the employers' organization representing the major building firms, answer to the report presented by the Ministry of Labour, in November 2006, which analyzed in-depth the causes of 509...
10 January 2007
Sweden : trade unions ready for wage negotiations
Trade unions are filling their bank accounts in the perspective of collective conflicts linked to wage negotiations. This preparation is taking place within a tensed social environment, since the...
9 January 2007
Poland: a new era for salaries?
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9 January 2007
British Airways: agreement on the auditing of the pension fund deficit
British Airways announced on Friday January 5th an agreement with the staff representatives in order to soak up within ten years the pension fund's huge deficit, more than three billion euros. The...
9 January 2007
EU : old Member States maintain restrictions on freedom of movement for Bulgarian and Romanian workers
Sweden and Finland will be the only two "old" Member States of the European Union not to restrict the access of their labour market to workers of the new Member States which joined the EU on...
8 January 2007
GeoPost: launching of a negotiation to set up a European work’s council
The holding which gathers since 1999 all the subsidiary shipping companies of the French group La Poste, in France and abroad, GeoPost, will set up a European work's council during spring 2007. In...
8 January 2007
Germany: major trade unions want strong wage increases for 7 million employees
In accordance with IG Metall claims, Verdi (services) and IG BCE, the trade union for chemicals and energy known for its very moderate positions, demand that employees finally be given part of the...
8 January 2007
France: government restricts the entry of Romanian and Bulgarian workers
Whereas Bulgaria and Romania have just integrated the European Union, France announced that it would use the possibility offered to Member States to temporarily limit the access to their labour...
8 January 2007
EU : Official Journal of the EU publishes several legislative texts
Several European legislative texts have been published in the EU Official Journal including the emblematic "Services" directive and the "Reach" regulation. The legislation on the European...
6 January 2007
EU : Regulation No 1922/2006 of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality
This new European institute, set up by decision of the Council in 2004, shall:
6 January 2007
BenQ: the majority of employees is now employed by two “transfer companies” financed by Siemens
BenQ Deutschland, the former subsidiary company of Siemens, sold one year ago to the Taiwanese BenQ, was placed in legal rectification on January 1st 2007. 2300 of the 3000 employees agreed to be...
6 January 2007
EU: regulation on the European globalization adjustment fund is published
Three criteria of intervention. Article 2 specifies the criteria of intervention of the fund and clarifies the concept of "major changes in the structure of world trade" leading to "severe...
4 January 2007
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22 December 2006
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
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
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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France: following the post-Covid boom, large companies scale back on remote working
In the post-pandemic context, large French groups multiplied generous remote working agreements before reversing the trend from 2024 onwards. What is the extent of this phenomenon? mind RH...
29 October 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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France: Iliad structures its skills management around AI
The news. On 9 April, Iliad (11,600 employees in France), the parent company of telecoms operator Free, concluded an agreement on jobs and career path management with its representative trade...
21 October 2026
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France: National Assembly votes for mandatory bargaining on sexual and gender-based violence
The news. On 8 October, French MPs voted to extend the scope of mandatory annual negotiations to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In practice, in addition to pay, working hours and...
9 October 2026
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France: how CDC Habitat aims to better promote the expertise of its employees
The housing division of the French public group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, CDC Habitat (10,800 employees), established new measures on skills in July. They are set out in two agreements...
15 October 2026
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France: La Poste strengthens regional management of jobs and skills
La Poste’s 2026-2028 agreement on the management of jobs, professional pathways and gender diversity in occupations puts the emphasis on supporting mobility and career changes, relying on a...
22 October 2026