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Germany : unions and workers’ representatives are little involved in corporate fight against corruption
In 2006, several symbolic companies of the German economy (Siemens, Volkswagen, Daimler Chrysler, etc…) have been hit by notorious corruption scandals. Siemens wins hands down with its nearly 420...
Areva: an agreement on equal opportunities; interview with Bart Samyn
After asking Maureen Kearney, secretary of Areva's European Work's Council (see our story n°061234) to comment on the European agreement on equal opportunities closed out within the Areva group...
14 December 2006
Spain: bill on gender equality will be adopted before the end of the year
The draft law on equality between men and women should be voted at the Parliament before the end of the year and come into force in March 2007. Among the great innovations introduced by the...
14 December 2006
EU: European Parliament and Council of Ministers reach agreement on services directive and REACH regulation
One awaits its publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU), the other must yet be adopted formally by the Council of Ministers. These two texts are the result of compromises. The European...
13 December 2006
Germany : Germany: work accidents fell by more than 20 % in 2005
Less and less employees are wounded or fall sick at work and companies are taking more and more prevention measures to improve the safety and health of their personnel: such are the main...
13 December 2006
Great Britain: large distribution chains pointed out in a scandal of exploited Bangladesh workers
The firms Asda, Tesco and Primark are affected by a report of the NGO War on Want, which shows wages and working conditions close to exploitation in several textile subcontractors' worksites in...
Poland: telecommunications operator TP SA concludes a social pact
The management of Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TP SA) - a company of the France Telecom group - and trade unions of the company, finalised the negotiations on a new social pact for the three next...
13 December 2006
EU : European MPs approve the European globalization adjustment fund
On December 13, 2006 the European MPs adopted the draft regulation for the creation of the European globalization adjustment fund, which will provide a budget of up to 500 million euros to finance...
13 December 2006
EU : the economic and social committee requests a European information gateway on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
International framework-agreements and European works councils. Furthermore, with regard to the promotion by the Commission of the “acceptable work” concept at international level (v. “Promote...
Great Britain: government sets up mandatory retirement savings account
As from 2012, all British employees will have to subscribe to one single retirement pension. It will be financed by employees, employers and the State. Currently, ten million people do not pay any...
13 December 2006
Bulgaria: beginning of social dialogue in the private security sector
During the forum "Dialogue in the private security sector", which took place on December 2nd and 3rd of this year in Sofia, trade unions, employers' organisations and the representatives of the...
13 December 2006
EU: the European Commission reinforces its presence as regards restructurings
The announcement of the closing of VW Forest is not without reminding that of Renault Vilvorde in 1997, which had lead a few years later to the adoption of the directive creating a general...
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13 December 2006
Great Britain : battle over default retirement age ends up at the CJEC
British justice has just referred to the CJEC the case opposing the Heyday organization to the British government, regarding the « default retirement age » at 65 years old. Heyday says this...
13 December 2006
Volkswagen: already 700 voluntary departures at Forest plant in Belgium
Workers of Volkswagen's Forest plant who will agree to leave deliberately will be given a departure bonus of 25 000 to 144 000 euros. An agreement on the matter was concluded on December 8th 2006...
12 December 2006
Netherlands: a mobility centre to reclassify Nedcar employees
A novelty in the Netherlands: a mobility Centre for the car industry (CMA) was instituted in October 2006 to accompany the program of departures volunteers set up by Nedcar. The centre gathers...
12 December 2006
France: the first decree which fights social dumping concerns airline companies
The first implementing decree of law n°2005-882 of August 2nd, 2005, which notably reforms the rules for workers' posting on the French territory, has been published. This text tries to...
11 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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Living wage still struggles to align with social dialogue (study)
As part of its summer school on social dialogue, the ILO commissioned a study on the living wage. This concept, which takes workers' needs into account when determining wage levels and which major...
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EU: Commission to launch a business coalition against modern slavery
The news. On 16 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat human trafficking. While labour exploitation reported by the authorities rose by 17% between 2021-2022 and...
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19 October 2026