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Belgium: creation of a pension bonus to encourage workers to remain active longer
From January 1st, 2007, people who retire after 62 years old or 44 years of career will receive a 2 euros bonus per day worked. The objective is to encourage employees to postpone their retirement...
11 December 2006
Great Britain: new reform of employment disputes in perspective
The reform adopted two years ago is a failure. Employment tribunals are more blocked up than before, and the system is becoming more and more costly. Trade unions and employers, both unhappy, are...
11 December 2006
Spain: labour inspectorate increases checks on the firms which employ the most temporary workers
The campaign conducted by the labour inspectorate to fight against the abuse of temporary employment contracts has intensified. A labour market reform is also under way. It aims at reducing the...
11 December 2006
Germany: 22 000 engineers’ positions remain vacant
The national Confederation of German engineers (VDI) has just issued a cry of distress facing the growing problems of German firms to hire engineers. With 39 400 new diplomas last year, Germany is...
11 December 2006
Strabag SE : difficult beginning for the agreement on workers’ representation in the SE
Registered as a European company, on October 12th, 2004, Strabag, the Austrian and European construction firm, finally concluded an agreement on workers' representation in May 2006. Broadly...
11 December 2006
EU : the European Qualifications Framework should be effective in 2010
In a statement adopted last December 5th, the European ministers in charge of education and the national social partners have promised to act in order to make operational, within 2010, the tools...
8 December 2006
Germany: the commission for the reform of co-determination proposes to install European workers’ representatives in German companies
On Wednesday December 19th, the Commission for the reform of the co-determination, chaired by Kurt Biedenkopf, made its final report to Angela Merkel. Besides some measures in favour of a...
8 December 2006
EU: the era of geographical mobility has not come yet
In a few days, the European Year of Workers' Mobility will come to an end. Meanwhile, a report from the Dublin foundation shows that only 4% of EU citizens have ever left their country for another...
8 December 2006
Great Britain : trade unions develop initiatives for disabled workers’ rights
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) publishes a guide for negotiators, branches and local union representatives, aimed at promoting disabled workers' rights in the workplace. A few days...
8 December 2006
Bouygues: group adopts an ethical code and a mechanism of alert
The French group Bouygues has just adopted its first ethical code which notably sets up a mechanism of ethical alert regarding corruption and irregular accounting. This mechanism does not concern...
7 December 2006
Spain: PSA plant in Madrid gets involved for the professional reintegration of ill-treated women
The PSA site in Villaverde, in the periphery of Madrid, signed on November 23rd an agreement with the Council for women and employment of the Madrid region, to promote equal opportunities between...
Belgium: trade unions point out wage gap between men and women
According to a survey based on 20000 workers, the gender gap in terms of salaries is 24 % on a yearly basis and 12 % on an hourly basis. The presence of trade unions in the firm has a tendency to...
7 December 2006
Great Britain: education system needs a complete overhaul to correct the lack of competences in the country
Ordered by the government, the Leitch report on training sounds the alarm on the deficiencies of the British training system. And Gordon Brown, the Minister of Finance, draws the conclusions by...
7 December 2006
EU : European Public Services Union (EPSU) holds fifth annual collective bargaining conference
Participants from 24 countries discuss trade union rights, young workers' specific problems, older workers, work-life balance and workers' migration. (Ref. 061231)
6 December 2006
Areva: agreement on equal opportunities, interview of Maureen Kearney
Maureen Kearney, secretary of the European work's council of Areva (CFDT), Irish, analyzes the agreement on equal opportunities signed within the Areva group (see story n° 061207). We also publish...
6 December 2006
Belgium: restructuring at Volkswagen Forest will have less impact than envisaged for the outside contractors
The first estimates mentioned 10 000 dismissals within the outside contractors of Volkswagen's Forest plant following the announcement of the site's restructuring decided by the German car...
6 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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British bank Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs to invest in AI
Banking group Barclays has announced the cutting of 5% of its global workforce by the end of the year. Beyond disappointing quarterly results, Barclays primarily intends to free up the funds...
28 October 2026
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Germany: non-EU recruitment remains marginal despite skilled immigration reform
The news. Nearly a year and a half after the entry into force of the “Skilled Immigration Development Act”, only 4% of businesses have recruited at least one employee directly from a...
28 October 2026