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Poland: government wants to fight fake self-employment
The government gives a clear definition of employment and self-employment. The reform aims at reducing fiscal advantages for people who are officially self-employed but who are in fact...
6 December 2006
Finland: trade union of electricians blockades Polish company accused of social dumping
This new case of social dumping, very mediatised, involves trade unions that blocked the activities of a Polish company which failed to observe the conventional minimum wage. This is yet another...
6 December 2006
La Poste : France will have to give precisions on the aid given for the retirement system
In a letter of October 12th 2006 (Official Journal of December 6th) the European Commission has notified France of its intention to open a procedure to control State aids. This publication opens...
6 December 2006
Belgium: towards a charter of good behaviour to reduce strikes in Walloon public transport
After consultation of management and trade unions of the public transportation network (TEC), the experts of the Laboratory of studies on new technologies, innovation and change (Lentic) will...
5 December 2006
Italy: first difficulties for the government in its fight against the abuse of flexible contracts
One of the main Italian call-centre companies, Atesia, which had been asked at the end of August by the labour inspectorate to permanently hire 3 200 precarious workers, has just won the first...
5 December 2006
EU: the social program of the German presidency of the European Union
Germany will chair the European Union from January 1st, 2007, succeeding to Finland. It has just exposed its agenda, opened its website, chosen a logo and a slogan: « together, we shall achieve...
5 December 2006
Poland : Spain experiments « backwards » immigration
In Poland, some call it « backwards immigration ». It is based on the following idea : Polish workers go to work in Spain, for several months, in Spanish companies. They follow a "high-level...
5 December 2006
EU: adoption of REACH regulation is likely before the end of the year
European Parliament and Council reach a compromise on the regulation aimed at setting a registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals policy. The text is now likely to be adopted before...
4 December 2006
PSA Peugeot-Citroën : international agreement on social responsibility is ratified
Management of the French automobile constructor PSA has informed that the international framework agreement (IFA) on the group's social responsibility is now ratified. It has entered into force in...
4 December 2006
Spain: unions and management at Renault postpone the shedding of 1300 jobs until end January 2007 to allow time for negotiation
Discussions on job cuts and on the industrial project for the plants. Both majority unions, the worker commissions and UGT, have agreed to a negotiation, as demanded by management, dealing jointly...
4 December 2006
Germany: employers do not rule out a wage increase in 2007 in the Metal industry
After the latest negotiations in this sector, Gesamtmetall and IG-Metall had agreed on April 22 to a 3% wage increase effective June 1, 2006 (see story n° 06400). This was the first time that the...
4 December 2006
EU: flexicurity, decent jobs and portability of pension rights on the agenda of the last Council of employment ministers
The last Council of Social Affairs ministers of the Finnish Presidency, which took place on November 30th and December 1st, supported the initiative of the European Commission to promote decent...
4 December 2006
Netherlands: extension of the volunteer departure program at Nedcar
At Nedcar, the only plant of motorized assemblage in the Netherlands, the volunteer departure program set up last July to avoid forced dismissals has been so successful that it was extended for...
4 December 2006
Italy : government wants to toughen regulation on fixed-term employment contracts
Italy is going to reform its legislation on fixed-term contracts, in order to make their use more restrictive. This is the latest plan of Employment Minister Cesare Damiano (DS, Left-wing...
4 December 2006
Spain: trade unions want to enrich the collective negotiation for 2007
Before the renegotiation of a framework agreement on collective negotiation (which notably sets the foundations of negotiations for salaries), the majority confederations UGT and CC.OO announced...
4 December 2006
EU: European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) should come into force in January 2007
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission seem to have found an agreement on the draft regulation concerning a new fund aimed at helping workers sacked due to major industrial...
1 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