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Latvia: Employers are reluctant to inform about work accidents
Few employers are aware of work accidents in their companies. Only half of companies have a conducted a risk analysis. (Ref. 061145)
16 November 2006
European Commission introduces its work program 2007 to Euro MP’s
The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barosso, introduced, during the plenary session of the European Parliament, on November 14th, 2006, the working program of the European...
16 November 2006
Germany: trade union confederation DGB wants to strongly reduce manual workers’ salaries
Is the German trade confederation DGB -and its eight trade unions members, which employ about 11 000 employees- the best employer in Germany or « the worst of the capitalists »? Information...
15 November 2006
Spain : incentives to increase the number of permanent employment contracts seem to work
According to the Employment Minister, 800 000 permanent employment contracts were signed in Spain since July 1st, 2006, thanks to various incentives proposed by the government. These figures...
15 November 2006
Great Britain: an Internet portal dedicated to discriminations on grounds of age
The English law firm Lewis Silkin (ius laboris) has just created an Internet site dedicated to age discriminations. This tool gathers the bulk of British, Community and other Member States'...
15 November 2006
The European social Agenda from November 20th till December 19th, 2006
We provide you with a weekly diary on the main events involving social Europe and institutional appointments. You can forward us your schedules of events to the following address...
15 November 2006
EU : publication of the decision establishing a Community program for employment and social solidarity (PROGRESS)
This program, merging four existent programs, is intended to support various activities in the domains of employment, protection and social integration, working conditions, fight against...
15 November 2006
EU: publication of council’s decision on reduced VAT rate for services with high labor intensity
This decision allows certain Member States to apply or maintain the reduced VAT rate until December 31st, 2010. The Council's decision implements the provisions of directive 2006/18 allowing a...
15 November 2006
Great Britain: « National Skill Academies » to solve qualification problems
The government has approved the three first « National Skill Academies », a new professional training structure broadly inspired and financed by employers' confederations. They aim at solving...
15 November 2006
EU : first findings of the Dublin Foundation’s fourth survey on working conditions
The report shows many positive evolutions in terms of health and safety, more high-skilled employment, more women with executive positions, and a majority of workers satisfied by their work-life...
15 November 2006
Quebecor: trade union confederation Uni Europa Graphical points out the absence of information to European WC on ongoing restructurings
The European trade union confederation Uni Europa Graphical gathered, on November 14th, 2006, in Brussels, the Belgian, French, Spanish, Swedish and British unionists to discuss the situation of...
15 November 2006
EU : Commission approves creation of European Gas Social Dialogue Committee
The 34th sectoral social dialogue committee has just been officially approved by the Commission. Social dialogue in the European Gas industry will be handled by the employers' federation Eurogas...
14 November 2006
Belgium: beginning of social cooperation with the aim of a new cross-industry agreement
Started on Monday, November 13th, 2006, negotiations aimed at concluding a new cross-industry agreement (AIP) will have to succeed before Christmas. Employers and trade unions will notably have to...
14 November 2006
EU : major trade union federations support Lithuanian union protests
Several European trade union federations expressed solidarity with Lithuanian trade unions and workers, who protested in Vilnius on November 10th against the government's plan to increase the...
13 November 2006
Corus: agreement on job security for Dutch employees
Corus Nederland, the multinational Anglo-Dutch steel company, which employs 12 000 employees in the Netherlands, has accepted, on November 12th, 2006, most of trade unions' claims as part of the...
13 November 2006
Great-Britain: the new law on discriminations on grounds of age
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which came into force on 1 October 2006, promise to bring the most significant changes to UK employment law since the sex and race discrimination...
13 November 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