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Spain : commentary on the agreement signed on social security reform
The entitlement to the retirement pension (contributory). In order to strengthen the contributory principle, is has been agreed that the number of qualifying days of contribution needed to obtain...
19 July 2006
Great Britain: trade unions show the example and boycott Peugeot
The British trade union GMB, which represents 700 000 workers, announced on Tuesday July 18 that Peugeot cars would no longer be part of its automobile fleet, to punish the make "for the way it...
19 July 2006
Poland: the Lower House adopts a bill reforming the protection of workers’ rights in the event of employer insolvency
The Lower House of the Parliament adopted, last 13 July, a bill which reforms the protection of workers' rights in the event of employer insolvency. The text must now be approved by the Senate and...
19 July 2006
Great Britain : Asbestos sufferers could get financial compensation from one employer, even if several employers involved
Earlier this week, the government overturn a House of Lords decision on compensation for asbestos-related deaths, according to which workers exposed to asbestos dust by several employers must...
19 July 2006
InBev accused of violating the guiding principles of OECD for global companies
The international Union of food, agriculture, hotel, restaurant and tobacco workers, and the related branches (IUF-UITA) has filed a complaint against the brewer at the OECD office in Belgium...
CJEC will give opinion on guarantees for occupational pension schemes
A British case will give the opportunity to the European Court of Justice to tackle the State responsibility when an occupational pension scheme is no longer able to pay the retirement benefits...
18 July 2006
Netherlands : early retirement saving popular among higher-paid employees
According to a survey published on 12th July by the research firm Blauw Research, commissioned by Randstad, an Amsterdam recruitment agency, the new life-cycle savings plan (levensloopregeling)...
18 July 2006
Netherlands: a bill to put welfare recipients to work
Henk van Hoof, the Secretary of State for social Affairs and Work, proposed, on July 14, before the Parliament, a new law which aims at making work obligatory, as of January 1, 2007, for the...
17 July 2006
Belgium : reform of collective redundancy law and company closings
e-europnews September 6, 2006, n° 06733- www.eeuropnews.com
17 July 2006
Great Britain: Nanjing Automobile’s projects for Longbridge below trade unions’ expectations
The Chinese group Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), new owner of Rover, the British make in bankruptcy, announced on Monday July 17 its intention to invest 10 million Pounds (14,5 million...
17 July 2006
Alcan: two factories set to close in Great Britain
The world number two for aluminum, the Canadian group Alcan, which employs 65 000 people in 59 countries, announced this week the shutdown of two factories in Great Britain, leading to some 400...
17 July 2006
Netherlands: trade union alert on heat wave
On 13 July, the federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV) said it was chocked by the number of calls received from workers suffering from the heat. (Ref.06729)
17 July 2006
The European Metalworkers’ Federation condemns the closing of GM plant in Azambuja
The European Metalworkers' Federation has "condemned" on July 13, the closing of the General Motors factory of Azambuja (Portugal), which was confirmed at a meeting of the European work's council...
14 July 2006
EU: the legal minimum wage is very different from country to country
Even if there is no European minimum wage, the majority of legislations in EU countries contain such a provision. However, its level is very different from one country to another, even if the...
14 July 2006
ECJ : the notion of undertaking disappears when its activity is of a purely social nature
The Court of Justice, on 11th July, upheld the decision handed down by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFIEC), on 4th March 2003, according to which public entities...
14 July 2006
Great-Britain : strike action announced in the rail sector
Several thousand signal workers from Network Rail, the owner of the British railways network, have finally voted to go out on strike (cf. our article n°06464), as called for by the main transport...
14 July 2006
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025