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Latvia : Employers encourage government to set up migration policy
The country faces worrying labor shortages due to massive emigration. The employers' confederation LDDK is asking the government to change policies in order to reduce emigration and to increase...
25 October 2006
EU : the European Commission organizes its second seminary on transnational collective negotiation
The European Commission will organize, on November 27th, 2006, a second seminary bringing together the European social partners on the topic of transnational negotiations. The day will be devoted...
25 October 2006
Eternit: a foundation for asbestos victims in Switzerland
On September 14th, 2006, Eternit created a foundation to financially support the employees of the Swiss plants of Payerne and Niederurnen which are ill due to asbestos, as well as their family...
25 October 2006
Great Britain : trade union Amicus launches information and prevention campaign related to crystalline silica
This campaign is a part of the European Safety Week and multi-sectoral agreement on breathable crystalline silica signed by European social partners on last April 25th and which has come into...
25 October 2006
Poland: will employees soon undergo the lie detector?
According to the daily " Gazeta Wyborcza ", the Ministry of Employment and social policy is currently working on a draft law that would allow employers to use lie detectors « to test » their...
25 October 2006
Spain: Publication of the law on workers’ involvement in the European Company (SE)
The law on workers' involvement in the European Company (SE) and on the European Cooperative Society (ECS) was officially published on last October 19th. Below we have attached this law, which has...
25 October 2006
Great Britain: Bulgarian and Romanian workers will only have access to seasonal jobs in the farming and food-processing sectors
The British government has just announced the entry into force of restrictions on immigration from Romania and Bulgaria, starting January 1st, 2007. On this day, these countries will integrate the...
25 October 2006
Daimler-Chrysler: the conflict between workers’ representatives in Germany worsens
How to deal with Daimler-Chrysler' s management? Since 1998, the official works council and a group of more critical staff representatives have been fighting over this question at the...
24 October 2006
Spain: Labor inspectorate and Public Prosecutor’s department will coordinate to increase prosecution of dangerous employers
After a period of spinelessness, Spain has decided to establish a policy based on cooperation between the labor inspectorate and justice, to force firms to apply the legislation in force and to...
24 October 2006
Poland: situation on the labor market
According to the data published by the Central Statistical Office, some improvements in the situation on the labour market in Poland can be observed. In the 2nd quarter of 2006, the employment...
24 October 2006
Luxembourg: a charter for corporate social responsibility
The " Luxembourg Meeting on corporate social responsibility " took place on October 20th with the Minister of Employment and Work. It was the occasion to draw an assessment of the initiatives...
Netherlands: call to strike at Floraholland
The Confederation of Dutch trade unions (FNV Bondgenoten) called for a one-day strike on October 30th, which might paralyze Floraholland, the second auction flower market in the Netherlands. 215...
24 October 2006
Spain : a new law limits and organizes subcontracting in the building and construction industry
A new law or regulation on the building and construction industry (BCI) is always important news in Spain due to the fact that this industry amounts to around a 10 percent of the gross domestic...
24 October 2006
Great Britain : Burberry to close Treorchy factory
311 jobs will be cut. After the closing, only one Burberry factory will remain in Great Britain. Almost all Burberry products will be manufactured abroad. (Ref. 061056)
24 October 2006
Luxembourg: minimum wage due to increase in January 2007
The October 19th, 2006 governmental council approved a bill regarding a raise of the minimum wage. The 1.9% increase should become effective on January 1st, 2007. (Ref. 061054)
23 October 2006
Germany: the chemical industry union (IG BCE) presents its demands regarding the 2007 tariff negotiations.
After the German chemical industry underwent a 6% growth in sales (81.2 billion euros) during the first semester 2006, IG BCE wants to put wage increases and apprenticeship at the center of the...
23 October 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: 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: 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: 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