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Allianz will cut 7500 jobs in Germany
Despite record profits, the largest German insurer, Allianz, announced on June 22 in Munich the suppression by 2008 of approximately 5000 jobs in the insurance activity in Germany and 2480 jobs in...
22 June 2006
Netherlands: retirement at 65 without enthusiasm
According to official statistics published on June 20, a majority of workers does not want to work until the official retirement age, which is 65. Only 4 employees out of 10 consider "possible" to...
22 June 2006
Denmark: “historical agreement” on Welfare state reform
The government managed to get the support of most of the Parliament on its project of Welfare state reform. The legal retirement age will be raised to 67 years old, and that of early retirement to...
21 June 2006
Poland: the Prime Minister promises social partners that he will take an active part in social dialogue
The Prime Minister responded to criticism from social partners who had reproached him for having abandoned social dialogue. He undertook to become more involved in negotiations with trade unions...
21 June 2006
Great Britain: from working from home to “homing at work”
We know about the trend of working from home, which involves taking your computer or files back home with you. Now we have homing at work, where private activities invade one's professional life...
21 June 2006
Germany: over 30 000 jobs threatened at Volkswagen, according to “Der Spiegel”
According to the daily newspaper "Der Spiegel" (published on 19th June), Horst Neumann, Human Resources director at Volkswagen, admitted for the first time to employee representatives that over 30...
21 June 2006
Cyprus: a practical guide for Eastern European workers
The Cyprus Federation of Hotel employees has published a booklet intended for Czechs, Slovaks and Poles who come to work in the country. This guide details the collective agreement for employees...
21 June 2006
Netherlands: social unrest in the national railways company
An major conflict is likely at NS Reizigers, a branch of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national railways company, which handles the interior passenger traffic. Management intends to increase...
21 June 2006
Slovenia : trade unions leave negotiations on Employment Relationship Act
Controversy over a new provision : employers would no longer be obliged to notice trade unions when they fire a member. (Ref. 06636)
21 June 2006
Lithuania : Joint Venture «Search and Selection» will provide information on employment opportunities for Lithuanian people working abroad
The company will prompt emigrant Lithuanians to come back home. by providing information on employment opportunities in Lithuania. (Ref. 06635)
21 June 2006
Denmark: documentary on inhuman working conditions and the exploitation of children in India shakes the supermarket sector
The documentary had been announced and commented beforehand by the press but the violence of the pictures on the working conditions in Indian suppliers of large Danish companies surprised Danish...
21 June 2006
Textiles: the European social partners discuss the issue of restructuring
European social partners in the textile sector, Euratex for the employers and the Trade Union Federation for Textile, Clothing and Leather (ETUF: TCL), are mobilising to improve anticipation of...
20 June 2006
Great Britain: mandatory retirement at 65 triggers a controversy
The future law against discriminations related to age prohibits employers from forcing an employee to retire before the age of 65. But past 65, the employer is free to do so. This last point...
20 June 2006
A revolution at SAP: 9000 employees elect the first work’s council in the company’s history
After months of battle between management and three employees members of IG Metall, SAP, European leader of computing and only company of the DAX 30 (German stock index) which does not have a...
20 June 2006
Portugal : government and employees hope they can save the GM factory in Azambuja
The group wants to transfer the production of the Opel Combo to its factory in Saragossa, Spain, in order to reduce costs, threatening 1200 jobs. The official announcement was scheduled last...
20 June 2006
The European Parliament adopts a resolution against discriminations
The European Parliament adopted, on June 14, an own-initiative report in which it draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States on the need to take concrete measures to fight against...
20 June 2006
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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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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