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Belgium: a bill on the refund of training courses paid by the employer
The Council of Ministers of July 21 adopted a bill amending the law of July 3, 1978 relating to employment contracts, which frames the so-called "schooling" clauses . These clauses allow the...
25 July 2006
Great Britain: a bill on corporate manslaughter
The government has submitted to Parliament, on Friday July 21, its long-expected bill on fatal accidents at work. The text, called "Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide Bill", introduces...
25 July 2006
Netherlands: employees’ rights during the heat wave
In a country where the average temperature usually reaches a maximum of 17 degrees in July, the heat wave which is prevailing since July 11 is becoming worrying. (Réf. 06754)
24 July 2006
EU: the Commission announces its work program for autumn
Whereas European institutions have started their summer break, the European Commission departments published a forecast diary of the main events of next autumn, with especially a green book on the...
24 July 2006
Germany: the SPD puts pressure in favour of a minimum wage
In an interview to the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel", an SPD executive, Ludwig Stiegler and a labour market expert, Klaus Brandner, propose a mechanism of minimum wage. (Réf. 06751)
24 July 2006
Netherlands : the project to put “assisted” people back to work proves highly controversial
The proposal made by Henk van Hoof, the Secretary of State for social Affairs and Work, to put back to work the long-term recipients of social assistance (see article 06737) is being severely...
24 July 2006
The CJEC recognizes the integration of pensions in the basis for calculating contributions, even when they are paid by another Member State
The Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) found that the integration of pensions paid by another Member State in the basis for calculating contributions in the residence State was...
21 July 2006
Poland: social dialogue has trouble starting
Promises not kept, no real negotiations, but that’s not all : another obstacle is the weakness of trade unions. With 1.200.000 members, for 17 million active people, the two major trade unions...
21 July 2006
Netherlands: a trade union for clandestine workers
The Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV), the largest federation of the Netherlands, announced on July 19 the creation of a trade union for clandestine workers. (Réf. 06746)
21 July 2006
Spain: much more contracts become permanent due to the labor market reform
Since the entry into force of the new industrial legislation on July 1, the Ministry of Labour has reported the conversion of 80.000 fixed-term contracts into permanent contracts. The reform...
20 July 2006
Great Britain : publication of a national report on disabled people
The Office for disability issues (ODI), created in December 2005 within the framework of the launching of a large national fight against discrimination throughout society, its first annual report...
20 July 2006
Belgium: for the CJEC, the condition of residence imposed to the unemployed person is in conformity with the Community legislation
The provision which subordinates the employment benefit to a residence clause for job-seekers over 50 years old who are exempted from the requirement of being available for work does not preclude...
20 July 2006
Netherlands: more strikes, but shorter
e-europnews July 20, 2006, n°06742 -www.eeuropnews.com
20 July 2006
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
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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: CDC Habitat defines a framework and means for social dialogue on AI
In an agreement signed on 23 February with trade unions, the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Habitat (10,800 employees) guarantees that AI solutions will only...
23 February 2026
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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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026