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The « mega-merger » of Siemens’ and Nokia’s « telephone network » businesses should lead to the cut it 9000 jobs
The Finnish Nokia and the German Siemens have announced the merger of the their telephone equipement and network businesses (excluding the cellphones) for the end of 2006. A 10 to 15% cut in...
19 June 2006
Great Britain: senior and immigrant workers could explain the activity rate’s rise
The last official statistics show a deterioration of the unemployment figures, contradicted by the improvement of the activity ratio. A study of the Chartered Institute of Personal &...
19 June 2006
Germany : the House of Länder (Bundesrat) rejects the current bill on « law against discrimitation »
During its session that took place on Friday, June 16th 2006, the Bundesrat, that has conservative majority, has refused to conform to the agreements made between the coalition parties. The head...
19 June 2006
France: a presumption of salaried status is contrary to the Community law
Despite the Ministry of Social Affairss efforts to make the presumption of salaried status for artists more flexible, the CJEC considers that no matter what its force is, this presumption is an...
19 June 2006
Spain: long and non-flexible schedules harm productivity
Spanish companies are not very flexible and tend to lengthen the working day of their employees, without increasing their profitability. This is one of the conclusions of the White Paper for a...
19 June 2006
Denmark: details on the law prohibiting the closed-shop practice
The law prohibiting the closed shop practice was adopted on May 8, 2006. It challenges the Danish practice of exclusive agreements, which involves approximately 200 000 Danish employees. (Ref...
19 June 2006
Great Britain: Amicus asks the financial sector to end the salary gap between men and women
The main employees' trade union of the private sector threatens "to name and ostracize" the companies of the financial sector which will not quickly undertake to eliminate wage inequalities. For...
19 June 2006
The European social Diary of June 20 to October 15, 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...
17 June 2006
Lithuania : new employment regulation to help jobless employees
New regulation will help unemployed people over 50 years old, the long-term unemployed, and some handicapped persons. (Ref. 06618)
16 June 2006
Great Britain: labour inspections at their lowest level
The number of labourinspections fell by a quarter, from 74 000 to 55 000, between 2002/03 and 2004/05, according to figures of the Labour inspectorate revealed in the newspaper Hazards, a...
16 June 2006
Sweden : full-time for all after 3 years of part-time work
The Swedish social-democrat government, after negociations with its jaority in Parliament (the Greens and the Left), just decided to launch on the parliamentary procedure on july 1st a bill that...
16 June 2006
Germany : while the Schering’s employees are breathing, Volkswagen’s are getting ready for the conflict
Press review from June12th to June 18th. The unexpected extension of the battle between Bayer and Merck to take over Schering have ended up with the victory of Bayer, to Schering's employees'...
16 June 2006
Great Britain : stressed out executives who do not take their holidays
The « workaholism » of its executives is a good financial deal for great Britain. According to a survey of the Chartered Management Institute, British executives give up 19 million days off per...
16 June 2006
Great Britain : the prospect of a 2.6 million members union vanishes
The 500 representatives of the GMB union have massively rejected today the merger project with Amicus and TGWU, which could have given birth to a super-union of 2.6 million members, the same...
15 June 2006
Finland : summary of the SAK union confederation’s congress
The day before the Finnish presidency of the European Union, the Congress of the Finnish unions' confederation SAK (Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö, organization of the affiliated unions)...
15 June 2006
Sweden: the CJEC validates the transposition of the «health and safety» directive of 1989
The Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) has rejected the European Commission's appeal, which estimated that Sweden had not correctly transposed article 7 of directive 89/391 of...
15 June 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
24 November 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025