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Italy: general agreement of labor unions and employers to bring down job insecurity in call centers
Labour unions and employers reached, on October 4th, an agreement which opens the way to more job security in call centers. 250.000 people work in these « precariousness factories ». (Ref 06984)
5 October 2006
EU: European Commission postpones the launching of a consultation on labor law evolutions
The green Book labor law evolutions, which was due to be adopted by the College of Commissioners in the coming days, was postponed sine die. Elaborated in a rather confidential way within the...
5 October 2006
Impact of immigration from new member countries of the EU on the Scandinavian labour market
The report intended to provide better knowledge of the problems linked to the immigration of workers from Eastern European countries since 2004 and to promote exchange of valid practices between...
5 October 2006
Great Britain: at last, the law on discriminations on grounds of age comes into force
After years of wait, the law transposing the European directive on discriminations on grounds of age (2000/78) is finally applicable. (Ref. 06982)
4 October 2006
Poland : trade unions and management question political leaders on the lack of social dialogue
During a common press conference, on October 3rd, employers and trade union representatives asked the political parties' leaders to get more involved in the elaboration of a new social contract...
4 October 2006
Spain: for the first time, judges assess the moral harm affecting discriminated pregnant women
The high court of justice of Catalonia granted an indemnity of 30 600 euros to a woman laid off when she came back from her maternity leave. The court considered that there was a proof of...
4 October 2006
Bulgaria: an opinion poll balances the fears of a flow of Bulgarian immigrants towards the labour market of other European States
Between 2001 and 2006, twice fewer Bulgarians said that they had intention to go work abroad, according to an opinion poll of International Gallup Poll abroad. The experts estimate at 36 000, the...
4 October 2006
Spain: for the CCOO, the recognition of a status for the self-employed, economically dependent worker is a violation of labour law
The trade union federation CCOO criticizes the agreement concluded between the government and the main representatives of self-employed persons on the new status of the autonomous worker (see our...
4 October 2006
EU: social partners open negotiations on transposition of international maritime labor code into Community law
Social partners of the maritime transport sector – the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)- have accepted the Commission's...
3 October 2006
Denmark: 13 initiatives to attract foreign workforce
With a 3 % growth rate and a 4.4 % unemployment rate in August - a historically low level- the Danish economy is close to overheating. The government has launched a campaign of seduction towards...
3 October 2006
Italy: the fight against moonlighting, a major battle for the Prodi government
Emergence and regularization of illegal jobs are part of big construction sites of the government Prodi, which took up its posts last May. This is burning news: inquiries on caporalato* in...
3 October 2006
Belgium : the Confederation of Christian unions wants a European framework for restructuring.
Social Europe at a halt. The CSC, strongly in favour of European construction, refers to a series of “hard blows suffered in recent years” such as the slowdown in European social policy with less...
2 October 2006
Siemens creates a solidarity fund for BenQ Mobile employees
To counter growing criticisms, Siemens decided to create a solidarity fund for German employees of BenQ Mobile, threatened to lose their job. The fund would be endowed with 35 million euros. (Ref...
Spain: information and consultation soon a “basic” right for all workers
During the Council of ministers of September 29th, the Minister of Employment, Jesus Caldera, introduced to his colleagues a draft bill which will make the right to information and consultation a...
2 October 2006
Great Britain: employers ask the government to stop any initiative on labor law
As new social rules were coming into force on October 1st, the main British employers' confederation, CBI, (see our article n°06950), published a report called "Lightening the load: he need for...
2 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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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027
The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...
12 October 2026
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EU: social partners put the Commission in the crossfire over quality jobs
The news. The second phase of social partner consultation on quality jobs ended on 28 September. A mandatory prerequisite for a social initiative in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning...
5 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted
The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...
14 October 2026