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The Commission wants a «European alliance for a competitive and sustainable enterprise»
The European Commission should make public, next March 22, its communication on corporate social responsability (CSR). This document takes a new direction if we compare it to the previous ones. In...
Great Britain: a new report on overtime
The average British worker does three years and a half of overtime in his life, but half of it is not paid. The Clerical Medical insurance company publishes two months after the TUC’s report its...
14 March 2006
France : the main measure of the law on equal opportunities is violently contested
On March 9th, the Parliament definitely passed the law on equal opportunities. This law contains several measures aimed at fighting against discriminations, and others aimed at reducing the...
14 March 2006
The EU Council of ministers splits up because of the draft services directive
During a dinner organized on the eve of the EU Finance ministers meeting , held last March13, the ministers commented the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on the draft directive (see...
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14 March 2006
A proposal for a European model of ethical alarm
The European authorities group in charge of data protection (known as article 29 group) wants to create a "European model" of the professional alarms devices (whistle-blowing), set up in certain...
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14 March 2006
CJEC gives its opinion on collective agreement’s fate in case of transfers of undertakings
In the event of a transfer of undertakings, even if the employment contract mentions that the employment relationship is governed by a specific collective agreement, the transferee is concerned by...
13 March 2006
Germany: SPD asks for a mediator to put an end to strikes in the public sector
Prominent figures of the German social democrat party (SPD) indeed accused Hartmut Möllring, president of the employers' organization of Länder (Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder or TdL) and the...
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13 March 2006
An EU Council of social affairs ministers devoted to employment
The EU Council of Ministers in charge of social affairs met on March 10 in Brussels, mainly to discuss the preparation of the European Council of spring devoted to growth and employment. The...
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13 March 2006
Great Britain: British employees are less “incompetent” than before
The number of employees considered "not fully proficient" by their employer fell by almost 50% in two years in Great Britain, according to the data of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) made...
13 March 2006
France: towards a progressive lifting of the restrictions on free movement of workers
Following the governmental meeting on Europe of 13 March 2006, the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced that "French authorities will proceed to a progressive and controlled lifting of...
13 March 2006
Spain : law on gender equality gets a shy welcome
Press review, 6 to 10 March 2006. Throughout the week, the Spanish press commented on the draft law on gender equality, adopted by the government on Friday 3rd March (see our article Ref.06202)...
13 March 2006
Slovakia : the wages grew faster than productivity
Slovak Statistical Office announced that real wages in the nation's economy grew last year at a faster rate than work productivity. (Ref. 06236)
10 March 2006
Czech Republic : average wage increasead by 5,5 % in 2005
Czech Statistical Office announced that in year 2005, average wage increased by 5,5 %. (Ref. 06235)
10 March 2006
France : a new job contract to increase employment of people over 57
Social partners in France (three trade union federations and all employers' organizations) signed Thursday 9th March, an inter-professional agreement designed to increase the employment rate of...
10 March 2006
Germany: government does not want to make private pension savings obligatory
Press review from 4 to 10 March 2006. The German press commented this week on the government's annual report on retirement pensions and on the announcement of a series of measures aimed at...
10 March 2006
Slovakia : Kia’s foreign suppliers to sue minister of Economy for denying them incentives
Foreign suppliers for Slovak Huyndai/Kia Motors car factory in Zilina region decided to file a lawsuit against Slovak state after Minister of Economy, Jirko Malcharek, repeated that the government...
10 March 2006
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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...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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...
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...