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Germany : the Football World Cup will only have little effect on employment and the economic situation
According to the FIFA and the German Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit), the World Cup is going to create near to 60 000 jobs, regrettably most of which merely being of temporary nature and...
Great Britain : TUC informs British employees of social progress due to EU
The British trade union confederation TUC wants to British workers to be aware of the social progress which is linked to the UK's integration in the EU. (Réf. 06584)
Poland: Delphi intends to sell two of its six establishments
The American manufacturer of automobile parts, in financial difficulty since 2005, intends to get rid of two of its six establishments in Poland. Trade unions fear the suppression of 2 500 jobs...
Spain : difficulty implementing the anti-tobacco law in the cafés-restaurants
Although the law which forbids smoking altogether at the workplace, which went into effect on 1st January 2006, has been well accepted in the businesses, the restaurant and café proprietors in...
France: a fixed-term contract for seniors
The main measure of the "national plan for senior's employment ", presented on June 6 by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, is the creation of a fixed-term contract for job-seekers over 57...
Germany: the government adopts a bill to facilitate the retirement of thousands of civil servants at Deutsche Telekom
Under the pressure of Deutsche Telekom, which is determined to reduce its staff, the German government adopted a bill which will make it possible for thousands of civil servants to retire at 55...
EADS postpones an employee shareholding operation
According to the Financial Times Deutschland (7-06), the European group of aircraft and defense EADS decided to postpone an employee shareholding operation which was to take place between 5 and 23...
Lufthansa : a wage agreement for pilots
The first German airline company, Lufthansa, reached an agreement, with its pilots, on a wage rise in two times, the reduction of the variable salary and the introduction of more flexibility in...
Deutsche Telekom : an agreement on a 3 % wage increase
After 7 days of negotiations, the German telecommunication group and the trade union of the services sector, Verdi, reached an agreement on a 3 % wage rise. 55 000 employes will benefit from this...
Hankook Tire to establish first European plant in Hungary
The Korean tire company wants to establish a production site close to its European markets. Hungary was chosen because of its low production costs, skilled workers and because it is close to...
Italy: Prodi government unveils first elements of its “social projects”
During his first visit outside the Italian territory to attend the EU Council of Ministers of last 1 and 2 June, the Italian Minister for Work, Cesare Damiano, gave elements on the government's...
Slovenia : more job opportunities and lower unemployment
Last statistical datas show more job vacancies and lower unemployment. (Ref. 06571)
Lithuania: pensions due to increase
Retirement pensions in Lithuania will be updated by an average 60 Litas (17,4 Euros) per month starting from next 1 July. Last week, Lithuania's Prime Minister Mr. Algirdas Brazauskas also...
The draft directive on equal treatment between men and women as regards employment and occupation is on the way to a final adoption
The European Parlement adopted, in second reading, the same text as adopted by the EU Council of ministers. This draft directive should then be adopted, with no difficulties, by a forthcoming...
Finland : a wage agreement ends the embargo on 3 ships of Superfast Ferries, accused of social dumping
The Finnish seamens' union, backed by the Federation of Transport workers, has imposed an embargo on three ships of the company Superfast Ferries which serve Hanko, in southern Finland, and...
Poland: Solidarnosc demands wage increases
The national Commission of Solidarnosc asked, on June 1, that the wage increase follow that of productivity. According to the trade union, this should be an obligatory standard in Poland. (Ref...
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
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United Kingdom: trade unions can now use electronic and workplace voting
The news. The provisions of the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 authorising electronic and workplace voting for trade union ballots came into force on Tuesday, 25 August. They apply to trade union...