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Great Britain : government contributes to accelerating the compensation for asbestos
The British Department of Work and Pensions has recently announced its intention to cooperate with insurance companies in order to better indemnify asbestos victims. Asbestos is the first cause of...
24 May 2006
The European Economic and Social Committee considers Danish flexecurity
The European Economic and Social Committee adopted, last 17 May, an initiative opinion on flexecurity in Denmark, which tries to encircle the elements of the Danish success which are transposable...
24 May 2006
Spain : Trade unions criticize the lack of labour inspectors
Spain has one labour inspector for 23 300 workers, which is half than elsewhere in the EU, where the average is one inspector for 12000 workers. According to trade unions, which denounce this...
24 May 2006
Slovenia: agreement on employment relationships in a deadlock
Negotiations on a social agreement for the period 2006-2009 are in a deadlock again . Employers consider that the social agreement will not to be adopted in the first half of 2006. (Ref. 06512)
23 May 2006
Czech Republic : President vetoes new Labour Code
The introduction of the new Labour Code in the Czech Republic must overcome yet another obstacle. After a veto in the Senate which was overturned by another favorable vote of the national...
23 May 2006
Spain: work schedules come under fire
The president of the national commission on rationalization of Spanish work schedules, Ignacio Buqueras, considers that the excessive duration of the working day does not improve the productivity...
23 May 2006
Netherlands : twice more fines for hiring clandestine workers in 2005
The number of fines given by factory inspectorates for the employment of foreign clandestine workers has doubled in 2005, according to the ministry for Labour and Social affairs. (Ref. 06509)
23 May 2006
Hungary: much less strikes than elsewhere in the EU
Public opinion and the media rarely support strikers. Last year, only 14 strikes took place in Hungary, compared to hundreds in many other EU countries. (Ref. 06508)
22 May 2006
Italy: ideas to fight job precariousness
"Ending the dualism of the labour market" is the leitmotiv which symbolized the national congress of the CGIL (second Italian trade union) of last March, and Romano Prodi's new government is...
22 May 2006
State of negotiations on the draft Directive relating to the portability of supplementary pension rights
The negotiations on the draft Directive relating to the portability of supplementary pension rights started within the EU Council of Ministers. The discussions are due to be difficult because a...
22 May 2006
Germany: agreement in the public sector after more than three months of strikes
After more than three months of conflict, Länder and the trade union Verdi came to a compromise on 19 May over the working hours of 780 000 civil servants. (Ref. 06505)
22 May 2006
Netherlands : government decides to organize a special summit on the qualified staff shortage
On May 18th, the government decided that a special summit would be organized in Fall, on the qualified staff shortage. In 2010, about 75 000 jobs will not be filled because too many young people...
19 May 2006
Spain : appointment of a magistrate dedicated to workers’ safety
A coordinating prosecutor post, specialist in accidents at work, was just created in Spain. He is in charge of the fights' coordination against infringing the workers' safety and of boosting the...
19 May 2006
ING : the Dutch financial group announces relocation of 800 jobs
The financial group ING, that employs 114 000 people in 50 countries, announced, on May 18th, the decentralization of 800 jobs of data bank documents processing from the Netherlands and Belgium to...
19 May 2006
Italy : two ex-unionists enter the Prodi goverment
The new Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, presented, on May 17th, the composition of a pro-european government including besides six party leaders, two former unionists. The former president...
19 May 2006
Germany: controversy over long-term unemployment benefits
The debate over a toughening of compensation conditions for the long-term unemployed is going on. After CDU-CSU representatives, large charity organizations are also asking for a reduction of...
19 May 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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026