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Poland: a new social pact is being prepared
The social partners, members of a Three-party Commission which brings together trade unions, employers and members of government, signed a resolution in order to negotiate a new social contract...
29 March 2006
“Services” directive: Ernest-Antoine Sellière harshly criticizes the compromise adopted by the European Parliament
In a letter addressed yesterday to Charlie McCreevy, the EU commissioner in charge of the Interior market, the president of European employers Ernest-Antoine Sellière asks the Commission not to...
29 March 2006
Netherlands : tax rebates for people who save money to the health system
The Dutch government announced earlier this week that the maximum tax rebate - 225 Euros- would be granted to the 500 000 or so people who did not spend anything for their health in 2005...
29 March 2006
Huge demonstrations in France over Prime Minister’s new youth job law
Hundreds of thousand of people demonstrated throughout France today to protest against Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s refusal to withdraw the very controversial law that makes it possible...
29 March 2006
Huyndai is going to build a new factory in the Czech Republic
Korean car producer Huyndai officially confirmed that it is going to build its new factory in the Czech Republic, in the industrial zone Nosovice in the Northern Eastern part of the country. The...
29 March 2006
Entry into force of free movement of workers between Switzerland and the new Member States
The Council Decision of 27 February 2006 which approves the protocol relative to free movement of persons between Switzerland and the new Member States is published in the Official Journal of the...
Great Britain: local government workers demonstrate against a pensions reform plan
Approximately 1.5 million local civil servants (according to trade unions) were on strike Tuesday throughout Great Britain, to protest against a reform of their retirement pensions, which they...
28 March 2006
Great Britain: weak wage increases in 2006
Wages in Great Britain have increased at their weakest rate in three years for the negotiations period surrounding New Year's day, according to a study conducted by the specialized cabinet...
Germany: IG Metall launches warning strikes as of Wednesday
The trade-union federation IG Metall and Gesamtmetall, the employers' federation, have been negotiating for several weeks the renewal of the collective agreements for the automobile, metallurgy...
28 March 2006
Germany: the federal government launches the “great” health care reform
Drug prices frozen. The law on "modernization of public offices" (GKV-Modernisierungsgesetz), which came into effect on January 1st 2004, already allowed a strong decrease of expenditures (dental...
27 March 2006
Italy: Voters due to choose between two employment Policies
A few days before the elections of 9 and 10 April, the two coalitions both placed job creation and lower labor costs at the center of their program. However, the means to achieve these goals...
27 March 2006
The Twenty-five revive the Lisbon strategy and flexicurity
During the European Council of last 23 and 24 March, the Heads of State and government of the Twenty-five revived the Lisbon strategy while setting the objective to create six million jobs between...
27 March 2006
Slovakia: social partners want a new Labor Code
According to trade unions and employers' organizations, it's time for the country's legislation to evolve and to comply with EU regulations. (Réf. 06293)
27 March 2006
Spain: Labour Market Reform is very slow to come
IMF says nothing has changed in nearly two years, whereas social partners and the government had promised to deal with the subject. The government says it wants a broad consensus on this issue...
Germany: Bayer’s take over of Schering could cost 6000 jobs
On the strategic level, the merger is completely judicious. But it will not be done without job cuts. This morning, Werner Wending, chairman of Bayer, said "the potential savings are estimated" at...
24 March 2006
Temporary work has a correct legal framework throughout the EU, according to the Dublin Foundation
According to a study carried out by the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions located in Dublin, all Member States of the European Union have a legal framework...
24 March 2006
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
26 February 2026
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EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability
On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...
24 February 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
11 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
6 March 2026
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
20 March 2026