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Publication of a report on the transposition of the information-consultation directive
The European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS) published a report reviewing the transposition of the directive 2002/14/CE in the 25 member States...
15 May 2006
Netherlands: more accountability for managers’ salaries
A law of 26 April 2006 will force companies of more than employees to inform; starting 1st August, their work's councils of managers' salaries. Up to now, only the companies which were listed had...
15 May 2006
France: new agreement to coordinate the various players of the public employment service
The major players of the public employment service (State, ANPE, Unedic) signed, on 5 May 2006, an agreement on the coordination of their actions. Two major aims: to simplify formalities for the...
15 May 2006
Spain : agreement signed on Labour reform
Social partners and the Government signed last Tuesday an Agreement on labour reform. Its very core, its explicit and overriding aim, is to reduce the high rate of fixed-term employment in Spain...
15 May 2006
Netherlands : the number of dismissals decreased by 12 % in 2005
According to figures published on last 12 May by the ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, dismissals fell by 12 % in 2005. On a total of 142000 files trated last year by the Center of work...
15 May 2006
The German trade union confederation launches an offensive to attract new members
Between 1991 and 2005, the number of members in the eight DGB trade unions, which represents 80% of German trade unionists, has fallen from 12 to 6.8 million. Last week, Michael Sommer, the DGB...
15 May 2006
Belgium: the legislation on harassing at work will change soon
Nearly four years after the promulgation of the law of 11 June 2002, the Belgian government presented a project aimed at amending this device by increasing prevention while reducing the risk of...
12 May 2006
Great Britain: the government restores the link between the basic retirement pension and wages
This landmark proposal of the Commission on retirement pensions (see our article n° 06332) was signed this Friday May 12 by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. It will restore the link between the last...
12 May 2006
Germany: the Employment agency is no longer losing money, and the government removes tax advantages
Press review -week 8 to 12 May 2006. (Réf. 06473)
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12 May 2006
Netherlands : discussions on “standardization” in the public sector
In debate since the end of 1980, the "normalization" of working relationships in the public office should lead to a reform standardizing employment contracts in the administration with those of...
12 May 2006
Germany: the debate over “combined wages” continues
The debate on the introduction of new devices to fight unemployment continues in Germany. The German right wing presented, at the beginning of week, a model of combined wages aimed at...
12 May 2006
Germany: according to a survey, labor costs and regulations limit investments in Germany
According to a survey published Thursday May 11 by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), 41 % of companies envisage to invest abroad in 2006, that is to say 1 % more than in 2005...
11 May 2006
Goodyear establishes its entities of services and distribution in Slovakia
The American manufacturing giant Goodyear tires decided to establish its entity of services and distribution for Central and Eastern Europe close to Bratislava (Slovakia). This operation should...
11 May 2006
Germany: the government adopts a bill against discriminations
The government adopted, during the Council of Ministers of 10 May, a bill aimed at fighting discriminations, which transposes the European directives on the matter. (Réf. 06467)
11 May 2006
Spain: a law on subcontracting in the construction industry is adopted
The Parliament adopted, Tuesday 9 May , a law aimed at restricting subcontracting in the construction industry. The text will limit to three the maximum number of intermediaries. It will also...
11 May 2006
Sun Microsystems may establish regional center in Czech Republic or in Hungary
Company wants to relocate part of its administration and HR activities -located in the USA- to Eastern Europe. The aim is to cut costs significantly. (Ref. 06465)
11 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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France: following the post-Covid boom, large companies scale back on remote working
In the post-pandemic context, large French groups multiplied generous remote working agreements before reversing the trend from 2024 onwards. What is the extent of this phenomenon? mind RH...
29 October 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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France: National Assembly votes for mandatory bargaining on sexual and gender-based violence
The news. On 8 October, French MPs voted to extend the scope of mandatory annual negotiations to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In practice, in addition to pay, working hours and...
9 October 2026
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France: Iliad structures its skills management around AI
The news. On 9 April, Iliad (11,600 employees in France), the parent company of telecoms operator Free, concluded an agreement on jobs and career path management with its representative trade...
21 October 2026
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France: how CDC Habitat aims to better promote the expertise of its employees
The housing division of the French public group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, CDC Habitat (10,800 employees), established new measures on skills in July. They are set out in two agreements...
15 October 2026
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France: La Poste strengthens regional management of jobs and skills
La Poste’s 2026-2028 agreement on the management of jobs, professional pathways and gender diversity in occupations puts the emphasis on supporting mobility and career changes, relying on a...
22 October 2026