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Great Britain: many reactions after PSA announces closing of its Ryton factory
Reactions have been flowing since the announcement, last 18 April, of the closing of the PSA factory in Ryton (see our article n°06380). Trade unions are ready to act, but the head of the...
20 April 2006
ETUC draws the attention of the Commission on the Viking case
The Viking and Valxhom case, currently before the CJCE, involves the freedom to provide services and trade unions' right to act. The European Commission is due to give its observations to the...
20 April 2006
IMF gives its opinion on European social models
In its semi-annual report on the "Prospects for the world economy", the international organization recommends to abolish collective agreements and the protection of employment, and to introduce...
20 April 2006
Finland: a web site to simplify tax and social declarations for companies and households
The Palkka.fi service, open on 9 March 2006, allows companies, associations and households to precisely calculate and declare on line the wages, social security contributions and taxes for all the...
20 April 2006
France: the list of trades with labor shortages due to be released
The government should soon announce its list of trades "in tension" to which the nationals of the new EU Member States will have access. During the EU Council of minsiters of last 13 March, the...
19 April 2006
The European Construction Industry’s Social Partners recommend to their members to combat work-related stress
FIEC, the European Construction Industry Federation, and EFBWW, the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers, has adopted on 11 April a join statement about the combat against occupational...
19 April 2006
A global trade-union network is created in Dupont
Trade unionists of eight countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States) inaugurated, last 23 March, the launching of a global trade-union...
19 April 2006
Finland : unions and managment agree about the main points on alcoholism and drug addiction at work
In order to face the increase of alcoholism and drug addiction that has been noticed by the occupational medecine, unions and managment have renewed their approach, introduced as more active...
19 April 2006
Great Britain: PSA closes its Ryton factory
Peugeot SA decided to close the British factory of Ryton which employs 2 300 people. The site which produces the 206 model, close to Coventry, will be stopped mid 2007. (Ref. 06380)
19 April 2006
Czech Republic : Panasonic should create 3000 jobs in Pilsen
Japanese-controlled producer of electronic equipment, Panasonic, is considering new investment in the Czech Republic. (Ref. 06379)
18 April 2006
France: publication of a decree on certain requirements for the creation of a European company
Handling only the commercial law aspect of the European company (EC), the decree published in the Official Journal of last 16 April defines the administrative and publicity formalities to be...
18 April 2006
Finland: a bill to fight clandestine work
The recent reinforcement of factory inspectorates has highlighted the abuses, especially in the sectors of construction and shipyards. Solicited by trade unions, the Minister for Labour is...
18 April 2006
France: “first job contract” is replaced by a specific device for young people with difficulties
The law on the access of young people to working life, adopted on 13 April, repeals the first job contract (CPE) and extends the government aid to employers who hire a young person with...
18 April 2006
Volkswagen due to announce on 19 April the greatest job cut of its history
According to the German weekly magazine Focus (15-04), the car manufacturer Volkswagen is about to announce a restructuring plan containing more than 20000 job cuts and an increase of working...
15 April 2006
Italy: a gradual reform of retirement pensions
The last important measures taken by the Berlusconi government on social matters related to retirement pensions, following the framework law on pensions reform n°243 of 2004 which delegated to the...
15 April 2006
Poland: 7,7 billion euros in foreign investments, with 51000 jobs
The results of a study of the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper, based on the statements of foreign companies to the media and on data listed in 2005 by the Polish Agency for information and foreign...
15 April 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