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Denmark: debate on open borders for skilled immigrants
While unemployment is falling (4,5 % last November according to Eurostat), conservatives and liberals, currently in power in Denmark, want to open borders to skilled immigrants, in order to face...
18 January 2006
France : government introduces two flexible job contracts
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced earlier this week that he was to introduce a bill creating two new job contracts. The most significant, called “first job contract”, will be...
18 January 2006
On March 10th, will there be a consensus on the Working time directive?
Austria, which is presiding the EU since January 1st, feels it is Vienna’s responsibility to end the negotiations on the draft Working Time Directive. Austria has indeed made a big move, by taking...
16 January 2006
France: highest court’s judgment makes way for easier layoffs
French companies could soon be able to proceed to mass layoffs much more easily. A few days ago, the Cour de Cassation, which is the final Court of Appeal in France, decided that it was legal for...
16 January 2006
Belgium : Wallony introduces language training vouchers
In order to develop multilingualism, Wallony has decided of a new measure aimed at stimulating the competitiveness of the region’s companies. (Ref 0637)
16 January 2006
Belgium : it will be easier to hire some foreign workers
The government, willing to facilitate the hiring of research and “knowledge” workers, has decided to establish several administrative simplifications. However, the control of abuses will be...
16 January 2006
Germany : press review – Saturday January 7th to Friday January 13th 2006 –
For the second consecutive week, the social news in German newspapers was dominated by a controversy over the terms of a measure (Kombilohn) meant to develop low-qualified jobs. (Ref 0634)
16 January 2006
Great-Britain : CBI ends maternity leave support
The CBI has withdrawn its support for the government's plan to extend the paid maternity leave from six months to nine. It has made this move because the government withdrew its plan to allow...
16 January 2006
Great Britain : law on discrimination against women is 30 years old this year
The Commission for equality of opportunities is celebrating this year the 30th birthday of the law on discrimination against women at work. Despite the readjustment that took place, things have...
16 January 2006
Great Britain: TUC Conference “Discrimination Law in 2006”
The Annual TUC- Discrimination Law Conference will be held on Friday 20th 2006. Leading lawyers review legal developments over the past year and likely trends in the coming year. This conference...
16 January 2006
World company means paradise.
Big companies are workers’ paradise. More a company is big, internationalized, faces competition and is successful, more its employees find the right balance between private life and professional...
16 January 2006
Great Britain : number one for unpaid overtime
According to the TUC trade union, near 5 million British employees work 7 overtime hours per week, the equivalent of a day, without being paid. The TUC takes these numbers from a governmental...
16 January 2006
ETUC sends memorandum to the Austrian presidency of the EU
In its memorandum published on January 11th 2006, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) hopes the Austrian presidency will give a true "social dimension" to the EU. Following is the bulk...
13 January 2006
Great Britain : a draft law to improve parents’ right to time off
The British Parliament is currently examining a draft law introduced by the Minister of Trade and Industry that extends parents’ time off.
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13 January 2006
Scandinavian trade unions act against social dumping
Starting January 19th, a Polish company will be affected by a union-lead blockade because it refuses to sign the sector’s Swedish collective agreement. A repetition of what happened to a Latvian...
13 January 2006
Denmark : closed shop practice will end
On January 11th, the European Court for human rights, acting upon two Danish lawsuits, has condemned the closed shop clauses that oblige all employees of one company to join a determined labor...
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13 January 2006
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In an agreement signed on 23 February with trade unions, the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Habitat (10,800 employees) guarantees that AI solutions will only...
23 February 2026
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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...
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026