France: adoption of a law on the modernisation of social dialogue

A law modifies the rules relating to social dialogue by providing for a dialogue, even a negotiation, of the social partners before any reform relating to labour law. But without however settling the question of trade union representativeness. (Ref. 070094)
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Worked out following the crisis over the “first job contract”, an employment contract reserved to young people under 26 years old which Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin had tried to push through Parliament without consulting social partners (see our story n° 06348), a law adopted definitively by the Parliament on January 17th makes social dialogue compulsory.

Obligatory dialogue. From now on, except if it declares an emergency, the government which considers a reform involving labour law, e

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