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Rio Tinto-Alcan: staff representatives turn to European institutions
The battle led by Rio Tinto-Alcan's employees to keep their centers of excellence in Europe is not over. Even though Alcan's staff representatives met with the European Commission, they are mainly...
27 May 2008
Arcelor-Mittal: international draft agreement on health and safety at work under way
The steel group Arcelor-Mittal and three union organizations – the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the American union USW, came to an...
26 May 2008
Portugal: the future of collective agreements at the center of the debate on the reform of the Labor Code
The talks between the social partners on the reform of Labor Law (see our article No. 080331) are stumbling against issues concerning the modification of rules' hierarchy and on the termination of...
26 May 2008
Italy: beginning of tax exemption for extra hours
On May 21, the Council of Ministers kicked off tax exemption for extra hours and productivity bonuses. The day before, during the first consultation meeting with the social partners, the...
26 May 2008
Belgium: the Christian union confederation CSC wins social elections
The Federal Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Consultation published, on May 22, 2008, the partial results (89%) of the social elections held between May 5 and May 18 allowing employees to...
23 May 2008
Sanofi-Aventis: the EMCEF still rejects the agreement on the European negotiation body
After refusing to sign the draft agreement creating a European negotiation body in the French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis (see our dispatch No. 080067), the European trade union federation...
22 May 2008
Netherlands: De Unie, the executives’ union, plays the e-card to allure young people
De Internet Vakbond, the internet antenna launched by De Unie, the executives' union, in 2006, started, on February 13, 2008, a wide movement aimed at young people: free access to a database to...
22 May 2008
Netherlands: the liberalization of the postal market postponed again while the social conflict at TNT is getting worse
On May 16, the government has once again postponed the liberalization of the postal market, first planned for January 1, 2008, and then to July 1, 2008. Now, Frank Heemskerk, Secretary of State...
20 May 2008
Austria: 3.4% wage increase with options in the electro-technical and electronics industries
Although rekindled inflation and indicators of a slowdown in economic activity throughout the EU clearly exerted an influence on negotiations, the social partners reached, on May 14, an agreement...
20 May 2008
Italy: basic unions offer an alternative to the CGIL, CISL and UIL confederations
Get out of the minority and go past division. These are the goals of the first national unitary assembly of the basic unions (CUB, Cobas and SDL), gathered in Milan on May 17. Offering an...
20 May 2008
Gaz de France: agreement on social responsibility
Whereas the merger of the French groups Gaz de France and Suez should be final in June, Gaz de France's management and union organizations are currently bargaining for an agreement on social...
20 May 2008
Spain : new Court’s decision on the two-salary-scale clause
Facts. The Supreme Court disallowed Repsol’s two-scale-salary scheme and ordered the company to pay the 6.000 employees harmed by wage differentials, i.e. a total cost of about €24 million. The...
19 May 2008
Italy: the Fiom rejects the draft reform of the conventional system
With 75.5% of the votes, the Cgil's federation of metalworkers, the Fiom, rejected the draft reform of the conventional system adopted by the three union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil (see our...
19 May 2008
BP: agreement with the EWC on information and consultation within the framework of relocation
The management of the BP group announced the consolidation of its European Customer Service and Finance Center into a single structure, Business Service Center, which will be located in a...
16 May 2008
Denmark: to stop the ‘member hemorrhage’, the LO union wants to leave its offices to go back in the field
To recruit new members and strengthen the union's role on the workplace, the members of the trade union confederation LO is multiplying initiatives. Several unions in Copenhagen are testing a...
14 May 2008
Italy: good practices in terms of safety at work
On May 1 - which, in Italy, was dedicated to safety at work - the union confederation Cgil evaluated the most innovative agreements and initiatives on this issue. The protocol concluded for the...
14 May 2008
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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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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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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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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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