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Danske Bank Group: agreement for the creation of a European Works Council
The management of the banking group Danske Bank (24.000 employees) and the special negotiation body gathering staff representatives from 12 European countries reached an agreement, on December 10...
19 February 2008
Germany: unprecedented tax evasion revives debate on leading executives’ ethics
A few months only after a controversy on executives' wages, the German economic elite are again in the limelight. According to the online edition of the daily Spiegel (February 18), the...
19 February 2008
Great Britain: TUC dismantles preconceived ideas on agency workers to support bill on temporary work
Whereas the campaing launched several months ago in favor of the improvement of agency workers' rights is intensifying, the Trade Union Confederation just published a list of preconceived ideas on...
18 February 2008
Italy: unions mobilized on the wage issue
The three unions launched, on Friday, February 15, the campaign on the "wage issue" (see our article No. 080022) with the catch phrase "fewer taxes, more wages and more pensions". The three...
18 February 2008
Italy: new unitary pact between the three unions in the chemistry and energy sector
The executive bodies of the three union federations in the chemistry and energy sector (Filcem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, Uilcem-Uil ) approved, on February 12, an "action unity pact" which plans new rules...
14 February 2008
Italy: the Health Department and unions criticize Fiat
Giampaolo Patta, under-secretary for the Health Department, accused Fiat of violating Law 123 on relations with subcontractors in terms of occupational safety; the group refused to take part in...
14 February 2008
Greece: general strike against pension reform
Unions from the public and private sector (respectively ADEDY and GSEE) launched, on February 13, a general 24-hour strike in protest against the pension reform which notably plans to cancel the...
13 February 2008
Slovakia: new regulation to calculate minimum wage
The new law concerning minimum wage, which the Slovakian National Assembly adopted on December 5, 2008, came into effect on February 1, 2008. It introduces a new procedure for the annual minimum...
12 February 2008
Ireland: SIPTU union threatens to block negotiations for the national wage agreement
A few days only before social partners' meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss the future national wage agreement, the SIPTU union officially confirmed that it would sign no further agreement...
12 February 2008
Germany: first step towards minimum wage in the temporary sector
Two employers' federations in the temporary sector - BZA and IGZ - and the German confederation of trade unions DGB sent, on February 11, 2008, their official request for minimum wage in the...
12 February 2008
Hungary: the ITF calls on the Hungarian government to respect its commitments towards railway workers
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) sent, on February 7, a letter to Transport Minister Kakosi Csaba, asking him to honor the commitments the government took towards workers in...
11 February 2008
Slovakia: social partners can’t agree for the renewal of the collective agreement in the mechanical engineering industry
Social partners from the mechanical engineering industries' sector have not yet signed the collective agreement for 2008-2009. Unions are asking for a 7% increase, which they justify by the...
11 February 2008
Austria: negotiations on flexible working time started
Since January 1, 2008, Austrian social partners can negotiate, at both branch and company level, an extension of usual daily and/or weekly working time, respectively to 12 hours a day and 60 hours...
11 February 2008
Bulgaria: workers from Kremikovci’s metallurgy factory still on strike
The 3.000 workers of the biggest metallurgy industry in Bulgaria - national pride from the communist era - have been on strike for two weeks. They are asking for better working conditions and...
7 February 2008
Portugal: social partners’ reaction to the White Paper on labour relations
The White Paper on labour relations (see our article No. 080025) which announces an important reform of the labour code - already deeply reviewed in 2003 - was presented on December 27, 2007 to...
7 February 2008
Italy: renewal of the economic part of the national collective agreement for chemistry’s SMEs
On January 28, Union chimica-Confapi for employers and the Filcem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil unions signed the renewal of the economic part of the national collective agreement of small and...
6 February 2008
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29 January 2026
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France: CDC Habitat defines a framework and means for social dialogue on AI
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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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