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France: tight schedule for President Sarkozy’s vast social reforms program
On September 18, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy made the inventory of the social reforms the government will start working on with social partners. The reform of special pension schemes...
21 September 2007
Germany: 238.000 temporary workers got a 7.6% wage increase
The Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) and the "grouping for temporary companies' collective interest" (IGZ) signed, on September 19, 2007, a wage agreement planning a 7.6% wage increase...
20 September 2007
Germany: painful birth of the universal minimum wage in postal services
After long discussions, the German Council of Ministers (Bundeskabinett) finally decided to extend the law on "posted workers" to postal services. Gradually, this amendment should make mandatory...
20 September 2007
Arcelor-Mittal: extension of the world framework agreement, creation of an international works council and adoption of a joint health-security program
Trade union representatives of the Arcelor-Mittal group, brought together by the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) during a world conference organized in Montréal (Canada) on September...
20 September 2007
Spain: Catalan rail workers gave a strike notice to protest against the transfer of the suburban train networks management towards the region
Catalan railway workers' trade unions issued a six-day strike notice to protest against the way the transfer of the suburban train networks management from the State to the region is negotiated...
20 September 2007
Italy: the national collective agreement for managers in the transport sector is renewed
CONFETRA (general Italian Confederation for Transportation and Logistics) and MANAGERITALIA (national federation of managers, executives and trade, transportation, tourism, services and the...
18 September 2007
Germany: electricians acquired minimum wage
The IG Metall trade union, the central union of electric industries and of communication skills (ZVEH) and the federal Minister of Employment signed an agreement on the creation of a minimum wage...
18 September 2007
Great Britain: arm wrestling between unions and employers about national and European legislation on temp work
The annual TUC congress gave rise to an discussion between employers and trade unions about the legislation on equal treatment between temporary and permanent workers. The European draft directive...
18 September 2007
Hager Group EC: 27 countries will be represented in the European Company’s future works council
Since June 15, the German group Hager, specialized in electric installation equipment, is recorded in the Saarbrück trade register with the status EC. On September 18, 2007, staff representatives...
17 September 2007
Belgium: social partners reached an agreement on the 2008 social elections
After long months of secret negotiation, social partners reached an agreement on September 14, 2007, enabling the 2008 social elections to be successful. In addition, they committed to find a...
17 September 2007
France: a law about the prevention of social conflicts and on service organization in the event of a strike in public transportation
Very criticized by trade unions, a law about the prevention of conflicts and the organization of the service in the event of a strike in the public service of daily ground transportation of people...
14 September 2007
GDF: EWC and management agreed to restart the information and consultation procedure on the merger with Suez from the beginning
New file, new device for information and consultation. Gathered in an extraordinary session on Wednesday September 12, Gaz de France's European Works Council obtained from the management that it...
13 September 2007
Italy: the FIOM’s central committee rejected the agreement on the social pact signed last July
The central committee of the metalworkers' trade union FIOM eventually rejected the agreement on the social pact, signed on July 23 by three trade unions (see our article n°070660). For a lot of...
13 September 2007
Sweden: ongoing merger to create main trade union in the private sector
Two Swedish trade union federations decided to merge to create, next year, the "Union" which, with over 500.000 members, will become the main Swedish trade union represented in the private sector...
12 September 2007
Saint-Gobain: Belgian and international trade unions are worried about the number of workplace fatalities
The Belgian trade union FGTB and the international trade union federation ICEM (International federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Union) said that they were concerned by the...
12 September 2007
Alcan-Rio Tinto: trade unions organizations met with the representatives of the French Minister of Economy
The five French trade union organizations from the Alcan group were invited, on September 11, 2007, upon their request, by the Ministry of Economy and Finances, to share their concerns and require...
12 September 2007
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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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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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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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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