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Poland: social partners turned their backs against the social pact
The April 2007 joint declaration on getting talks on the social pact "Economy - Work - Family -Dialogue" (see our story 070312) open again remained a dead letter. Social partners, once again...
27 August 2007
Italy: social partners from the tourism sector agreed to the new national collective agreement
Concerning some 900.000 employees and about 300.000 companies (bars, hotels, restaurants, canteens, traveling agencies and campsites,) the new collective standards introduce more flexible working...
23 August 2007
Italy: social partners from the food industry renewed the national branch collective agreement
After three months' negotiations, employers' organizations affiliated with the national food federation, Federalimentare, and the trade union organizations Flai-Cgil, Flai-Cisl and Uila-Uil...
22 August 2007
Ireland: the Labour Court published its annual report
The supreme labour jurisdiction in Ireland (the Labour Court) published its annual report 2006. It outlines the general trends of the labour litigation and takes a stock of other Court's...
22 August 2007
International: China adopted new labour regulations
A new labour regulation, which protects workers more, will come into effect on January 1, 2008. Written contract of employment, respect of minimum wage, setting layoff compensation, collective...
21 August 2007
Unilever: the EWC is opposed to the cut of 20.000 jobs
The day after the Anglo-Dutch group's CEO, Patrick Cescau, told the press about the suppression of 20.000 jobs mainly located in Europe in five years, the EWC published a declaration in which it...
21 August 2007
Great Britain: investment funds representatives started talks with trade unions
Anxious to start dialogue with the booming private equity sector, trade unions and the association which defends the sector's interest finally sat around the same discussion table. (Ref. 070673)
21 August 2007
Tools: agreements on workers’ involvement in a European Company
We are providing our subscribers with all of our resources. They are generally linked to our dispatches' attached files. However, to make your research easier, we are also publishing "tools...
1 August 2007
Tools: International Framework Agreements (IFA)
We provide our subscribers with all of our resources. Generally, they are linked to our stories' attached files. However, to make your research easier, we are also publishing "tools" dispatches...
1 August 2007
Linde AG: negociation of a new European works council
Following the fusion, realized on September 6, 2006, between the German company Linde and the British company The BOC Group, the new company, The Linde AG (50.000 employees), specialized in gas...
30 July 2007
Fresenius SE : analyze of the agreement on workers’ involvement in the European company
The Fresenius group (107.348 employees,) specialized in medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services, transformed into a European company (Societas Europaea-SE) on July 13, 2007 (see our...
30 July 2007
Alcan: the EWC was consulted on the friendly takeover plan of the Rio Tinto group
The Canadian group Alcan's European work's council met in an extraordinary session on July 25, 2007 in Zurich before the group's CEO, Dick Evans, in order to be informed and consulted on the...
26 July 2007
Italy : social partners agreed to the social pact presented by the government
Union organizations and employers guaranteed the "Protocol concerning foreseeing, labour and competitiveness for tenable equity and growth", presented last Monday by the Romano Prodi government...
25 July 2007
Fesenius: the German group changed into a European Company
The Fresenius group (107.348 employees,) specialized in supplies and medical and pharmaceutical services, changed into a European Company. After the favourable vote from he shareholders' general...
25 July 2007
WAZ : the German press and media group signed an international framework agreement
The management of the media group WAZ and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) signed, on July 4, 2007, the media sector's first international framework agreement. The parties...
24 July 2007
Poland: Fiat’s management granted exceptional bonuses to employees from the site producing the Fiat 500
Following the strike threat formulated the day after the new Fiat model was launched (see our dispatch n° 070614,) the company's management granted exceptional bonuses to employees from the Tychy...
23 July 2007
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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
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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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