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Hungary: beginning of the negotiations on 2008 minimum wage
Social partners and government representatives gathered, on October 12, 2007, within a tripartite instance of dialogue, in order to determine the amount of next year's minimum wage. However, the...
17 October 2007
Suez: European staff representatives say they are not informed enough
As part of the information process on the merger between Gaz de France and the Suez group, the European staff representation body (IED) authorized its secretary to to go to court and appointed an...
16 October 2007
Latvia: Norwegian and Latvian unions signed a cooperation agreement on posting construction sector workers
The Latvian union LCA and the Norwegian union Fellesforbundet signed a cooperation and information exchange agreement on the posting of workers in the construction sector. (Ref. 070855)
16 October 2007
Germany: the GNBZ, an “anti-minimum wage union” created in the postal sector
Created on October 10, 2007, the union of the postal sector's new companies (GNBZ) wants to be a spokesperson for employees who judge that the level of the minimum wage negotiated for the branch...
15 October 2007
Italy: the “yes” for the social protocol won by a landslide
The results of the referendum on the social protocol, which took place last week (see our article No. 070826), exceeded everyone's expectations : the "yes" won by 81.62%, despite a large majority...
15 October 2007
Germany: train drivers on strike even though negotiations started up again
Until the last minute, the Deutsche Bahn's (DB) management had hoped that the small train drivers' union GDL would give up its plans… in vain ! On October 12, at 2 am, the union launched a one-day...
12 October 2007
Spain: Santander bank signs gender equality plan
The agreement sets the following objectives: 1) to promote the respect and effective application of the principle of equality guaranteeing the recruitment and career opportunities to male and...
10 October 2007
Germany: Angela Merkel plans to eliminate Deutsche Post’s tax advantage
New step in the introduction of a universal minimum wage in postal services (see our articles No. 070770 and 070730), the German government wants to extend to the Deutsche Post's private...
10 October 2007
France : the schedule of the social partners
Tripartite conferences. The reform programme of the government features also the organisation of seven tripartite debates in order to achieve not only a shared diagnosis but as well concrete...
10 October 2007
Italy : renewal of the national collective agreement in the insurance sector
partners of the insurance sector ( the FISAC/CGIL, FIBA/CISL, FNA, SNFIA, UILCA unions and the employers organisation ANIA) signed an agreement renewing their national collective agreement...
10 October 2007
Finland: several strike notices in the private sector
Negotiations on the renewal of collective conventions in Finland entered a tough phase, mostly in the private sector, while strike notices follow one after the other in a context pushing to more...
9 October 2007
Alcan-Rio Tinto: Alcan’s EWC disappointed in Rio Tinto’s leaders hearing
Members of the Alcan group's European works council denounced, in a press release, the lack of answers to the questions asked to Rio Tinto’' leaders during their hearing before the council as part...
9 October 2007
Poland: unions from the phone operator TP SA threaten to launch a social conflict
The company's unions addressed managers of Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TP SA) - a company owned by France Telecom - a series of claims, notably concerning wage increases, reduction of working time...
8 October 2007
Germany: a judgement which limits train drivers’ right to strike sparks off debate
Is justice allowed to massively get involved in a wage conflict ? By allowing train drivers to come out on strike at the regional and at the local level, but not at the level of long-distance and...
8 October 2007
Unilever: European unions are calling for mobilization to protest against the group’s restructuring
During a meeting organized at the end of September at the initiative of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism trade unions (EFFAT), Unilever's national and European trade union...
8 October 2007
Italy: launching the referendum on the social protocol
Over 50.000 general assemblies, some of them stormy, took place throughout Italy in preparation for the referendum, which started yesterday and will end on October 10, on the social protocol...
8 October 2007
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In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025