EU: Eurodeputies are debating on Airbus’ restructuring plan
The German presidency of the EU of the Council of Ministers and the European Commission's wanted to evaluate the situation in front of the European deputies about the future of European...
EADS: Airbus’ EWC is denouncing the management’s lack of will to discuss the Power 8 plan
Whereas Airbus' management insisted, during a plenary meeting of the aircraft manufacturer's EWC on March 13, 2007, on the importance it attached to the Power 8 restructuring plan, the members of...
EADS: the European metalworkers’ Federation announces mass demonstrations on March 16
The European Metalworkers' Federation of (EMF) which called for a "European Action Day on March 16, 2007, against the Power 8 restructuring plan", indicated in a press release the actions which...
Germany: the DGB is firmly opposing to Deutsch Bahn’s privatization
Hard blow for Hartmut Mehdorn, leader of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) : the management of the German union confederation DBG spoke out in a press release (March 6) against the German railway company's...
Axa: the insurance group is preparing a global plan of free shares for employees
The French insurance group promised, on February 22, 2007, during the presentation of its 2006 results, to give out shares to the group's employees throughout the world. This decision fulfils a...
13 March 2007
Sweden: difficult negotiations to renew collective agreements
Swedish social partners are about to renew the collective conventions concerning one third of the kingdom's 9 million inhabitants, in a defiance atmosphere which is likely to lead to a conflict...
Luxembourg: towards the implementation of the directive on truck drivers’ working time
The "Labour issues" parliamentary Commission from the Deputies Chamber adopted the bill transposing the EU Directive 2002/15 (March 12, 2002) concerning the working time of people performing...
Luxembourg: unions are worried about the deterioration of social dialogue within Arcelor Mittal
Contrary to Belgian unions - notably in Wallonia where they are hoping that Arcelor-Mittal's management will come back on its decision to close Liege's blast furnaces (see our story n° 070194)...
Germany: a pilot agreement was concluded in the chemistry department
The chemistry union - IG BCE - and the chemistry managerial organization (BAVC) signed, on March 8, a wage settlement, which should play a key role in the numerous wage negotiations which will...
Great Britain: TGWU and Amicus militants said yes to the creation of a mega-union
TGWU and Amicus militants said yes to the fusion of their unions, cofirming the rapprochment already approved by both organizations' managements (see our story n° 061182.) this fusion will become...
BASF: the group is getting ready to adopt the “European company” status
The chemistry world leader announced, at the end of February, that it was going to launch the procedure to transform BASF AG into BASF EC. On March 16, shareholders will be informed and invited to...
9 March 2007
Netherlands: creation of a fine for non-respect of minimum wage
A new fine, set to 6,700 euros for the concerned employer, is incurred since March 1 by all employers paying wages below the legal minimum. It fits into the trend of measures adopted by the...
Germany: the introduction of minimum wages for every sector is still disputed
During an important meeting on the evening of March 5 in Berlin, political leaders from the large coalition ruling did not manage to agree on the setting up of minimum wages per sector, lauded by...
Sanofi-Aventis: towards European social negotiations
The management of the pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis accepted the request made by its European works council to open talks on a social negotiations' program at the European level. A work...
For the European Court of Human Rights, unions are free to choose their members
Questionned by a British union condemned because it had excluded one of its members, who belonged to an extremist party, because of his racist actions, the ECHR judged that the freedom of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
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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...