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France: Nicolas Sarkozy, the new president, is presenting his reform program
The candidate Sarkozy's reform in the social marked the presidential campaign, placing "the rehabilitation of labour value" as one of his main strengths. Exempting extra hours from taxes...
17 May 2007
International: Indian unions are protesting in Rotterdam against the violation of workers’ rights by Unilever’s Indian subsidiary
Members from the Indian union HLEU came to protest, on May 15 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, against Unilever's anti-union practices in India. Their action was supported by the European trade union...
16 May 2007
Scor: synthesis of the agreements setting up a common committee for the group’s three European companies
The three agreements on workers' involvement within the European companies Scor global P&C EC, Scor global life EC and Scor EC were adopted by each future EC's special negotiations group. A common...
16 May 2007
Scor: the reinsurance group chose a committee common to the three European companies to represent its employees
Staff and management representatives involved in the Scor group's three special negotiation body came to result that could inspire others companies. One the one hand, because it is the first...
16 May 2007
Lithuania: creation of a trade union in the banking and insurance sectors
Employees from the banking and insurance sectors in Lithuania can now join a trade union, created on May 12 and 13, a first in the Baltic states. (Ref. 070434)
16 May 2007
International: cooperation between the British union Amicus and the Indian union Unites to denounce HSBC’s practices
British and Indian unions (Unites, unions of call centers workers,) met under the aegis of the international trade union federation UNI to discuss the HSBC bank's practices in India and consider a...
15 May 2007
EADS: the European Metalworkers’ Federation gather its union coordination group
The European metalworkers' federation (EMF) gathered, on May 14, 2007, its union coordinators at the level of the EADS group. The federation does not rule out new European mobilizations to oppose...
15 May 2007
Sanofi-Aventis: towards the establishment of a European social dialogue body
The French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis' management opened talks with a view to setting up a collective negotiation structure at the European level. The goal would be to be able to start...
14 May 2007
Arkema: the agreement on the European WC is almost signed
After concluding, in May 2006, an agreement on a group's committee and a group trade union cooperation, the management from the chemical group Arkema presented an agreement on the establishment of...
14 May 2007
Lithuania: trade unions request ETUC to pressure the government to make the right to strike more flexible
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK) approached in writing the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) regarding the government's non compliance to the European Social Charter and wants...
14 May 2007
Quebecor World : publication of the international agreement
The "Joint statement on the respect and promotion of international labour standards", signed by Quebecor World's management and the international trade union confederation UNI on May 4, 2007 (see...
14 May 2007
Germany: the federal labour court rejected the preferential agreement for union members
In a decision published on May 9, 2007, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG) considered that negotiating a "union bonus" – that is advantages exclusively granted to unionized...
11 May 2007
Nokia Siemens Networks: the European Metalworkers’ Federation denounced the lack of consultation at the European level
The company resulting from activities of the German group Siemens and the Finnish group Nokia announced, on May 10, 2007 - and as was planned when it was created - the suppression of 4,600 jobs...
11 May 2007
Quebecor World: the European WC is calling for an intensification of investments in Europe
During its last meeting, last May 3 and 4 in Barcelona, the group Quebecor World's EWC congratulated itself on the joint declaration signed between the group's management ant the UNI union...
10 May 2007
Deutsche Telekom: 96.5 % of militants from the Ver.di union voted in favour of a strike
Leaders of Ver.di, the services union, presented, on Thursday May 10, 2007, the results of the vote on the strike in Deutsche Telekom : 96.5% of the 21,900 registered votes expressed in favour of...
10 May 2007
Groupama: an amendment to the agreement concerning the European WC signed
An amendment to the agreement on the establishment of a European works council for Groupama (24,975 employees, 2,839 of which in the EU), which was signed on February 15, 2007, improves a certain...
10 May 2007
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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
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
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
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026