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Spain: information and consultation soon a “basic” right for all workers
During the Council of ministers of September 29th, the Minister of Employment, Jesus Caldera, introduced to his colleagues a draft bill which will make the right to information and consultation a...
2 October 2006
Great Britain: employers ask the government to stop any initiative on labor law
As new social rules were coming into force on October 1st, the main British employers' confederation, CBI, (see our article n°06950), published a report called "Lightening the load: he need for...
2 October 2006
Germany: Did BenQ and Siemens knowingly fool their 3000 employees ?
The announcement of the voluntary liquidation of BenQ Mobile Gmbh, the former cell-phone division of Siemens, has triggered off a wave of protests. The firm is closing its doors and laying off...
2 October 2006
Spain : building workers in Barcelona on strike to denounce frequent industrial accidents in the sector
Building sites at the airport, high-speed train services, the justice precinct, underground transport, the exhibition centre and the diagonal avenue extension were paralyzed all day. 27 workers...
29 September 2006
PSA: Vigo plant management tries to be reassuring
Employment stability will depend on the site’s results, stated PSA chief executive in Vigo, Javier Riera. The smooth running of the Galician plant, which employs 8500 people, mainly depends today...
29 September 2006
Czech Republic : new Labor Code delayed
The new center-right government says several provisions of the Code violate the country's Constitution. The Code - which will probably be amended - should now take effect on January 1st 2008...
29 September 2006
Volkswagen : agreement on return to 34-hour week without wage compensation
The average workweek will pass from 28.8 hours to 33 hours in production and to 34 hours in administrative services without wage compensation. If necessary, the workweek may increase further to 1...
29 September 2006
Deutsche Bahn: 130,000 workers launch warning strikes for job security
Following the failure of management-union negotiations, Transnet, the main railway workers union, has decided to launch today a first wave of warning strikes, an initiative in accordance with the...
29 September 2006
Veolia Environment: first meeting of the European WC
Having set up by an agreement of October, 2005, the European works council of Veolia Environment met for the first time, on September 21st, 2006, to undertake the election of the bureau and...
28 September 2006
Germany : trade unions satisfied by temporary assessment of Work’s councils elections
The Confederation of German trade unions (DGB) introduced, on 28 September 2006, a temporary assessment of the electoral results (work's councils) of last spring. Almost 50% of the results are...
28 September 2006
PSA: Spanish labour unions incredulous after management announces a revival plan
The staff cuts announced by PSA on September 26th surprised and upset Spanish labour unions UGT and CCOO. (Ref. 06953)
28 September 2006
SABMiller Europe: a European work’s council under Hungarian law
SABMiller Europe management and workers' representatives of the special group of negotiation signed, on August 16th, 2006, an agreement on the creation of a European WC governed by Hungarian law...
28 September 2006
VWR International: analysis of the agreement on the new European works council
The German company International VWR signed, on June 14th, 2006, an agreement to create a EWC that covers 13 Member States as well as Norway and Switzerland. The EWC will be chaired by management...
28 September 2006
Axa : debates over the fate of Winterthur’s European WC
After the acquisition of the Swiss insurer Winterthur by Axa, announced on June 14th of this year, and the real takeover which should take place on January 1st 2007, Axa's management and its...
27 September 2006
Great Britain: several important laws come into force on October 1st
The entrance in accordance with law against discriminations based on age is a very waited and important reform. Another text will come to regulate the provisioning of hand of work in agriculture...
27 September 2006
Netherlands: strike in Rotterdam’s public transportation system
A 24 hour strike, launched by labour unions, on September 25th, in the public transportation network of Rotterdam, was followed at 100 %. Its objective: to protest against the social consequences...
26 September 2006
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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
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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