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General Motors: the president of Opel’s work council rejects an alliance with Renault-Nissan
In an interview to the German financial newspaper Handelsblatt (10-07), the president of Opel's work council, (Opel is a European subsidiary company of General Motors) , rejects the idea of an...
10 July 2006
Portugal: civil servants oppose the government’s reforms
On July 6, the three main trade-union federations of the Public sector called for a strike to protest against a government plan to shed 75000 jobs between now and the end of 2009. (Réf. 06699)
7 July 2006
Volkswagen: Spanish trade union denies a transfer of production of the Polo model to Belgium
The trade union CC.OO demented the information published in Der Spiegel (3-07) and affirmed that Volkswagen will not transfer the production of its Polo model from Landaben to Brussels. (Réf...
7 July 2006
Netherlands: Océ relocates its production in Malaysia
Océ, the Dutch manufacturer of printers and photocopiers, announced on July 5 its intention to relocate 80% of its production in Malaysia, between now and the end of 2008. For now, the management...
7 July 2006
ThyssenKrupp Steel : an agreement with IG Metall guarantees the taking on of the 18,000 workers
(*) The function of « Arbeitsdirektor » is fixed by joint managment laws in the iron and steel branch (Montanbstimmungen). Appointed by the supervisory board with the riquired agreement of the...
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6 July 2006
Scor: the reinsurance group is transformed into three European Companies
Scor announced, on July 4, the purchasing of the German reinsurer Revios for more than 650 million euros and its transformation into three European companies. Scor is the first French listed...
6 July 2006
General Motors: management accepts negotiations on Azambuja plant
GME has accepted to start negotiations on the future of the Azambuja plant Portugal). The group recently announced that it intended to close the site, which hosts the production of the Opel Combo...
4 July 2006
Volkswagen: part of the production of the Spanish site of Landaben will be transferred to Brussels
According to the weekly magazine Der Spiegel, the German management of Volkswagen decided to transfer part of the production of its Polo model from the factory of Landaben, close to Pampelune...
3 July 2006
Slovenia: first collective agreement on wage increases and the refunding of certain expenses
The main trade-union confederation, the federation of free Slovenian trade unions (ZSSS) and the association of Slovenian employers, the Chamber of Commerce and industry and employers of the...
30 June 2006
Spain: deputies want a framework to encourage CSR
The Spanish Parliament is favorable to the adoption of measures intended to support corporate social responsibility (CSR). Deputies will approve next week the conclusions of the report of the...
30 June 2006
Lidl: German trade union Ver.di criticizes the working conditions
The German trade union of services Ver.di published, on Tuesday 27 June, a new "black book on Lidl in Europe", accusing the German discount chain of prospering in Europe "at the employees'...
28 June 2006
Lithuania: number of people earning minimum wage decreased
The latest statistics show that the number of employees earning the minimum wage or less decreased during the year 2005. (Ref. 06664)
28 June 2006
Netherlands: agreement on the restructuring of Nedcar
Confronted to trade unions' protests, Nedcar, owned at 100% by the Japanese group Mitsubishi, has reached an agreement on the restructuring : no dismissal will take place before April 2007. (Ref...
27 June 2006
Hungary : Vodafone condemned for invasion of privacy of its employees
Vodafone's practive consisting in watching its employees 24 hours a day was the subject of a first legal proceeding condemnation, by a Hungarian jurisdiction (Ref. 06659)
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27 June 2006
Arcelor: European works council worries about the merger with Mittal
Following the announcement of the merger with Mittal, members of the European WC of Arcelor told e-europnews their fears concerning employment in spite of the commitments made by management Monday...
26 June 2006
Transnational negociation : the European federation of Metallurgy adopts a negociation procedure
As the assistant secretary of the European Metallurgy federation (EMF) has announced (see our articlen°06493), Bart Samyn, the executive comitee of the EMF has adopted, on June 14th, an « EMF...
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26 June 2006
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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
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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