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Germany: Volkswagen wants to use its subsidiary company Auto 5000 as an example during negotiations with IG-Metall
To cleanse his mark VW, the German car manufacturer Volkswagen wishes to extend to its West German factories the “5000X5000"model , already used in its subsidiary company Auto 5000 GMBH. In this...
26 June 2006
Lego: no layoff in Denmark before 2007
The manufacturer of Danish toys announced, Tuesday June 20, the relocation of a great part of its production to Eastern Europe and Mexico. This is the last stage of a reorganization plan launched...
23 June 2006
Nestle: Spanish trade unions worry about the transfer of undertakings
The merger project between the dairy product activities of Nestle and Lactalis, which should be accompanied by staff transfers, is worrying Spanish employees concerned by this project. Trade...
23 June 2006
DBA: the European works council will be informed of restructurings
The restricted committee of the European WC of DBA met on June 22, in order to help with the resumption of social dialogue in France and to obtain information on the reorganization of European...
23 June 2006
Great Britain : Historical strike threatens Wal-Mart’s subsidiary company
For several weeks, the anger has been growing in the warehouses of Asda supermarkets, subsidiary of Wal-mart and number one supermarket chain in Great Britain. After several weeks of failing...
23 June 2006
Germany: wage agreement in the banking sector
After a marathon-negotiation, the trade union Ver.di and the employers concluded, during the night of 21 to 22 June, a wage agreement for the 240 000 employees of the German private and public...
23 June 2006
Allianz will cut 7500 jobs in Germany
Despite record profits, the largest German insurer, Allianz, announced on June 22 in Munich the suppression by 2008 of approximately 5000 jobs in the insurance activity in Germany and 2480 jobs in...
22 June 2006
Poland: the Prime Minister promises social partners that he will take an active part in social dialogue
The Prime Minister responded to criticism from social partners who had reproached him for having abandoned social dialogue. He undertook to become more involved in negotiations with trade unions...
21 June 2006
Germany: over 30 000 jobs threatened at Volkswagen, according to “Der Spiegel”
According to the daily newspaper "Der Spiegel" (published on 19th June), Horst Neumann, Human Resources director at Volkswagen, admitted for the first time to employee representatives that over 30...
21 June 2006
Cyprus: a practical guide for Eastern European workers
The Cyprus Federation of Hotel employees has published a booklet intended for Czechs, Slovaks and Poles who come to work in the country. This guide details the collective agreement for employees...
21 June 2006
Netherlands: social unrest in the national railways company
An major conflict is likely at NS Reizigers, a branch of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national railways company, which handles the interior passenger traffic. Management intends to increase...
21 June 2006
Slovenia : trade unions leave negotiations on Employment Relationship Act
Controversy over a new provision : employers would no longer be obliged to notice trade unions when they fire a member. (Ref. 06636)
21 June 2006
A revolution at SAP: 9000 employees elect the first work’s council in the company’s history
After months of battle between management and three employees members of IG Metall, SAP, European leader of computing and only company of the DAX 30 (German stock index) which does not have a...
20 June 2006
The « mega-merger » of Siemens’ and Nokia’s « telephone network » businesses should lead to the cut it 9000 jobs
The Finnish Nokia and the German Siemens have announced the merger of the their telephone equipement and network businesses (excluding the cellphones) for the end of 2006. A 10 to 15% cut in...
19 June 2006
Denmark: details on the law prohibiting the closed-shop practice
The law prohibiting the closed shop practice was adopted on May 8, 2006. It challenges the Danish practice of exclusive agreements, which involves approximately 200 000 Danish employees. (Ref...
19 June 2006
Great Britain: Amicus asks the financial sector to end the salary gap between men and women
The main employees' trade union of the private sector threatens "to name and ostracize" the companies of the financial sector which will not quickly undertake to eliminate wage inequalities. For...
19 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
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