Transnational industrial relations

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

Bouygues: group adopts an ethical code and a mechanism of alert

The French group Bouygues has just adopted its first ethical code which notably sets up a mechanism of ethical alert regarding corruption and irregular accounting. This mechanism does not concern...

7 December 2006

Axa announces a capital increase reserved for employees

The insurance group has informed today, September 19th, that it was going to undertake a capital increase reserved for its employees. This operation concerns 32 countries. (Ref 06916)

19 September 2006

McDonald’s launches «McPassport» to promote workers’ mobility

Upon request, the number one fast food chain in Europe will provide all employees with an "official certificate of professional competences". McDonald's wants to ease its employees' mobility...

14 September 2006

BNP Paribas: employees own 5% of the bank’s capital

55.800 employees of BNP Paribas in 71 countries subscribed to the increase in capital which was reserved for them, for a total amount of 282,5 million euros. Following this operation, employees...

31 July 2006

EADS postpones an employee shareholding operation

According to the Financial Times Deutschland (7-06), the European group of aircraft and defense EADS decided to postpone an employee shareholding operation which was to take place between 5 and 23...

7 June 2006

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