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Great Britain: government campaign to create 85,000 job opportunities for the young
nister Gordon Brown launched the national campaign entitled “Backing Young Britain” aimed at creating 85,000 jobs for the 18-24 year olds. Over 150 employers promised to create jobs...
7 September 2009
EU: Uni-Europa calls to better working conditions for credit intermediaries
n Commission’s consultation on responsible lending and borrowing, the Uni-Europa European trade union pleads for European advice standards which do not simply take account of consumers but...
7 September 2009
Netherlands: public funds to avoid brain drain
pend 180 million euro to prevent the exile of over 1,500 highly-skilled workers in research and development in the private sector. This program, announced in April (see our dispatch No. 090551)...
7 September 2009
Germany: new regulation on the protection of employees’ personal data enforced on September 1
cial law on the protection of workers’ data, for which the Employment Minister presented a bill on Friday September 4, the Parliament voted, this summer, several amendments to the Federal...
7 September 2009
Estonia: sailor union first in line to face Tallink’s cost cutting program
and main maritime transport company on the Baltic Sea, launched a large cost cutting campaign to start making profit again. After reducing the salary of its key managers and executives, it fired...
4 September 2009
Italy: more and more spectacular worker struggles in the Peninsula
an workers, who climbed a crane to defend their jobs in early August, spectacular forms of conflict have been spreading through the Peninsula. The vice-president of the labor committee of the...
4 September 2009
Great Britain: government announces national strategy to help employees with mental problems
, preparing a new strategy for the fell, announced that thousands of people with mental health problems will receive additional help to keep their job. (Ref. 090801) Encouraging pilot programs...
3 September 2009
Denmark: government postpones the start of reforms proposed by the labor market committee because of the crisis
announced that, because of the crisis, the reforms recommended by the labor market committee will not be implemented. Charged by the government, in 2007, of developing reform proposals to increase...
3 September 2009
Great Britain: launching of a consultation to better use information given by “whistleblowers”
ent launched a consultation to facilitate the transfer of information provided by “whistleblowers” to labor courts during labor disputes as a contestation of reprisal, to the competent...
3 September 2009
EU: Dublin Foundation report shows working time stands still
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions published its annual report on working time in Europe. In average, collectively agreed weekly working time in the EU is still 38.6 hours while...
3 September 2009
Germany: three new sectors to get minimum wage soon
ittee (Tarifauschuss), equally composed of employers’ and union representatives agreed, on August 31, to the introduction of minimum wages in three new sectors: industrial laundry...
2 September 2009
Netherlands: government agency says short-time working leads to abuses
Planning Bureau (CPB), the national agency charged with economic studies and forecasts, are criticizing short-time working (Deeltijd WW), introduced in April. On the occasion of the publication of...
2 September 2009
EU: home stretch for the social partners’ consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields
the consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields at work will be over in a few weeks. It is aimed at updating the exposition limits...
2 September 2009
Italy: agreement to diffuse the culture of safety at work in schools
University and Research, the Ministry of Labor and the Italian national association of work invalids (Anmil) signed a memorandum of understanding to diffuse the culture of prevention and safety at...
2 September 2009
United States: fervent supporter of safety at work, David Michaels was appointed as the new OSHA leader
David Michaels as the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation. The appointment of this professor from the...
2 September 2009
Morocco: unions denounce the lack of union freedoms
esentatives who are not union members has been increasing in morocco. According to the CDT, the second largest trade union in the country, this is the result of a lack of union freedoms. The last...
1 September 2009
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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14 October 2025
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025