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EU: interview of Nicole Notat, President of Vigeo, the European CSR rating agency, about the European Commission’s communication on Corporate Social Responsibility
lanet Labor, Nicole Notat, President of Vigeo, the European CSR rating agency, is giving us her reading of the communication adopted by the European Commission on Corporate Social Responsibility...
14 November 2011
Italy: Parliament approves Stability Act, the last action by the Berlusconi administration
e House of Deputies approved the “2012 Stability Act,” the preliminary to the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, who promised to leave the government after it passed. The Act brings...
14 November 2011
Austria: 110,000 heating engineers and fitters get a 3.85% wage increase
Metallgewerbe” sector, which includes thousands of SMEs, 110,000 employees and covers the trades of heating engineer, fitter (air conditioning, security electronics…) or mechanics...
10 November 2011
Estonia: two surveys to help understand the current state of labor relations in the country
of Social Affairs revealed the results of two surveys dedicated to the current state of labor relations in Estonia. Both surveys are about the same five themes (employee involvement, collective...
9 November 2011
Denmark: 2012 budget released by the new government banks on reviving the economy and training the young
nment of Denmark presented its 2012 budget bill, called “Responsibility and Action” and aiming to drive the country to “a new start.” This budget aims to boost employment...
9 November 2011
Sweden: PTK private employees’ federation and Svenskt Näringsliv employers’ organization to bargain for retraining agreements and the criteria for layoff order
cartel for industry and service employees) and Svenskt Näringsliv (key union confederation) announced that they would open talks regarding retraining agreements (omställningsavtal) in...
9 November 2011
United States: union victory in the fight for collective bargaining
king away the collective bargaining rights of Ohio public employees became a national issue six months after a series of austerity measures raised the question of the future of union rights, which...
9 November 2011
Italy: Telecom Italia launches experimental technical retraining program for women
ched an experimental schedule for the vocational training of 60 female employees in Rome, Milan and Turin, to help them get the qualification of Computing and Telecom Expert (Perito tecnico in...
Belgium: wage indexation could be a part of the negotiations on the new government
rt of the Central Economic Council, wage levels increased faster in Belgium than in neighboring European countries. The document, which revives controversy as regards the possible reform of the...
8 November 2011
Romania: end of negotiations on the closing of the Nokia plant
Finnish mobile giant, Nokia, announced the closing of the Jucu plant in Romania, opened three and a half years ago. After over one month bargaining, the announced that it stroke a deal with unions...
8 November 2011
France: government to increase statutory retirement age to 62 faster as part of austerity program
rench government presented the second at of its austerity program. Premier Francois Fillon announced the measures of his “Program for Balanced Public Finance,” which include...
7 November 2011
International: G20 countries are “determined to strengthen the social dimension of globalization”
on November 3-4, the 20 first economic forces in world took a step forward as regards social issues, on paper at least. Their conclusions notably dwell on employment and social protection, echoing...
7 November 2011
Denmark: 37th LO union conference calls for the “defense of the Danish system”
bor market in a country that needs to remain productive with work for all: these were the words that gathered the 400 delegates taking part in the 37th conference of the LO union, the...
7 November 2011
Portugal: social week against austerity in public transport and services
al strikes in public transport. They are objecting to the restructuring plan in the offing for the sector. Key civil service unions also called for a demonstration on Saturday, November 12 in...
4 November 2011
Skanska: the Swedish construction firm organized a Safety Week on all its sites in the world on October 17-23
he company organized, for its 52,000 employees worldwide, a Skanska Safety Week. This year, it was called “empowerment” and aimed to give employees a sense of responsibility to all the...
1 November 2011
Great Britain: “Swedish derogation” legally allowing businesses to avoid the Agency Workers’ Act
have asked their temporary work agencies to permanently hire the workers they send them, so that they don’t have to pay agency workers as permanent workers, which has been required by law...
27 October 2011
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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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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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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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: 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