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Spain: preagreement on the merger of three savings banks rules layoffs out
the three savings banks involved in the merger of Caixa Catalunya, Caixa Taragona and Caixa Manresa signed, on November 26, a draft agreement providing for 1,300 job cuts via voluntary leave and...
27 November 2009
Italy: new organization intends to represent SMEs’ interest
within the “Italian union of social and corporate representation” to draw politicians’ attention to SMEs’ ties and wants to reconcile economic and social issues. (Ref...
27 November 2009
Brink’s: the group establishes a EWC applying subsidiary requirements but based on the new directive
tions, the special negotiating body and management of the company of transport of funds couldn’t reach an agreement on the establishment of the EWC, which was therefore established by virtue...
26 November 2009
Austria: the Post and Telekom Austria sign an agreement to transfer hundreds of civil servants to the police
,250 civil servants from the Austrian Post and Telekom Austria to the Home Secretary and the Police is materializing after a double agreement on the payment of wages and transfer conditions was...
26 November 2009
EU: European employment markets have to go from bad to green
pean employment markets. It is therefore, as expected, the conclusion of the European Commission’s annual employment report, published on November 23. It seems that things won’t get...
25 November 2009
Denmark: FTF union’s congress on the subject of the renewal of the “Danish model”
face the crisis and the workforce shortage. This was the main theme of the congress of the second largest union in Denmark, Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF)...
25 November 2009
Great Britain: social partners transpose the European agreement on harassment and violence at work
n (TUC), the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Partnership of Public Employers (PPE) adopted a series of guidelines for the implementation of the agreement signed by the European...
25 November 2009
Germany: the patronizing effects of flexible working time and short-time working are starting to wear off
y the Federal Employment Agency, to which it answers, the German Labor Market and Employment Research Institute (IAB) revealed that full time employment is decreasing increasingly faster and that...
25 November 2009
Sweden: social partners disagree on the extension of the framework agreement on crisis agreements in metalworking
h 31, 2010, Swedish employers want to extend the framework agreement (ramavtal) which allows local crisis agreements (krisavtal) cutting wages and working time in ailing businesses, judging that...
23 November 2009
Italy: Google Map of spectacular collective action
rs made a Google Map of the spectacular collective actions spreading throughout the Peninsula since last summer. Internet has become a national sound box for local collective action. (Ref. 091067)...
23 November 2009
Germany: Berlin prepares for extension of short-time working as part of an “Employment Pact”
eminar, followed by a very consensual meeting with union on November 18, Angela Merkel announced that the deadline to request short-time working (Kurzarbeit) was extended by six months. This...
23 November 2009
Belgium: Employment Minister proposes quotas for women on large businesses’ boards
the stock exchange don’t have a single woman sitting at their board. This is a recent observation by the Institute for Gender Equality. After this study, Employment Minister Joelle Milquet...
20 November 2009
Chile: MPs propose their own reform to improve collective bargaining after the Presidential project was abandoned
hamber of Deputies passed four proposals aimed at reforming the Labor Code, notably to extend the scope of collective bargaining. Thus, majority lawmakers are trying to save the draft labor law...
19 November 2009
Great Britain: mandatory audits on equal pay, control over excessive bonuses, agency workers’ rights and the act on corruption at work on the hypothetical menu for 2010
nally given in the House of Lords at the end of every year, defined, on November 18, the government’s legislative program for next year….If the Labour Party is reelected that is...
19 November 2009
Portugal: first meeting between the new Labor Minister and the social partners
came in office in late October, Maria Helena Andre, Portuguese Minister for Labor and Solidarity, met, on Tuesday, November 17, with unions and employers’ organizations. They each presented...
19 November 2009
Netherlands: employers and unions concerned with the rise of the populist right
ried about the rise of Geert Wilders, leader of the populist right, presented as the possible Prime Minister after the legislative elections in 2011. Employers denounce the “threat”...
18 November 2009
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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.
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026