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Romania: last home stretch for the minimum wage increase
arliament should vote for the bill ratifying the ordinance on minimum wage, bringing it to 900 lei (240 euro) by 2011. The Romanian government is banking on lower expenses for the public sector...
8 September 2009
Spain: Renault’s management threatens to shut the Valladolid and Palencia sites down
unions on the Valladolid and Palencia sites with an ultimatum. If they do not accept a cost cutting program by September 18, the two Spanish sites will be closed. Unions want more time to...
8 September 2009
Great Britain: over 125,000 pounds won back for temp workers
dards Inspectorate has won back over 125,000 pounds (142,780 euro) in unpaid wages for agency workers. This is twice the amount of what had been gathered last year. This success comes from...
8 September 2009
Brazil: strikes and wage claims at Renault and Volkswagen
lt-Nissan’s factory in Sao José dos Pinhais in the south of the country launched, on September 4, 2009, an unlimited strike to get an 11% wage increase. This movement adds up to...
8 September 2009
Denmark: 3F union recommends drastic reform of the union world
t trade union in Denmark, proposed unions member of the LO Confederation to merge into one big national trade union. This merger would have three advantages: allow unions to better react to the...
8 September 2009
Areva: EMF and EWC protest against the possible sale of Areva T&D
eva’s transmission and distribution subsidiary is becoming clearer, the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and the group’s EWC are calling for a day of protest on September...
7 September 2009
United States: General Electric reinvests America
t decided to invest almost 200 million euro in two US factories, with the blessing of local IUE-CWA unions which accepted wage compromises. Thus, the site of Schenectady in the state of New York...
7 September 2009
EU: working time for road transport workers dangling at the European Parliament
s to vote again to confirm its position of May to obtain the removal of the European Commission’s proposal to exclude independent truck drivers from the European law on truck drivers’...
7 September 2009
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
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026
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France: ‘bonus-malus’ system central to talks over short-term contracts
French social partners opened talks on 28 January 2026 on the regulation of short-term contracts, marking the start of a negotiating process set to continue with three further meetings in March...
29 January 2026