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EU: left-wing economist Laszlo Andor appointed Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
stranger, an economist with no political experienced specialized in the transition of eastern economies, the European Commission is showing its will to turn the Employment and Social Affairs...
30 November 2009
Italy: preparations for the next CGIL Congress uncover the internal conflict
tional executive committee on November 23 launched the preparations for the confederation’s 16th Congress, in Rimini on May 5-8, 2010, during which the two conflicting programs will be...
30 November 2009
Portugal: the enforcement of the Social Security Code is postponed to January 2011
Portuguese Parliament voted to postpone to January 2011 the enforcement of the new Social Security Code, initially planned for January 1, 2010. Highly criticized since it was adopted, this code...
30 November 2009
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
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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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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026