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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
Germany: large businesses are starting vaccination campaigns against the H1N1 flu for their employees
lies in vaccines against the influenza virus have been delayed in Germany, large businesses have decided to take matters in their own hands. A series of businesses started vaccinating their...
18 November 2009
Romania: unemployment keeps increasing
unemployment has risen in Romania. It reached 7.1% in October, its highest level since 2003. This trend should continue as the country is plunged into a violent economic crisis. (Ref. 091066)...
17 November 2009
United States: American unions more open to women
enter for Economic and Policy Research shows that average unionism has changed: there are more women, forty-year-olds and college graduates. (Ref. 091053) New gender for American unions. A study...
17 November 2009
Germany: IG-Metall union recommends flexible collective agreements to save jobs
e bargaining for the 3.4 million employees in metalworking and electronics, in March 2010, the key local units of the IG-Metall unions already presented several systems to save jobs. Thus, in...
9 November 2009
Germany: offended by General Motors’ decision to keep Opel, unions become hostile
Russelsheim, Opel’s central works council and the IG-Metall called on the carmaker’s 45,000 European employees to take part in warning strikes to protest against the unexpected...
4 November 2009
Hungary: decree forces publicly-held companies to publish wages and unemployment benefits of managing staff
9 on the Transparency of Publicly-held businesses forces the latter to publish certain information on supervisory and management staff. By Andrea Soos, Lawyer at the PRK Bellak & Partners law...
16 October 2009
Germany: DGB calls for a reform of apprenticeship statistics
Employment Agency officially presents data on the apprenticeship market in 2008-09, the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DBG) presented, on October 7, 2009, the guidelines of a reform of...
12 October 2009
Italy: food social partners sign a unitary collective agreement
agreement for the food sector is the first to be signed by all trade unions since the separate agreement on the reform of the conventional system. This recovered unity was seen as a strong signal...
23 September 2009
International: international unions working so that the next G20 meeting focuses on employment
ed, G20 meetings have been increasingly important over the years. The summit to be held on September 24-25 will be the occasion to take the pulse of the global economic situation and the degree of...
22 September 2009
Slovakia: new bill brings labor law in line with European directives on atypical workers
a bill to make Slovakian labor law comply with European laws on anti-discrimination against atypical workers. The bill follows warnings from the European Commission for failure to transpose the...
22 September 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: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026