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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
Great Britain: launching of a consultation to better use information given by “whistleblowers”
ent launched a consultation to facilitate the transfer of information provided by “whistleblowers” to labor courts during labor disputes as a contestation of reprisal, to the competent...
3 September 2009
EU: Dublin Foundation report shows working time stands still
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions published its annual report on working time in Europe. In average, collectively agreed weekly working time in the EU is still 38.6 hours while...
3 September 2009
Germany: three new sectors to get minimum wage soon
ittee (Tarifauschuss), equally composed of employers’ and union representatives agreed, on August 31, to the introduction of minimum wages in three new sectors: industrial laundry...
2 September 2009
Netherlands: government agency says short-time working leads to abuses
Planning Bureau (CPB), the national agency charged with economic studies and forecasts, are criticizing short-time working (Deeltijd WW), introduced in April. On the occasion of the publication of...
2 September 2009
EU: home stretch for the social partners’ consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields
the consultation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields at work will be over in a few weeks. It is aimed at updating the exposition limits...
2 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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EU: Commission to launch a business coalition against modern slavery
The news. On 16 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat human trafficking. While labour exploitation reported by the authorities rose by 17% between 2021-2022 and...
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19 October 2026
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UK: government promises human rights due diligence bill
The news. On 4 November, the government promised, through Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds before the House of Lords, the statutory introduction of human rights due diligence in the UK. It...
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5 November 2026