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EU: regulation amending the European Globalization Adjustment Fund published in the Official Journal
ding Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 on establishing the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 29, 2009. This fund, which...
29 June 2009
Great Britain: unions and employers have a different analysis of the impact of the crisis on labor relations
the labor world, according to a new survey carried out by the CBI employers’ organization: more flexible working time, more holidays, no more paid overtime, frozen wages and...
29 June 2009
Spain: Nissan unions object to the 581 layoffs announced in Barcelona
management to withdraw the mass layoff (ERE) procedure and re-open the negotiations broken off on June 16 to find a less traumatizing solution to deal with excess staff. Since voluntary leave...
26 June 2009
Germany: undeclared work goes back up with the crisis
customs, in charge of combating illegal labor since 2004, controlled 8,100 businesses in the construction sector and observed thousands of irregularities. With a turnover valued at 352 billion...
26 June 2009
Portugal: the management of Autoeuropa’s Palmela factory maintains the 250 jobs in danger but provides for a new partial unemployment period
ees rejected the new company agreement introducing more flexibility, Autoeuropa’s management announced the renewal of the 250 fixed-term contracts it wanted to cancel but plans a new ten-day...
25 June 2009
Italy: Adecco signs the first agreement on partial unemployment for agency workers
signed with the trade unions an agreement on “derogatory social dampers” provided for in the anticrisis act (see our dispatch No. 090122) to the 77 agency workers of the Trelleborg...
25 June 2009
EU: note on the European blue card directive
ng the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 18. It...
25 June 2009
Germany: “Pact for apprenticeship” threatened by the crisis
“Pact for apprenticeship”(Ausbildungspakt) was created in 2004, the signatory parties – the federal government and the largest employers’ organizations (BDA, BID, DIHK and...
24 June 2009
Austria: unions abandon the dogma of the 35 hour work week
gress (June 30 – July 2, 2009), the Confederation of Austrian Unions (ÖGB) wants to commit in favor of new working time reduction systems which don’t automatically imply wage...
24 June 2009
Denmark: after revelations from the Danish TV, the Nordea bank promises a more ethical portfolio of investments
estments by pension funds (see our dispatch No. 080175), a program aired on June 2, 2009 denounces investments by three large Danish banks, notably in weapons. Nordea officially gave up...
Netherlands: failing money, partial unemployment is out of service
d to cover partial unemployment in 2009 were spent in three months. Reimbursements are temporarily suspended. The social partners demand an extension of the system until 2010 with a...
24 June 2009
EU: electricity social partners adopt a joint position on CSR
lectricity sector, Eurelectric for employers and EPSU and EMCEF for unions, signed, on June 22, a joint declaration on “the social aspects of corporate social responsibility in the European...
23 June 2009
Italy: Fiat signs innovative agreement with union on better security at work
mproving health and safety at its factory, the Italian carmaker, Fiat, signed, on June 16, 2009, in Turin, with the sector’s unions Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL, Uilm-Uil and Fismic an innovative...
23 June 2009
L’Oréal: rider to the agreement establishing the EWC
cosmetics leader, the five French trade union organizations, the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation (EMCEF) and the European Federation of Managers in the Chemical and...
23 June 2009
Great Britain: new wave of strikes at the Lindsey refinery
se in British refineries. In Lindsey, the French oil manufacturer Total laid off, on June 19, 2009, 900 workers on an illegal strike for a week to protest against the layoff of 51 of their...
23 June 2009
Germany: new partial unemployment measures
loyment boom three months before the legislative elections, the grand coalition developed a new law strengthening the partial unemployment system. Adopted on a last reading on June 19, 2009 by the...
23 June 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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British bank Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs to invest in AI
Banking group Barclays has announced the cutting of 5% of its global workforce by the end of the year. Beyond disappointing quarterly results, Barclays primarily intends to free up the funds...
28 October 2026
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Germany: non-EU recruitment remains marginal despite skilled immigration reform
The news. Nearly a year and a half after the entry into force of the “Skilled Immigration Development Act”, only 4% of businesses have recruited at least one employee directly from a...
28 October 2026
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EU: several social texts promised for 2027
The news. On 4 November, the European Commission presented its work programme for 2027. While the focus is once again on simplification, several social texts have been announced. The European...
4 November 2026
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EU: Commission presents strategy for vocational training
The news. On 5 November, the European Commission published its 2026-2030 strategy for vocational education and training. The text comes six years after a dedicated Council recommendation, but...
9 November 2026