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Siemens: the German multinational launches a real policy on diversity management
ng the Chinese Jill Lee to the post of “chief diversity officer,” Siemens announced the launching of several internal networks in charge of promoting women and young managers of high...
9 April 2009
EU: comprehensive note on the future EWC directive
he European Commission to present its draft revision of the EWC directive. Once started though, it only took a few months to be adopted. The compromise reached in December 2008 will be permanently...
9 April 2009
Great Britain: businesses failing to pay damages to their employees after ruling will be blacklisted
Justice, the list will contain the names of individuals or businesses which, having failed to honor damages defined by employment tribunals in favor of an employee, forcing the latter to go back...
9 April 2009
Poland: conclusions of the second social summit
summit was organized on the initiative of President Lech Kaczynski. Gathering, notably, the Prime Minister, union and employers’ representatives, economists, local governments, this summit...
9 April 2009
Brazil: President Lula da Silva asks workers to reduce their claims and help businesses
z Inacio Lula da Silva, used his past as a union leader to urge workers from his country and elsewhere to abandon improvements to their working conditions during the crisis. “This is no time...
9 April 2009
Lithuania: union revival against the crisis
ans surveyed by the Baltic Surveys Institute said they trusted their unions (32% don’t). These results are much higher than those obtained by the government (23%) and the Parliament (15%)...
8 April 2009
Great Britain: new labor dispute resolution procedures enforced
usinesses and employees will have to follow procedures detailed in the code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures developed by the Acas. In-depth examination of a long-awaited...
8 April 2009
Italy: Fincantieri employees mobilized after the refusal of signatory unions do a referendum on the company agreement
Uilm Uil signed the company agreement with the management of shipbuilding company Fincantieri. The Fiom-CGIL rejected it and demanded employee consultation via a referendum. The signatories...
7 April 2009
PPR: EWC rejects restructuring plan announced for France
f PPR met for an extraordinary session in Paris, about the restructuring which will affect people employed by Fnac and Conforama in France. Although it only affects employees in one country, the...
7 April 2009
Netherlands: employers criticize partial unemployment
system, which replaces the Arbeidstijdverkorting (ATV, working time reduction) since April 1, is far from getting unanimous support. Employers from large groups badly affected by the crisis...
7 April 2009
Poland: job cuts at Arcelor-Mittal Poland revive the debate on the future of metallurgical industries
the major drop in orders on the steel market, Arcelor-Mittal Poland increased the number of job cuts, which may exceed the 1.480 initially planned for 2009. Representatives of the metallurgical...
7 April 2009
Spain: UGT union reelects Candido Mendez as general secretary after 40th Congress
ss on April 1-4, Candido Mendez was reelected with 93.2% of votes for (none against) and more support than four years ago – when he gathered 75.9% of the votes. This reelection confirms that...
7 April 2009
Great Britain: 2.500 pounds subsidies for hiring long-term unemployed
ses are entitled to “golden hellos”: they will receive 1.000 pounds (1.100 euros) for hiring someone who has been receiving unemployment benefits for at least six months, and a package...
7 April 2009
Belgium: one year to implement a policy on drugs and alcohol on the workplace
aken in the interprofessional agreement of February 2, 2007, the social partners signed, on April 1, 2009, a collective agreement on drugs and alcohol on the workplace. The goal is to give...
6 April 2009
Germany: law on employees’ capital interest enforced
n of employees in the equity of companies” (Mitarbeiterkapitalbeteiligungsgesetz), voted on January 22, 2009 by the MPs of the majority (see our dispatch No. 090116) entered into force on...
6 April 2009
ThyssenKrupp: the European Metalworkers’ Federation joins the IG Metall’s call for mobilization
on, IG Metall, called for an “emergency demonstration for the future and safety of employment” within ThyssenKrupp (180.000 employees) and is calling for a demonstration in Duisburg...
6 April 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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026