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Germany: in western Germany, the textile industry threatens with warning strikes
at the 3rd negotiation round of February 26, 2009 was “intolerable”, the IG Metall union (metalworkers), which demands a 5.5% wage increase for employees in the textile and clothing...
2 March 2009
Austria: unions accept to reduce the time partially unemployed workers are protected against dismissal
strian Parliament voted an amendment to the law on partial unemployment, which legally brings it from 6 to 18 months maximum. Meanwhile, the social partners signed an agreement which enables...
2 March 2009
Sweden: the economic situation jeopardizes unemployment insurance funds
omic crisis in Sweden, the number of jobseekers reached a record level in January 2009 – 7.3% of the active population – a level it didn’t reach since the 1970s. With dismissal...
2 March 2009
Brazil: legal battle on dismissals within the Embraer aircraft company
for one week the 4.270 dismissals announced by the third aircraft manufacturer in the world, Embraer, until the conciliation meeting with unions. They ask the government to nationalize the...
2 March 2009
Belgium: Volvo extends partial unemployment until summer
k, based in Gent, northwestern Belgium, announced the extension of partial unemployment measures until the end of June, at least. In February, Volvo introduced a system with two or three idle days...
2 March 2009
Poland: the social partners keep talking about the crisis at their social summit
h No. 090194), a social summit held on February 25, at the request of President Lech Kaczynski, gathering unions, employers’ organizations, representatives from the government, local...
2 March 2009
Finland: government unilaterally raises normal retirement age from 63 to 65
, on February 24, 2009, that the government decided to progressively raise retirement age from 63 to 65. It will be put into place by a measure destined to finance retirement in the context of the...
2 March 2009
Austria: Telekom Austria’s Director of Personnel creates an outrage by explaining his “mobbing” techniques on YouTube
ube video sharing website shows Gernot Schieszler, Director of Personnel of the largest telephone company in Austria, explain to investors how to lobby hundreds of employees with the status of...
27 February 2009
Italy: court confirms legitimacy of emails at work for union communication
ily) condemned the S.T. Microelectronics company for antiunion behavior for it sanctioned a Fiom representative for sending union emails to the professional emails of his colleagues. By doing...
27 February 2009
China: entrepreneurs promise not to lay off
a handful of Chinese entrepreneurs promised not to lay off or reduce wages. The idea is simple: the Chinese economy has to move away from exports and produce for its internal market if it wants to...
Bolivia: businesses threaten with thousands of dismissals after the minimum wage increase
against the presidential decree which commands a 12% minimum wage increase in 2009. A general wage increase in the private sector will depend on the results of the negotiation between the social...
26 February 2009
Finland: Nokia imposes a law allowing employers to monitor their employees’ email
Parliament adopted an amendment to the law on the protection of data, which its opponents called “Lex Nokia”, allowing employers to monitor their employees’ email. The text was...
26 February 2009
Slovakia: “flexi-accounts” to avoid layoffs
pted a law introducing a system of “flexi-accounts” allowing employers to temporarily reduce activity without dismissing. It allows them to send employees away while maintaining their...
26 February 2009
Italy: Parliament permanently adopted the “thousand extensions” decree
Chamber of Deputies, the “Milleproroghe” decree contains, among the many extensions postponing the enforcement of many texts, one on the new obligations in terms of health and safety...
26 February 2009
Germany: focus on the partial unemployment system
vercome the crisis without collapsing, the federal government is placing all its hopes into partial unemployment (Kurzarbeit). Confirmed on February 20, 2009 by the Bundesrat, the chamber of...
25 February 2009
Spain: the merger between the metal and textile-chemistry federations of the Workers’ Commissions won’t happen
et closer, the CCOO’s two largest federation failed to unite. The leaders of the textile-chemistry and affiliate federation (Fiteqa) decided to end the process. They argue that methods and...
25 February 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: the Commission will set up an Expert Group on the impact of AI in the world of work
The news. On 22 July 2026, the European Commission published a progress report on the EU-27’s achievements regarding the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, reinforced by the...
23 July 2026
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Germany: Berlin steps up efforts to cut “bureaucracy” in the workplace
The news. On 15 July 2026, the German federal government adopted a package of measures aimed at “reducing bureaucracy” in the workplace. The package primarily targets labour law...
16 July 2026