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Germany: real wages went down by 0.2 percent in 2013
According to the latest figures published by the Federal Statistics Agency (Destatis), for the first time since 2009, German wages are down. Indeed, in 2013, inflation (1.5 percent) was higher...
20 February 2014
Great Britain: Atos criticized for work capability assessment awarded by the governement
In 2011, 10,600 people which Atos had not declared ‘unfit to work’ died within the next 6 weeks. It is after reminding this shocking number – confirmed by government statistics – that hundreds of...
20 February 2014
Denmark: hotel/catering social partners reach agreement renewing collective agreement
On February 16, the 3F Privat Service Hotel og Restauration union and Horesta for employers reached an agreement to renew the collective agreement in the hotel and catering industry. It covers...
20 February 2014
Spain: facing a boycott campaign, Coca Cola abandons layoffs but still shuts the 4 plants down
Nearly a month after Coca-Cola Iberian Partners announced that it would shutter 4 of its 11 plants, Coca Cola Spain is worried about the threat to boycott its protest and about growing social...
20 February 2014
United States: overview of the UAW’s defeat in VW’s Chattanooga plant
The UAW was supposed to win the election with flying colors. Never had a company’s management been so supportive of a union organizing its plant. And yet, on February 14, the results hit like a...
19 February 2014
France/Germany: French and German social partners issue proposals to upgrade and galvanize work-study vocational training systems
At the 16th Franco-German Ministerial Council, which took place in Paris on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 the German and French Ministers for Employment took stock of a series of proposals...
19 February 2014
Great Britain: harmonising terms and conditions after a transfer of undertakings does not constitute valid grounds to justify the dismissal of employees who object to the new terms
The Court of Appeal has confirmed in the – very recent – case of Hazel v Manchester College that it is not possible for an employer to harmonise terms and conditions of employment following a TUPE...
19 February 2014
Belgium: government validates Caterpillar restructuring
Employment Minister Monica De Coninck has just approved the content of the social chapter of the heavy restructuring announced by the management of Caterpillar Gosselies (Charleroi) on February...
19 February 2014
Russia: layoffs and short-time working in the auto industry
Russian carmakers are fully experiencing the drop in sales on the domestic market. AvtoVaz, GAZ and UAZ, the 3 major local companies, have seen orders for new cars and light commercial vehicles...
19 February 2014
Greece: new corporate apprenticeship program for 2014-2020
30,000 young technical graduates will be entitled, each year until 2020, to a corporate apprenticeship contract within the framework of the new national program initiated by the Ministries of...
18 February 2014
Denmark: commerce social partners renew collective agreement
On February 16, Dansk Erhverv for employers and HK Handel for unions signed an agreement renewing the retail trade industry’s collective agreement (butiksoverenskomsten), which covers about...
18 February 2014
Benelux: social summit on the fight against social dumping
The Benelux social summit took place of February 13 and gathered the Prime Ministers and Ministers of Labor and/or Social Affairs of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. This meeting was...
18 February 2014
Germany: EON signs collective agreement on pay and early retirement
On February 14, the IG BCE and Verdi unions as well as the negotiators for the two regional employers’ organizations (AVE and AGV Bayern) presented the outline of a collective agreement on pay and...
18 February 2014
Italy: Enel and unions sign framework agreement to try a new work-study program
On February 13, Enel Group and the Filctem-CGIL, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed a groundbreaking agreement to try, for the first time in Italy, work-study training in upper second...
17 February 2014
Ireland: joint labor committees – which negotiate sectoral agreements – are reestablished and redefined
Richard Burton, the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Jobs, has signed several orders on the subject of Joint Labor Committees. Two are abolished and the scope of the others (cleaning...
17 February 2014
EU: European social partners in the banking sector publish joint statement on CSR
European social partners in the banking sector have agreed in November 2013 and signed on January 31 a joint statement on CSR. It revises the Joint Statement signed in 2005, taking into account...
17 February 2014
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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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026