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Great Britain: e-cigarettes are HR managers’ new nightmare
The growing success of electronic cigarettes is forcing businesses to come up with new regulations. But how to consider this atypical product, which some present as a weapon against tobacco but...
13 November 2013
Germany: employees blame Microsoft for trying to close 3 sites to part with critical personnel representatives
Is the “trust-based working time” system a good thing for employees, allowing for greater work-life balance, or is it a bad thing, leading to unchecked work overload, or both at the same time? An...
12 November 2013
EU: new European summit to show mobilization in favor of youth employment
On November 12, French President François Hollande welcomed his European counterparts for a 2nd summit dedicated to the fight against youth unemployment in Europe. Nothing new after what has...
12 November 2013
Great Britain: government wants to set up retirement system somewhere between defined-benefit and defined-contribution pension scheme
One year after introducing the automatic enrolment of employees to a pension fund, the Cameron administration announced a new reform. It notably aims for greater flexibility in order to appeal to...
12 November 2013
Switzerland: vivid debate over the referendum to reduce the gap between the highest and lowest wages in companies
On November 24, Swiss citizens will have to vote for or against the popular initiative launched by the Young Socialists. They want to impose, via a constitutional amendment, a maximum 1-12...
12 November 2013
United States: United Auto Workers to get a new leader soon
The future President of the United Auto Workers (UAW) will be Dennis Williams. The man who used to be secretary-treasurer was elected by his peers during a recent meeting in Dearborn, Michigan...
12 November 2013
Greece: trade industry agitated by the opening of stores on Sunday and the end of the collective agreement
On November 3, private sector workers did a general strike and demonstrated in Athens’ main shopping street to reassert their rights and protect Sundays off, questioned by a law adopted this...
12 November 2013
Great Britain: draft regulations amending the Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) published
Draft regulations amending the Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) regulations of 2006 have been introduced in Parliament. Key changes affect the information and consultation procedure and the scope...
12 November 2013
Germany: in Brandenburg (former GDR), regional administration, unions and employers work hand in hand to try and restore the collective bargaining system and meet the demographic challenge
The Land of Brandenburg is facing a tremendous challenge: by 2030, the population in this region, located in former eastern Germany, should drop by 300,000 people, down to 2.2 million citizens. ...
12 November 2013
Spain: tense renegotiation of the temporary sector’s collective agreement
While the 5th collective agreement covering the sector’s 10,000 employees officially expired at the end of 2010, its renewal still has not been negotiated. Unions and employers’ organizations...
8 November 2013
Crown Holdings: the USW north-American union, in a dispute at the plant in Toronto (Canada), wants to give its campaign a global dimension
Members of USW from Toronto have been on strike since September 6 as Crown Holdings demands major concessions from employees, including two-tier wage rates and pension freezes. The north-American...
8 November 2013
Following disappointment in the way the Michelin case was handled in India, NGOs are expecting a reform from the OECD’s French National Contact Point (NCP)
Withdrawing their complaint against a Michelin plant in the Tamil Nadu State in India wasn’t completely for naught. More than a month after ‘unseizing’ the OECD’s French National Contact Point...
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7 November 2013
Netherlands: two collective agreements signed in the metal industry (heavy and light metal)
In October, the “metal and technical” branch, also known as light metal, and the “metal and electronics” branch (Metalektro) signed their collective agreements after several months of complicated...
7 November 2013
Great Britain: women still paid much less than women, a situation denounced by the TUC, which demands obligation of transparency from firms
On November 7, British women are no longer paid – or they wouldn’t, if they were paid as much as men every month. This is the shocking revelation the Equal Pay Day wants to put across. This day...
7 November 2013
Mexico: employers say the fiscal reform adopted jeopardizes the social partners’ efforts to introduce supplementary social benefits
Employers are worried about the negative impact the new fiscal reform will have on labor cost, workers’ income, employment and growth. The lawmakers considerably restricted the possibility for...
7 November 2013
Germany: DZ Bank, the cooperative bank, theater of operation for the Verdi services union’s strategy to win the sector back
A major conflict is currently taking place in the cooperative banking industry in Germany. Several hundreds of DZ Bank employees took part, on November 5, in warning strikes in Frankfurt...
7 November 2013
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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