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EU: report on the strategies of energy companies and their social and environmental impact
Debt. In the first part, the study talks about the purchases, mergers, and sales of sites and transmission networks done since 2010 and explains the national division of these businesses’...
11 September 2012
Spain: the civil society mobilized on September 15 against austerity
The second social summit, supervised by the UGT and Workers’ Commissions unions and made up of representatives from over 150 social organizations, presented the program for the march called in...
11 September 2012
EU: Commission launches consultation on the introduction of an optional framework for transnational company negotiations
The parties concerned by European and/or international framework agreements have until the end of the year to submit their views on the relevance of European action supporting these practices...
10 September 2012
Portugal: government announces new reform for employers and employees’ social contributions
Amending social contributions. TSU will be amended on January 1, 2013. Employers’ share of social contributions, currently 23.75 percent, will be brought down to 18 percent. At the same time...
10 September 2012
Spain: agreement to outsource supplementary pension for Banco Santander staff hired before 1980
The UGT, Comfia-CCOO and FITC unions announced that they signed an agreement with the management of Banco Santander on the conditions to outsource supplementary pensions which will, in the future...
10 September 2012
Italy: with national union division in the background, IndustriAll Europe mobilizes against Fiat Iveco’s restructuring
Explaining that the “different local agreements” signed since the demonstration was called on June 28 “gloss over the main reason which gave rise to the debate within IndustriAll,” the two unions...
10 September 2012
France: Saint-Gobain signs new agreement on diversity
Sensitive urban zones. This first axis developed in the agreement is the “commitment to an active policy supporting the integration, in the Group’s undertakings, and maintaining ailing profiles...
10 September 2012
Great Britain: the pay gap between white workers and ethnic minorities is widening
A gap that has more than doubled. Research by Dr Malcolm Brynin and Dr Ayse Güveli, from the University of Essex published, in the last issue of the British Sociological Association’s journal a...
6 September 2012
Austria: the Austrian post signs a company agreement on a new working time scheme
Taking actual working hours into account. After 10 months negotiating and 30 meetings, the management of the Austrian post, employee representatives and representatives from the post and telecom...
6 September 2012
Netherlands: FNV union organizes estates general to end its divisions
The Dutch Labor Federation (FNV), the country’s key union, decided to organize a “Parliament” between in 19 affiliates to do a democratic reform and settle internal differences on the pension...
6 September 2012
Denmark: government takes measures to better prevent mental and physical wear-out
To
provide workers with a “good, long life at work,” the government wants to help
businesses improve prevention and make sure that “motivated employees” from
certain categories (seniors, sick...
5 September 2012
Germany: Federal Labor Court adjusts the payment of corporate supplementary pension to new statutory retirement age
Synchronizing company and statutory retirement. “As a rule, the judges want
sync between statutory and company pensions” Inken Gallner, spokeswoman for the
Federal Labor Court, said about the...
5 September 2012
Greece: Troika asks government to liberalize the labor market faster
Working time. The Greek and British press have reported letters sent last week
to the Ministries of Finance and of Labor asking to bring the work week up to 6
days across the economy to boost...
5 September 2012
Italy: tough autumn for the Italian labor market
Metal and steel. From Alcoa to Sardinia, where about 1,000 direct and indirect
workers could lose their job at Fincantieri, which is planning to cut 1,300
jobs out of 9,000 across the country...
5 September 2012
Great Britain: “zero hour” contracts growing and spreading in various industries
Previously, zero hour contracts have been predominantly used in the service sector and on the low-paid fringes of the health service such as contract provision of cleaning, security and meals...
5 September 2012
EU: new online tool against health and safety risks for workers in leather and tanning industry
Test. Funded by the European Commission, the app is hosted by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA), based in Bilbao. Since 2010, it has been helping EU Member States and...
5 September 2012
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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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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026