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Portugal: adoption of a program to support youth employment
The Portuguese government adopted a program to support youth employment, in the amount of EUR 344 million. It provides for a major cut to employers' social contributions for every fixed-term...
7 June 2012
Germany: 5.4 percent increase over 26 months in the banking sector
The banking social partners agreed on a 5.4 percent wage increase divided in 2 on the night of Wednesday, June 6. Signed for 26 months, this agreement affects about 230,000 employees. Showing...
7 June 2012
EU: European Trade Union Confederation tries social offensive
Gathered on June 5-6, the ETUC's executive committee adopted a resolution for a Social Compact for Europe, with which the union confederation is hoping to launch a great debate in the coming...
7 June 2012
United States: Paycheck Fairness Act rejected once again
Less than six months before the Presidential election, the new version of the Paycheck Fairness Act had no chance of being adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, June 5, but the vote brought the gender...
7 June 2012
Poland: social partners launch negotiations to review certain Labor Code provisions
During the meeting of the tripartite committee (working committee on 'labor law and collective agreements') on June 1, 2012, the social partners started reviewing the provisions of Book No. 6 of...
6 June 2012
Germany: no minimum wage or quotas for women on boards by 2013
At a summit meeting in Berlin on June 4 where the coalition government's three party leaders met (CDU, CSU, FDP), the liberal party (FDP) reaffirmed its opposition to the introduction of minimum...
5 June 2012
GDF SUEZ: new European agreement on professional equality between women and men
GDF SUEZ and the EPSU (public service) and IndustriALL European trade union (which is signing its first transnational agreement here) signed, on June 5, a European agreement on professional...
4 June 2012
Norway: new transportation agreement focuses on developing skills
On May 20, Yrkestrafikkforbund (YS - transport workers' union), Transportarbeiderforbund (Norwegian Transport Workers' Union) and the NHO transport employers' organization finally reached an...
4 June 2012
Germany: introduction of minimum wage stopped in retail trade
The plan to introduce minimum wage in retail trade has failed, for now. For over three years, the sector's social partners have been negotiating an agreement introducing minimum wage. However, a...
4 June 2012
Italy: fewer criteria to access tax-free variable pay from “proximity collective agreements”
The decree renewing the "experimental" measure introduced by the previous Berlusconi administration to promote local collective agreements with a 10 percent tax cut to "productivity pay" in the...
4 June 2012
Sweden: bargaining over in telecom industry
The Almega employers' organization recently ended negotiations in the telecom industry after signing an agreement with Unionen (private sector union). After signing an agreement with SEKO...
4 June 2012
Italy: new company agreement at Volkswagen Group Italia implements international agreement on employee participation
The subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Italia (VGI) in charge of selling vehicles and spare parts for the German carmaker signed an innovative agreement with the trade unions on the basis of the...
4 June 2012
United States: charters on the use of social networks cannot reduce workers’ rights
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the US Federal Agency in charge of punishing unfair labor practices, recently reviewed the criteria on the lawfulness of employers' social media policies...
4 June 2012
Denmark: traditional unions keep going historically down
In spite of a slight decrease in the number of workers because of the crisis, the unionization rate has gone from 66.9 up to 67.3 percent, with 8,000 new members between 2011 and 2012, due to the...
3 June 2012
Areva: golden rules for the implementation of the European agreement on competences forecast
During a meeting organized on May 29-30 within the framework of the development of the European agreement on competences forecast signed in 2011, 50 representatives from personnel, management and...
3 June 2012
Norway: new agreement in logistics and freight provides for new night work organization
The agreement signed on May 13 has removed the strike threat in cargo and freight transport, particularly in the Schenker Norway, Tollpost Glob and DHL international firms. In the end, the...
1 June 2012
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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