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Germany: the German army and businesses exchange staff more and more often
On March 14, at the Köln-Wahn barracks, Cassidian and the Luftwaffe signed a cooperation agreement. It applies the advice contained in the directive released on February 1 by the German Ministry...
3 April 2012
EU: new directive on electromagnetic fields by October 31, 2013
Application moratorium. The European Commission suggested extending the moratorium for the application of Directive 2004/40 on the protection of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields to April...
2 April 2012
Austria: 3.5 percent wage increase in banking
On April 1, the wages of the 80,000 banking employees went up by 3.5 percent in average. This is the result of the wage agreement signed between the GPA-djp union (private sector employees) and...
2 April 2012
Germany: 6.3 percent increase for public workers to influence other sectoral negotiations
Who can beat 6.3 percent? It took 40 successive hours of negotiations for Frank Bsirske, leader of the Verdi union, the representatives of civil service employers, the Federal Minister of the...
2 April 2012
International: overview of global union alliances
“United stand.” A direct consequence of globalization, union action transcends borders in the form of international union alliances. The last to date, the Ikea Global Union Alliance...
2 April 2012
Poland: toward retirement age at 67
A political agreement on the principle of retirement at 67. On March 29, the leaders of two political parties – Donald Tusk for PO and Waldemar Pawlak, former Minister of Economic Affairs, for...
2 April 2012
Germany: 10,000 employees fired by Schlecker causes political and ideological turmoil beyond the trade industry
10,000 compulsory redundancies. Receiver Arndt Geiwitz, who took in his hands the fate of Schlecker, which announced that it was closing 2,200 stores after the judicial settlement, postponed, in...
30 March 2012
United States: German personalities campaign against T-Mobile USA, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, accused of anti-union practices
On Wednesday, March 28, a group of German academics, lawyers, and union and political representatives published, in the New York Times, an open letter to “T-Mobile USA and other US subsidiaries of...
30 March 2012
Spain: government maintains reforms, social unrest grows
Demonstrations took place in several towns across the country with the catchphrase: “Quieren acabar con todo” – they want to end it all. The El Pais daily says 170,000 marched through Madrid...
30 March 2012
Great Britain: government wants to introduce regional pay rates across the public sector
Prior to the Budget of 21 March 2012, the government had asked the four Pay Review Bodies for NHS workers, schoolteachers, operational staff in public sector prisons and civil servants to examine...
29 March 2012
Great Britain: Supreme Court rules in favor of asbestos victims
“The negligent exposure of an employee to asbestos during the [insurance] policy period has a sufficient causal link with subsequently arising mesothelioma to trigger the insurer’s obligation.” ...
29 March 2012
United States: two years after passing, the health insurance reform is still bitterly debated
The nine judges (five Republican, four Democrat) who will examine the health reform passed by Barack Obama two years ago (see our dispatch No. 100249), who were notably seized by 26 States...
29 March 2012
Austria: union membership stable after 20 years down
Stabilization is almost established. The Austrian Trade Union Confederation says a ‘turn’ was made in 2011. After seeing its size shrink for 20 years, the ÖGB only experienced a 0.4 percent...
28 March 2012
Germany: because of increasing lack of skilled workers, Germany is opening its doors to skilled workers from third countries
Appealing to the best talents. “Starting today, Germany is an immigration country” solemnly said Hartfrid Wolff, domestic policy expert for the liberal party, when presenting, before his...
28 March 2012
Germany: the GdF airline security union will not pay damages to the airlines
The right to strike reinforced by the decree. On April 6, 2009,air traffic controllers at the Stuttgart control tower stopped working for 6 hours to support their colleagues – ground traffic...
28 March 2012
Denmark: government presents 2012-2015 plan promoting CSR
“The government is expecting Danish businesses to act responsibly here and on the global market. First, it is the right thing to do, and second it brings about new growth opportunities.” This is...
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28 March 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026