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Groupama: amendment adjusting the EWC agreement to the new European Directive
Information/consultation. Thus, employee representatives are assured “information and consultation at appropriate level and in a timely manner.” Information is defined as “the transmission of...
12 December 2011
Germany: Postbank and Verdi put an end to their conflict on the transfer of employees to external companies
In Verdi’s eyes, this conflict on the transfer, announced last summer, of about 1,500 Postbank employees (out of 22,000) to external companies, within the framework of the DB’s takeover of...
12 December 2011
Carrefour: the French company and UNI Global union create Carrefour Colombia union
Global agreement for the creation of Carrefour unions. On December 1, 112 workers of Carrefour Colombia created their own union organization, called Unión de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de...
12 December 2011
SAP: new agreement establishing a EWC
Atypical philosophy of employee representation. After a two-year bargaining and thinking process, launched in 2009, SAP announced that a majority of the 29 members of the SNB agreed on the final...
12 December 2011
EADS: new European agreement on the harmonization of the variable remuneration of Senior Managers
Senior Managers (L4) working in businesses where EADS holds over 50% of the capital in the countries where the country is primarily present (Germany, UK, Spain, France) are going to be subject to...
11 December 2011
ArcelorMittal: what union strategy after European mobilization?
Investment. Unions say there were 40,000 in Liege, Belgium – police say there were 15,000. In Luxembourg, 95% off ArcelorMittal staff allegedly mobilized. The ArcelorMittal also affected sites...
9 December 2011
Italy: 45th Censis report on the country’s social situation
Employment changes. The crisis slowed down in 2010 (153,000 jobs lost as opposed to 380,000 in 2009) and in 2011 (+0.4% employment boost in the first quarter). However, permanent employment...
9 December 2011
Germany: Berlin transposes Directive 2009/50 on the “European Blue Card” six months late
Ideological jam, from the Green Card to the Blue Card. Six months after the deadline to transpose Directive 2009/50/EC (see our dispatch No. 090671), Germany finally decided to transpose the...
8 December 2011
Germany: 4.6% wage increase in two installments in the paper industry
This year, union and employer negotiators in the paper industry (40,000 employees) started the collective negotiations for the renewal of an agreement expiring on November 30 with very different...
8 December 2011
Romania: bargaining for mimimum wage increase
Possible increase from RON 670 up to RON 700. On Tuesday, the center-right government told unions and employers that it was going to look into the possibility of increasing monthly minimum wage...
8 December 2011
Germany: IG BCE chemistry union and key temporary work federation sign deal paving the way for general equal pay between temporary and permanent workers
Threatening with a law. The social partners and the political parties have also been bitterly debating the issue of equal pay for several years. However, so far, only the social partners in the...
7 December 2011
Italy: the three key trade unions call for unitary strike against the Monti administration’s austerity program
Unanimously “worried” by the impact the “economic maneuver” (see our dispatch No. 110750) is going to have on “employees, pensioners and the country’s development prospects,” the leaders of the...
7 December 2011
Corporate practices: ING DiBa, the German direct bank, is training apprentices over 50
A second chance for seniors. “I am proud of myself. I was able to prove that, unlike what people think, you can learn new things no matter how old you are.” Christa Louis is one of the 20...
6 December 2011
Netherlands: FNV disbanded
The FNV, 1.4 million members, no longer exists. This federation, created in 1982 after the merger of two major protestant unions, is going to rise from its ashes with a new name, ‘De Nieuwe...
5 December 2011
Italy: Council of Ministers agrees to the new government’s “austerity measures”
A decree to “save Italy.” This is how Council President Mario Monti described it, explaining that this crisis could “jeopardize 60 years of sacrifices and 4 generations.” The set of measures...
5 December 2011
Denmark: new FAOS report analyzes changing union dynamics in the country
With traditional unions facing competition from low-cost unions (see our dispatches No. 110674 and 110123), the researchers are talking about an ‘organizing market’ to characterize the Danish...
5 December 2011
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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