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Hungary : government adopts new Labour Code reform
Protecting employees from termination. The Bill provides that the employment relationship may not be terminated by employer during pregnancy, maternity leave, parental leave (if the child is...
3 November 2011
Germany: innovating working time system for chemistry staff in eastern Länder
A system for Germany as a whole. The chemistry social partners took nearly one year to reach an agreement on working time in “East chemistry,” meaning for the staff of businesses located in...
3 November 2011
Netherlands: discrimination is commonplace in temporary agencies
The two researchers, Anne Backer and Evelien Loeters, got in touch with 187 agencies across the country, claiming that they were looking for staff for a call center that doesn’t exist. Each time...
2 November 2011
Denmark: 2nd edition of the union campaign, “Last working day for women”
Organized, among others, by the FOA, HK and 3F unions, with the support of the National Network for Equal Pay, (Det Nationale Ligelønsnetværk, see our dispatch No. 080226), this campaign provides...
2 November 2011
Germany: 4% increase for rubber employees
The IG BCE union claims that, from January 1, 2012, the 25,000 employees in the rubber industry will get a first 3% increase, followed by a 1% increase on April 1, 2012. They will also receive a...
2 November 2011
Great Britain: UCATT construction workers’ union to elect general secretary with an internal war in the background
Four candidates became eligible to stand in the forthcoming election having obtained sufficient branch nominations to be placed on the ballot paper. These were the previous incumbent Alan...
2 November 2011
EU: unions are worried about the Energy Roadmap 2050
Leaks. At the end of October, industry representatives uploaded the European Commission’s draft communication and an impact assessment of the political ideas defended for the Energy Strategy...
2 November 2011
United States: Occupy movement increasingly present in the field of working conditions
At the side of the Occupy movement for a month (see our dispatch No. 110600), trade unions are now getting the Occupants’ support, although the latter are rarely union members. In Washington...
2 November 2011
France: publication of the decree on the composition of the Special Negotiating Body and of the EWC established without an agreement
In order to make sure the SNB and the EWC established without an agreement are representative, the recast directive provides for one additional representative per group of workers employed in one...
1 November 2011
Finland: new sectoral agreement in the technological industry
Training and division of the wage increases: the problem of transposing the framework agreement in the sectors. The framework agreement signed on October 13th between the Akava, SAK and STTK...
1 November 2011
Germany: Angela Merkel’s CDU is ready to break the taboo on universal minimum wage
Wages defined by the social partners. Until now, the idea of universal minimum wage being introduced in Germany before the end of the Merkel administration in 2013 seemed completely unreal. At...
1 November 2011
United States: AT&T to give priority to the applications of retired former employees
The agreement reached by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and AT&T after two years of legal battle reminds that the only possible grounds for denying an application are the...
30 October 2011
Italy: banking social partners sign agreement supervising collective bargaining
The Dircredito-FD, Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Sinfub, UGL Credito and Uilca union organizations and the ABI employers' organization signed, on October 24th, a framework agreement on collective...
28 October 2011
Corporate practices: how the SICK AG sensor producer managed to reduce stress and noise in its offices
Keeping employees healthy. Special award in 2005 for its ‘lifelong learning’ concept, award for its measures in favor of senior workers in 2006 and 2008, award for its equal opportunities policy...
28 October 2011
United States: National Labor Relations Board under heavy Republican fire
Undo what the NLRB has done. Anticipating its coming paralysis (see our dispatch No. 110509), the NLRB has been multiplying strong actions and rulings facilitation unionization. But this was...
28 October 2011
International: dialogue between temporary union and employers’ representatives, in the ILO’s bosom, is stuck on collective bargaining
Convention No. 181. In 2009, employers’ representatives, including the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), and unions, notably represented by UNI Global, met in a...
27 October 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