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Germany: 2nd largest IG-Metall regional federation wants to impose mandatory permanent recruitment of apprentices
Define the nature of industrial employment. The region’s employers weren’t happy with the IG-Metall NRW’s announcement. Indeed, Oliver Burkhard, tenacious leader of a regional union federation...
6 June 2011
Italy: giving in to union pressure, Fincantieri withdraws restructuring plan
With intense mobilization showing unusual unity in Italy, unions asked for the removal of the 2011-2014 industrial plan Fincantieri revealed on May 23rd. This plan provided for 2,551 job cuts –...
6 June 2011
Spain: employers and unions break off talks on the reform of collective bargaining
Turnaround in the home run. Employers and union representatives spoke at separate press conferences and blamed each other for the failure of talks. Negotiations went off on Monday, May 30th...
6 June 2011
Poland: the social partners are working on a model of policies against moral harassment at work for businesses
The existing law (article 94.1 of the Labor Code) imposes that employers prevent moral harassment at work. However, legislation on the matter, quite recent, doesn’t give businesses the references...
6 June 2011
Germany: court cancels all agreements negotiated by the Union of Christian Unions in the temporary industry (CGZP)
A union definitely out of the game. The ruling issued last Monday by the Employment Tribunal of Berlin includes the arguments of the ruling issued last December by the BAG (see our dispatch No. ...
1 June 2011
Italy: 19th annual Istat report reveals Italy’s “weaknesses”
The “Italian system” seems “more vulnerable” than in the past because, to face the biggest crisis in 60 years, the Italian economy and society” have greatly eaten into their reserves.” However...
1 June 2011
Great Britain: Unite union launches survey on stress and mental troubles at work
70 million days lost. Workers' mental health is coming under increasing pressure as fears over jobs and cuts take their toll in the workplace, says Unite, the country's biggest union. Thus...
31 May 2011
Spain: U-turn in CEOE employers’ organization jeopardizes agreement on collective bargaining reform
The general secretaries of Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) and UGT, respectively Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and Candido Mendez, formally received, on May 30th, the text brought to the table by the CEOE’s...
31 May 2011
Alstom: management and unions disagree on the assessment of the company’s economic situation
Management troubles. Since the announcement, on March 22nd, of another restructuring program in the transport unit (see our dispatch No. 110196), debates have resumed within Alstom’s EWC about...
31 May 2011
France: start of the consultation of the social partners on the draft ordinance transposing the EWC directive
Definitions. The draft ordinance, currently being subject to bilateral consultations before going to the equal committees for their opinion (the National Committee for Collective Bargaining...
31 May 2011
Italy: Eni signs two key agreements for its restructuring in Italy
The decline in global demand for oil products and competition from Asian countries have driven Eni Group to take action in order to “ensure the competitiveness of the system” and increase...
30 May 2011
Great Britain: skills councils for manufacturing employees extends
£600 per employee. Last year, the “Women and Work” program developed by Cogent, still in its trial phase, aimed to help 100 women with their training of career development within an industrial...
30 May 2011
Germany: not all employees are on the same boat as regards holiday bonuses
Extremely different holiday bonuses. As an introduction, the WSI indicates that a great majority of German employees receive a holiday bonus, but that they are only entitled to it if it was...
30 May 2011
Italy: Italian pension funds regulator (Covip) publishes annual report
On May 25th, the Covip presented its annual report on the evolution of supplementary pension schemes and the sector’s development prospects. The rationalization of pension funds brought their...
30 May 2011
Poland: increased protection against layoff for union representatives
Until now, union representatives whose contract was terminated in an unfair manner could only request damages. Reinstatement (article 50.5) was only granted in a restricted way to pregnant women...
30 May 2011
OECD: guidelines for multinational enterprises updated
New context. Started in June 2010 (see our dispatch No. 100374), the negotiations to update the OECD’s guidelines truly started in October. In April, the representatives from 42 governments...
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26 May 2011
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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...
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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...
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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