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EU: more initiatives on health and safety in the framework of social dialogue in chemistry
Positive evaluation. The European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation (EMCEF) for unions and the European Chemistry Employers’ Group (ECEG) for employers looked, on Thursday, march 3rd...
7 March 2011
Germany: IAB institute says labor market is increasingly segmented
Boom in precarious employment. Born from the necessary flexibilization of the employment market or dangerous precariousness for others, the labor market changes since the fall of the Berlin wall...
7 March 2011
Italy: social partners sign joint opinion on work-life balance
New flexibility. The draft the Minister of Labor presented last week (see our dispatch No. 100145) was slightly amended. The signatories agree on “the value of organizational flexibility for...
4 March 2011
Italy: CGIL calls for general strike on May 6th
“We’re already starting with a series of initiatives, and it will be a large mobilization across the country.” This is how Susanna Camusso, CGIL general secretary, announced, yesterday March 3rd...
4 March 2011
Germany: IG-Metall starts reform home stretch in pain
In January 2011, Kai Burmeister, young IG-Metall federal delegate, notably in chare of the weapon industry, didn’t sound happy: “I’m sorry, I’m not in charge of this case anymore. I am going to...
3 March 2011
Italy: Labor Minister presents guidelines on work-life balance
Titled “New industrial and labor relations supporting balance policies,” Labor Minister Maurizio Sacconi submitted to the social partners, on March 1st, his draft agreement on the guidelines to...
3 March 2011
Spain: heart attacks during working hours are industrial accidents
The High Court ruled this way when two previous rulings, issued by the Social Court and the Superior Court of Justice, gave satisfaction to the company. The victim “an obese man, heavily smoker...
3 March 2011
GDF SUEZ: start of European negotiations on professional equality between men and women
The agreement on professional equality could be easier to negotiate than the creation of the negotiating body for this new European agreement, after than on working conditions and the anticipation...
2 March 2011
Italy: trade and services social partners renew the sector’s collective agreement via separate agreement
Valid between January 1, 2011 and January 31, 2013, this new separate agreement for the renewal of the CCN in Services and Distribution aims to get local collective agreements going (currently...
2 March 2011
Germany: employers say hundreds of temporary work agencies could go bankrupt
By declaring, on December 14, 2010, that the Union of Christian Trade Unions in the temporary sector was “unfit” for signing collective agreements (see our dispatch No. 100890), the Federal Labor...
1 March 2011
Alstom: European agreement on the anticipation of change
Safeguarding employment in a period of crisis or structural change. To deal with the current crisis and its foreseeable impact, the agreement contains a commitment to avoid layoffs as much as...
1 March 2011
Spain: the social partners are making progress in the debate for the collective bargaining reform
Internal flexibility. Employers and unions agree on the goal and want to secure internal flexibility as the necessary answer to guarantee the viability of businesses. The whole problem is to...
1 March 2011
Romania: now that the Labor Code reform is adopted, the government commits itself to this text
Version adopted. On Monday, Emil Boc’s center right administration, gathered for an extraordinary meeting, adopted the draft Labor Code reform after long weeks of tense (and unsuccessful)...
1 March 2011
Spain: Nissan WC election confirms unions that supported competitiveness pacts negotiated with the management
In Barcelona, employees validated the pay and productivity pact. Employees clearly supported Sigen-USOC (workers’ union of Catalonia) and UGT, the two unions which supported a cost-cutting pact...
28 February 2011
Italy: Senate permanently approves 8th decree-law “thousand prorogations”
Appeal against unfair dismissal. The litigation reform limits the deadline to appeal against unfair layoffs to 60 days after receiving the layoff notice (see our dispatch No. 100846). For...
28 February 2011
Romania: ArcelorMittal employees to strike soon
Failed negotiations. The leaders of four unions of the plant of the steel giant ArcelorMittal in Galati, south-east Romania, announced the beginning of a general strike on March 10th. On...
28 February 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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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026