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Sweden: a study by the working environment authority found that 200 people die following professional stress each year
A report that links causes of death and working conditions. Arbetsmiljöverket presented, on November 18, 2010, an overview of work-related deaths that aren’t industrial accidents. It seems they...
8 December 2010
Denmark: report on the evolution of businesses’ social commitment in a crisis situation
The crisis influences social commitment. While, in 2007, 35% of employees said that colleagues with reduced capacities kept their job, this rate dropped to 29% in 2009. Meanwhile those who say...
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7 December 2010
EU: Belgian presidency seeks the path of compromise on maternity leave
“A very large majority of Member States considers that, with the extension and, notably, compensation, the European Parliament has gone a little too far” Joelle Milquet said to sum up the...
7 December 2010
Germany: IG-Metall demands a 6% increase for Volkswagen’s employees
Disagreement over the next wage increase. “This is a very bad joke… They can’t sell us what we already have” declared the chairman of Volkswagen’s central WC and IG-Metall member, Bernd...
7 December 2010
EU: 13 action tracks to improve employment and skills
Flexicurity. Regarding the labor market, the strategy proposes boosting flexicurity by strengthening its four components – the introduction of flexible and reliable contractual arrangements...
6 December 2010
Italy: Fiat leaves negotiating table with unions on the future of the Mirafiori site
Ambitious program. With an investment of over €1 billion and a new joint venture with Chrysler, Fiat wants to double production at Mirafiori, going from 120,000 cars currently to over 250,000...
6 December 2010
Ireland: after the Greeks, the Irish are going to test Brussels’ will to be more directive on labor market reforms in the name of financial and economic stability
The Irish State is tied. The government had already flagged some of these changes, imposed by a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European...
6 December 2010
Spain: government plans to open jobseeker placement to temporary agencies
This announcement is in line with the Labor Reform voted on September 9th (see our dispatch No. 100628) and with the government’s will to make active employment policies more dynamic, while 20%...
6 December 2010
EU: Dublin Foundation publishes the first results of its 5th European survey on working conditions
Diversification and segregation. In this new survey, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) first notes that, in 10 years, the workforce of rose...
2 December 2010
Germany: Employment Minister wants to suspend national preference for hiring
The shortage in skilled workers some sectors of the German economy are complaining about is still making the news. However, this time, there are concrete announcements by the Federal...
2 December 2010
Sweden: The Phone House AB given permission to fingerprint its employees to monitor working time
Reasons for using fingerprints. The Phone House AB, a subsidiary of the namesake group, which employs 16,000 people in Europe, is a major chain that sells mobile phones in Sweden, since it...
2 December 2010
Portugal: government refuses to amend the Labor Code and reopens dialogue to revive the economy
Premier José Socrates met with the CEOs of the 11 Portuguese firms that export the most on Tuesday, November 30th. The aim of the meeting was to create a cooperation spirit to boost exports and...
2 December 2010
Italy: government adopts new “anticrisis” measures for young people
Whereas warnings on the conditions of young Italian people are multiplied – according to recent data by the Istat, their unemployment rate is 26.2% against 8.6% for the entire population, and 44%...
2 December 2010
EADS: interview of Frédéric Agenet, EADS Director of Industrial Relations, on the agreement establishing a bargaining procedure at European level
Frédéric Agenet. EADS wants to be more integrated at European level. Being more integrated socially doesn’t mean that we want to apply exactly the same policies in all four countries for every...
1 December 2010
Romania: first draft of the new Labor Code
New pending Code. A first draft of the Romanian Labor Code reform was finally published on the night on Monday, November 29th, putting an end to weeks of speculation and rumors, one even...
1 December 2010
Germany: new company agreement on the protection of data at the Deutsche Bahn
Always informing before doing. “Negotiations with the management haven’t been extra smooth. After what happened in recent years, we had to start from scratch” explained a member of the union’s...
1 December 2010
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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...
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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026