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Kimberly Clark: unions and management formalize transnational social dialog in a joint declaration
Social guarantees. The declaration was issued after a meeting on August 23-24 between Kimberly-Clark and UNI/KC Union Network. In the text, the parties commit to meet at least once a year for...
28 October 2010
EU: the Commission’s social work program 2011
2020 Strategy. In the introduction of the work program presented on October 27th, the European Commission admits that the recovery isn’t yet secure in Europe and that the EU’s new growth strategy...
28 October 2010
EU: European Commission places the recovery of the single market in the prospect of a social market economy
“With me, any new liberalization will always be controled” declared Michel Barnier, European Commissioner responsible for Internal Market and Services, clearly embarrassed that he couldn’t get...
27 October 2010
EU: Court starts applying the protection of employees in the event of transfer of undertaking to a triangular employment relationship
An employee of Heineken international (HNB), posted to Heineken Nederland BV, was in charge of bringing meals to Heineken’s employees on different sites. This activity was then sold to the Albron...
27 October 2010
Germany: renewed until 2014, the “apprenticeship pact” was rejected by the Confederation of German Trade Unions
Recruit more apprentices among young people of immigrant descent. Adopted in 2004 by employers and the red-green administration at the time, the “apprenticeship pact” (Ausbildungspakt) was signed...
27 October 2010
Great Britain: government attacks the “short-termism” of corporate governance
Tackle “short-termism.” A consultation on the review of corporate governance was launched on October 25th, which will end on January 14, 2011. The goal is to investigate markets, notably the...
27 October 2010
International: unions want greater employee participation in risk management in insurance firms
In their consultation, the trade unions point out that workers are absent from the proposal, even though they are recognized rights in the corporate governance in OECD guidelines. “It is as if...
26 October 2010
Italy: precarious jobs are soaring in the banking sector
Although they’re still “limited” compared with other service industries, temporary contracts are now the main way to access banking employment. This is what comes out of the first Italian survey...
25 October 2010
Great Britain: four candidates to the new general secretaryship of the Unite union
Single secretaryship. When Unite was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Amicus and TGWU unions, it had two joint general secretaries. The election for a single general secretary is then a key...
25 October 2010
Germany: businesses criticize the bill on the right to cut working time to help dependent people
Demographic ageing is affecting businesses in different ways, and not only because the average age of the workforce is increasing. Indeed, the growing number of dependent people is a problem...
25 October 2010
Great Britain: obesity is becoming a workplace issue
More and more examples. The two drivers have been suspended, with full pay and told by their employer that they need to lose 7lbs in the next four weeks and an unspecified amount of further weight...
25 October 2010
United States: American union of civil servants bets 87 million dollars on democratic candidates
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) promised $87.5 million to support democratic candidates to the November election. With this amount, the union is the...
25 October 2010
Great Britain: over one million storekeepers assaulted in one year
More threats and insults. The results of this survey are derived from 1,200 responses received from Usdaw members between July and September this year. In the past 12 months, 6% of shopworkers...
22 October 2010
Netherlands: unions call the government on the “post’s file”
The FNV, the Netherlands’ key union, asked an expert to carry out a study on the best way to achieve a “sustainable” postal market, combining quality service and decent working conditions, with...
22 October 2010
Portugal: social consultation breaks on the Employment Pact
Social tension. The UGT, usually quite accommodating because the government is quite close ideologically, has adopted a new attitude. This break in social dialog brings the union a little closer...
21 October 2010
Great Britain: Chancellor of the Exchequer sets out unprecedented austerity plan
Unprecedented rigor. These drastic cuts are going to affect public sector employees and suspend funding for many programs and government subsidies. For instance, for the Department for Business...
21 October 2010
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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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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026