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Finland: towards a bill to better control appeal to fixed-term contracts
The proposal is supported by all employees’ organizations and some employers. Minister of Labor Anni Sinnemäki said she was satisfied, hoping the Labor Code amendment would help reduce groundless...
18 October 2010
Great Britain: new report on simpler regulations for health and safety at work
Bring common sense back. While acknowledging the benefits of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in reducing industrial accidents, Lord Young’s report judges that the current system encourages...
18 October 2010
Austria: metal employers deceive unions at the first collective bargaining meeting
Yesterday, in Vienna, the metal employers announced that they were no longer ready to discuss flexible working time within the framework of collective negotiations, which just opened and which...
14 October 2010
Romania: pension act sent back to Parliament
Attacked by the social-democrats and liberals (two opposition parties) at the Constitutional Court, the text was declared constitutional by the judges and only required validation from the...
14 October 2010
Great Britain: new online service to help businesses recruit disabled people
Created by and for businesses. “Disability Clearkit” was born after three years of research by the 220 organizations working in association with the Department for Work and Pension (DWP), to...
14 October 2010
Netherlands: Henk Kamp is the new Minister of Social Affairs
The largest employers’ organization, the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) rejoiced with the appointment of Henk Kamp, “a man with great experience,” as the previous...
14 October 2010
Italy: “egg attacks” against the Cisl and Uil’s headquarters stigmatize the Fiom-CGIL
“Better one egg today than no rights tomorrow.” This message, written with red nail polish on the gates of the Cisl’s headquarters in the roman quarter of Garbatella, is the “nicest” of the...
14 October 2010
Germany: first representative study to look at measures increasing older workers’ productivity
German lab. Since demographic ageing is more significant in Germany than for its neighbors, the businesses of the top European economy have become true labs on the employment of older workers. ...
14 October 2010
Denmark: union membership is decreasing, threatening the Danish model
1,045,000 employees (39%) aren’t members of a union organization that signed an agreement. Among these, one in three (versus one in four in 1995) isn’t a union member at all. It’s the first time...
13 October 2010
Germany: the two major rail unions announce a series of warning strikes starting on October 25th
Warning strikes and employers’ anger. In an ultimatum presented in mid-September (see our dispatch No. 100648), Transnet and GDBA warned that, if the employers of the key private operators in...
13 October 2010
Italy: CGIL denounces new blow to health and safety at work regulations
According to the National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work (Inail), industrial accidents are decreasing. In 2009, 790,000 were listed (as opposed to 875,144 in 2008), 1,050 of...
13 October 2010
Netherlands: special “odd jobs” system maintained in 2011
Piet Hein Donner, outgoing Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, decided, on Friday, October 8th, to maintain, in 2011, the “kleinebanenregeling,” a special system for “odd jobs,” introduced this...
12 October 2010
Great Britain: partial victory for insurers against asbestos victims
Checkered rulings. In 2008, within the framework of a trial opposing six former employees suffering from mesothelioma and the company’s insurers, who refused to pay, the High Court declared...
12 October 2010
EU: the schedule and content of the future framework on the anticipation of change and restructuring are taking shape
Significant shift in priorities. First act that sets the scene, the communication expected for October 27th on the industrial policy, presented by Commissioner Antonio Tajani, is already, in...
12 October 2010
Sweden: Sandvik allows workers and executives to arrange the end of their career after 61
Equalitarian agreement. Flexible end of career at Sandvik was introduced in 2003, but for workers aged 62 only. It took longer to set up the process for executives because the union’s young...
12 October 2010
Slovakia: draft bill on the reform of the Labor Code about parental leave, EWCs and appeal to temporary work
Gender equality. The legislative proposal aforementioned provides, first, for the amendment of some of the principles of the Labor Code, which the ECJ ruled didn’t comply with Directive 2002/73 on...
11 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