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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
Italy: final adoption of labor dispute reform
On October 19th, the Chamber of Deputies approved Act 1441 Quater (former 1167-B) which, among other provisions, reforms labor disputes. On March 31st, the President of the Republic sent the law...
21 October 2010
EU: telecom social partners publish good practices guidelines on mental health at work
Inventory. According to the European social partners in the telecommunications sector, 50 to 60% of absences from work are related to stress in the company. It seems that mental health is also...
21 October 2010
Great Britain: government won’t amend Agency Workers Regulations
Comply with the consensus. The British regulations that transpose the European directive on agency workers will come into force in October 2011. In a communiqué released on October 19th...
21 October 2010
Spain: close union relation at the Ministry of Labor
Unions were relieved by the announcement that Valeriano Gomez was the new Minister of Labor. He is succeeding Celestino Corbacho, who left after seeing through the controversial labor market...
20 October 2010
EU: MEPs vote for the extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks minimum
Vote. Up to the last minute, uncertainty hung over this key vote for the Parliament’s fall social agenda. British lobbies have been trying anything over the past few days to make sure the MEPs...
20 October 2010
Italy: UniCredit signs unitary agreement with unions on its restructuring program 2010-2013
After six days of non-stop bargaining, UniCredit’s union delegations – Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Silcea, Sinfub, UGL Crédito, Uilca-Uil – signed, on Monday, October 18th, at dawn, a unitary...
20 October 2010
Denmark: 360° study on the situation of union representatives in the 21st century
The Faos’ researchers surveyed nearly 11,000 representatives (including over 3,000 safety representatives), 1,475 “colleagues” (including 1,169 LO members, 164 members of “yellow unions” and 142...
20 October 2010
Portugal: supermarkets to open on Sunday as of October 24th
Opening hours. The text passed in July (see our dispatch No. 100589) lifts the ban on very large supermarkets (over 2,000 m2) to enjoy existing opening hours. As of October 24th, they will be...
20 October 2010
Brazil: unions actively involved in Dilma Rousseff’s presidential campaign and give him the “Working Class Agenda”
Union meeting. On Friday, October 15th, in Sao Paulo, during an electoral meeting, the six key Brazilian union federations gathered around Dilma Rousseff and President Lula da Silva to bring...
20 October 2010
Great Britain: employers maintain tight control over labour costs even with more pay disputes
After a dispute beginning in August and involving two one-day strikes and then a deal brokered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), the company agreed to pay a 2.5% rise...
19 October 2010
International: aerospace unions prepare the ground for a global alliance
American, European, Asian, Latin American and Australian representatives met in Seattle, the capital of the American giant, Boeing, to talk about the employment situation in the sector. While...
19 October 2010
Austria: government and social partners agree on the creation of a “red-white-red” card for highly-skilled migrant workers
The removal of the rigid quota system is acclaimed. It took the Austrian government two years to keep the promise it made in 2008 when it was established, to modernize the system for the...
19 October 2010
EU: electricity social partners keep working together on skills
Environmental transition. This summer, the Syndex accounting firm did simulations and interviews with unions and businesses to bring out good practices. On October 5th though, the social...
19 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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026