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Germany: IG-Metall and government want to intensify the debate on “personalized” working time
More flexible working time to defend regular employment. “We need a creative policy for working time management to take work-life balance into account” declared Helga Schwitzer, member of the...
9 July 2010
Dekra: the German certification company becomes a European company
Involvement with the supervisory board. Within the framework of the transformation into a SE, the company maintains its dual structure as well as an equal supervisory board. For the first term...
9 July 2010
Greece: adoption of the pension act and general strike
Big mobilization. This 24-hour strike paralyzed maritime, rail and air transport throughout the country. Over 80 domestic and international flights were cancelled and 110 were delayed because air...
9 July 2010
Italy: formal internal opposition building up within the CGIL
Analysis. For the founders, the Fiom’s “clear” position on the restructuring of Fiat’s Pomigliano site (see our dispatch No. 100480 on the opposition of the plan providing a drawback on social...
8 July 2010
Portugal: CGTP calls for national day of protest
Day of struggle. The CGTP ruled out full paralysis of the country but wants to “issue a warning against attempts to reform the Labor Code and the possibility of wage cuts,” declared Carvhalo da...
8 July 2010
EU: new regulations supervising banks’ remuneration policies
The European Parliament adopted, on July 7, 2010 (625 votes for, 28 against and 37 abstentions) the report presented by socialist MEP Arlene Mc Carthy on the draft directive regarding capital...
8 July 2010
Germany: social partners agree on a 22-month wage freeze for 50,000 Lufthansa employees
In March, Lufthansa’s key objective was to cut by 10% the unitary costs of wages paid to ground personnel, while Ver.di was mostly banking on guarantees for job security. In the end, on Tuesday...
8 July 2010
EU: European Commission launches public consultation on the future of pensions
Sustainable and adequate pensions. In the document adopted today, July 7, 2010, the European Commission observes that, to this day, most reforms have sought to improve the viability of pension...
7 July 2010
Italy: the “Pomigliano effect” against the “Pomigliano model”
“The outcome of the referendum sounded the alarm.” Susanna Camusso, CGIL deputy general secretary, who should replace current general secretary Gugliemo Epifani at the end of his term in...
7 July 2010
Netherlands: Amsterdam can’t keep its expats
In Amsterdam, the low interest in European, American and Chinese expats for life in that city is a serious ground for concern. The economic capital of the Netherlands and its surroundings account...
7 July 2010
Great Britain: government no longer excludes hardening the right to strike
Introducing a participation rate. Considered as one of the strictest in Europe, the right to strike could become even stricter. On June 21st, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) threw a...
7 July 2010
Germany: new directive for better employee protection during the hot season
What can you do when your workstation becomes a sauna? Can room temperature go over 26ºC? Do employers need to take prevention measures? According to the IG-Metall, these questions come back every...
7 July 2010
Sodexo: unions pressure the mass catering company to negotiate a global agreement
Aborted talks. Initially planned for June 30th, the opening of talks was postponed, because the French company refused to negotiate “under pressure” from a globalized union movement. Sodexo also...
6 July 2010
Brazil: wage campaign for metalworkers, oil and banking workers
Brazilian unions expressed their intention to unify their claims, as much as possible, for the wage campaign organized this summer to get better increases, at a time when the Central Bank of...
6 July 2010
Alstom/Schneider Electric: European agreement on social guarantees within the framework of the purchase of Areva T&D
With the closing on June 7th, this European agreement on social guarantees within the framework of the sale of Areva T&D is the end of a story and the beginning of another. For Areva’s staff...
6 July 2010
Germany: Minister for Economic Affairs wants to suspend the “ELENA” workers’ database
Excess work for SMEs. In spite of a great controversy (see our dispatch No. 100010), the “ELENA” database was launched on January 1st. since then, all businesses have to send, once a month, key...
5 July 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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026