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Italy: CGIL and Fiom stay mobilized under the “Pomigliano effect”
The “summer cocktail” made up of the economic crisis, the government’s maneuver and the separate agreement on the future of Fiat’s Pomigliano d’Arco factory (see our dispatch No. 100480) is...
5 July 2010
EU: report on one year of industrial relations at the height of the economic crisis
In 2009, industrial relations revolved around the economic crisis and its impact on businesses and workers. The study reminds that, while European countries are slowly coming out of the...
5 July 2010
Great Britain: bill to prevent technicalities from stopping industrial action
It seeks to stop employers from having the latitude to use minor issues to halt lawful industrial action through recourse to the courts in the form of being granted an injunction. The Bill seeks...
5 July 2010
EU: ECJ distinguishes bonuses for temporarily reclassified pregnant workers
Directive 92/85 on the protection of pregnant women and young mothers imposes that employers reclassify to another position pregnant workers exposed to some risks that could be dangerous in their...
2 July 2010
Netherlands: FNV members vote yes to retirement at 67
The FNV’s 1.4 million members were called to vote on the controversial agreement signed on June 4th between the FNV (Federation of Netherlands Unions), CNV (Federation of Christian Unions) and...
2 July 2010
Germany: the economic recovery revives the “hunt” for skills workers
Production and working time are going back up. Randstadt, interim leader in Germany, is setting the tone. The company just launched a big advertising campaign. It is looking for about 6,000...
2 July 2010
Austria: employment restarting stirs up the debate on flexible working time
New recruitments, less work. In 2008 and 2009, the Austrian economy cut nearly 45,000 jobs. However, with the recovery, statisticians from the Employment Agency (Arbeitsmarktservice – AMS) think...
1 July 2010
Great Britain: unions are not really harvesting the fruit of ten years of “union organising”
The most sophisticated and sustained strategy has been that of ‘union organising’ which has its origins in the renewal strategies developed by unions in Australia and the United States. It began...
1 July 2010
Romania: self-employed workers to pay social contributions
16.5%. As of July 1, 2010, people with income from independent activities will by contributions to social insurances, in the amount of 16.5% of their income, like every other employee. This...
30 June 2010
EU: social agenda of the Belgian Presidency
Within the Council, Belgium is traditionally with the interventionist States on the social sphere. Thus, the Presidency’s program has a very comprehensive social agenda, which doesn’t neglect a...
30 June 2010
Netherlands: regional mobility centers are a success
Over the first four months of the year, the mobility centers (mobiliteitcentra) have seen an additional 44,000 jobseekers and helped 4,200 of them find a job within three months after layoff. This...
30 June 2010
Italy: SMEs social partners in the Vicenza province signed the first protocol on regional bargaining
This is the first agreement of this kind in Italy. Apindustria Vicenza for employers and CGIL, Cisl and Uil for unions signed, on June 11th, a protocol encouraging and supervising local collective...
29 June 2010
Germany: the decline in the workforce reserve by 2025 can only be absorbed with training (IAB)
Women, older workers and migrants don’t compensate demographic ageing. In the study it presented on Thursday, June 24th, the IAB points to a major decline in “underemployment” in the long run...
29 June 2010
Great Britain: government limits the number of non-European immigrant workers
New immigration policy. Home Secretary Theresa May announced this temporary immigration limit on June 28th. The limit was created to avoid increased applications before the permanent limit in...
29 June 2010
Corporate practices: Nordea Finans, the first bank to get the Swedish health label
Give workplaces health certifications. The idea of giving businesses health certifications dates back to 2003 and came from the leader of SEKO (sectoral union in services and communication), Janne...
29 June 2010
Germany: nearly one in ten businesses doesn’t apply mandatory sectoral minimum wage
One in ten businesses cheats. “If we agree on a rule, it has to be applied” declared Ursula von der Leyen when commenting the evaluation presented by the monitoring unit of the German customs...
29 June 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