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EU: what framework for CSR strategies in trade businesses?
Credibility. “The public credibility of the existing CSR schemes to a large extend depends on union acceptance and engagement” declared Alke Boessiger, Uni-Commerce representative, at the...
13 May 2010
Luxembourg: after the tripartite talks failure, the debate on the social model in Luxembourg is postponed until the autumn
Index. On May 5th, the government proposed to adjust “the index” by modifying the shopping basket which is used as a reference for the indexation (neutralization of the regulated prices, of oil...
12 May 2010
Romania: severe cut on public spending
Minus 25% on wages, minus 15% on pensions. The Romanian government just presented a drastic severity program to prevent the economy from losing control. Indeed, the measures implemented are...
12 May 2010
Germany: working and pay conditions are still uneven in the east and the west
Between light and shade. 284-pages long, the 2010 edition of the WSI’s handbook (WSI-Tarifhandbuch) is dedicated to the evolution of collective agreements signed in eastern Germany. And the...
12 May 2010
Brazil: Renault employees on strike to increase profit-sharing
The 3,500 metalworkers of Renault’s Curitiba factory, in the Parana State (south of the country), approved, on Monday, May 17th, the continuation of the strike launched on Friday, may 14th. The...
12 May 2010
Great Britain: the train drivers’ union, Aslef, makes a bid to run the franchise for the East Coast rail
Aslef intends to make a bid as a people’s cooperative to show that the line can be better run than by a conventional profit-seeking company. The cooperative will be owned and run by its members in...
12 May 2010
Belgium: new flexible work organization at Audi
Stick closer to demand. “When you start producing a new model, demand is extremely high, everyone wants the brand new fashionable car. After this production peak, usually, demand slows down, so...
11 May 2010
Netherlands: burnout cases are escalating
According to the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (Centrum voor Beroepsziekten, NCvB), an organization that publishes national statistics and organizes targeted monitoring campaigns...
11 May 2010
Germany: IG-Metall and employers want to renew minimum wage in electrical engineering
A procedure renewed every time. This sector is mostly made up of SMEs, i.e. around 76,000 businesses employing nearly 310,000 people. They are mostly electrical engineers, IT experts and...
11 May 2010
Russia: quick overview of industrial relations
Legislation really favorable to employees. The Labor Code adopted in 2001 guarantees “social partnership” via privileges granted to “pan-Russian” unions (covering a majority of the federal...
11 May 2010
Italy: division at the end of the CGIL’s 16th Congress
The 16th CGIL Congress, organized in Rimini between May 5 and May 8 under the catch phrase “to defend work and free rights,” was tainted with the crisis, but not the economic crisis alone. Indeed...
10 May 2010
Corporate Practices: one year later, Scania is learning the lessons from the implementation of the 4-day week as an answer to the economic crisis
An atypical decision necessary to safeguard skills. By deciding to maintain its staff in spite of a major drop in orders, Scania adopted a human resources policy clashing with the idea that...
10 May 2010
OECD: towards an update of guidelines for multinational companies
Global context. After a major consultation, the Member States agreed on a mandate to improve the OECD’s guidelines aimed to promote responsible entrepreneurial behaviors across the world. The...
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10 May 2010
Bolivia: general strike following the refusal to increase wages beyond 5%
On May 1st, the Bolivian government declared that the wage increase in the public and in the private sector amounted to 5% in 2010 and 3% for the military and the police, and there is no...
7 May 2010
PSA Peugeot Citroën: amendment to the worldwide framework agreement on social responsibility
This amendment was negotiated with the representatives of the international and European metalworkers’ federations (IMF and EMF) in the name of the 90 trade unions present in the 31 countries...
6 May 2010
EU: medium term forecast of skills supply and demand in Europe up to 2020
Modest job creation. The Cedefop’s first observation is clear: by 2020, Europe still won’t have fully recovered from the economic crisis. “Despite indications that world economy is now emerging...
6 May 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