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China: government to improve the protection of agency workers
Abusive practices. At the end of the 1990s, the affluent workforce on the labor market gave birth to employment agencies. Employment agencies – paiqian songsi – recruit workers – pianqian gong –...
4 January 2010
Suspension of the information thread during Christmas break
The Planet Labor team presents you their best wishes for this holiday season and is looking forward to treating with you again next year.
24 December 2009
Italy: Fiat presents industrial program to government and unions
“We have an ambitious plan for Fiat, especially in Italy” announced Sergio Marchionne, Fiat managing director, when presenting, on December 22, Fiat’s industrial plan for Italy in 2010-11 to the...
23 December 2009
Germany: “Hartz IV” Act helped improve the labor market situation
Reduction of structural unemployment. Answering to the Federal Employment Agency (BA), the IAB is notably in charge of regularly analyzing the impact of the “Hartz IV” act (SGB II) enforced on...
23 December 2009
Finland: employers withdraw from secret negotiations on employment and wages and accuse unions of threatening social peace
Secret negotiations encouraged by the government. To encourage employers to come to the negotiating table, the government offered reducing businesses’ taxes in the event of an agreement. Finance...
23 December 2009
Portugal: December 24 retailing strike cancelled
Informal agreement. The negotiating meeting between representatives of the APED (Portuguese Association of Retail Companies) wasn’t held. It was replaced by an informal meeting which led to...
22 December 2009
Germany: Bosch wants to share short-time working costs with employees
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22 December 2009
Sweden: employers and union launch a joint prevention campaign against drugs and alcohol in construction
A problem which affects all parties. The issue of abusive alcohol use was revived on March 4, 2009 by Maria Larsson, Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health. A report proposed revising the...
22 December 2009
Great Britain: Unite union postpones British Airways strike to January
Illegal strike. While Unite announced a 12-day strike starting on December 22, 2009 (affecting one million employees), the Supreme Court announced, in a ruling initiated by British Airways, that...
22 December 2009
Italy: pharmaceuticals/chemicals social partners sign unitary agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement
After only two months of negotiations, “without a single hour of strike” and in spite of three different platforms (see our dispatch No. 090875), Filcem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil for unions...
21 December 2009
Netherlands: FNV changes its mind about retirement at 67
Agnes Jongerius, FNV general secretary, gave in to the rules of the democratic game and wants to respect the Parliament’s will. She’s also learning the lessons from a halftone mobilization in...
21 December 2009
Denmark: fewer businesses sued for violating the law on working environment
While, in 2005, the labor inspectorate (Arbejdstilsyn) imposed administrative sanctions to 94 businesses for breaking the working environment act (Arbejdsmiljøloven), it only sanctioned four in...
17 December 2009
Germany: Volkswagen will only award bonuses to managers if customers and employees are satisfied
A “revolutionary” system. Volkswagen, which likes to honor its nickname of “Germany’s social lab,” is innovating again with a “revolutionary program,” as its personnel director, Horst Neumann...
17 December 2009
EU: the directive codifying rules on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos was published in the official journal
Mere codification. With the evolution of scientific knowledge, the directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos was amended several times since it was...
17 December 2009
Netherlands: the CNV, the second largest union, is trying to distance itself from the FNV even more
In addition to the 1% increase (for the FNV’s claims, see our dispatch No. 091057), the CNV also wants employers to increase training and social innovation efforts, by sparing 1% of their total...
17 December 2009
International: unions mobilized in Copenhagen want the answer to climate change to take account of workers
From December 14 to December 16, the LO union is welcoming, in its headquarters in Copenhagen, over 300 representatives from the entire world for the ‘World of Work Pavilion – Unions have...
16 December 2009
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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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
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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