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Italy: beginning of negotiations for the renewal of the CCN in energy and oil
On October 21, Confindustria Energia and the Femca Cisl, Filcem CGIL and Uilcem Uil unions presented their respective claims for the renewal of the national collective agreement in the energy and...
30 October 2009
EU: Advocate General Yves Bot says Community law doesn’t impose stronger protection against dismissal for staff representatives
The Danish legislation which transposes Directive 2002/14 on information and consultation at national level requires overriding reasons to be able to fire a staff representative. However, this...
29 October 2009
EU: Member States can’t confine pregnant women’s remedies against dismissal into too short delays
Facts. On January 25, 2007, a registered letter informed Mrs. Pontin, employed by T-Comalux in Luxembourg, that she was being dismissed for gross misconduct after three days of unjustified...
29 October 2009
Great Britain: second wave of strikes in the post after Royal Mail and unions talks failed
Failed talks. The three days of bargaining didn’t please Royal Mail’s unions. The company accused the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) of “walking away” as peace talks were making significant...
29 October 2009
Germany: Verdi, IG Metall and IG BCE present conflicting wage claims for 2010
The IG-Metall mostly wants to maintain jobs. “The automotive industry, machine-tool manufacturers and their suppliers are battling with unprecedented drops in orders. The key priority is to...
29 October 2009
Netherlands: Parliament wants at least 30% of women on large businesses’ boards
Political majority in favor of a quota. Three main parties joined a reform project introducing, for the first time, quotas in favor women in the private sector. The Christian Democrats (CDA), the...
28 October 2009
Italy: new Cisl federation for agency, independent or atypical workers
Organize the universe of independent and atypical labor. The Cisl jointed its two federations, the Alai (atypical workers) and the Clacs (independent workers) into a singled federation, the Felsa...
28 October 2009
Germany: BMW couples senior executives and workers’ wage increases
Herald Kruger, director of personnel at BMW, announced the news in an interview to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on October 24, 2009. The carmaker, which never drew attention with...
28 October 2009
EU: new European social dialog committee in metal sector
New-born in the scenery of European social dialog, the sectoral committee of the metal sector should include the CEEMET (Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and...
28 October 2009
Germany: sectoral minimum wage introduced in industrial laundry and mining
100,000 employees in three sectors. Probably reassured by the declaration made by Angela Merkel who, in spite of the hesitation of her new liberal ally, promised that the system for the...
28 October 2009
Slovakia: government increases minimum wage by 4.1% for 2010
The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) justified its high claims by the need to reduce the gap between minimum wage and average wage (€721.40). It is also based on the...
28 October 2009
Italy: unitary agreement for the renewal of the telecommunications’ collective contract
New unitary agreement. In spite of three different claim platforms, the Asstel employers’ association and the Fistel-Cisl, SLC-CGIL and Uilcom-Uil unions concluded, on October 23, a unitary...
28 October 2009
Danone: European Works Council extended at global level
Official opening at global level. As the management of the French food company reminded in a press release published on October 21, the agreement establishing the ICC – Danone’s EWC – originally...
27 October 2009
Great Britain: stage two consultation on the transposition of the European directive on temporary work
Long blocked by the UK within the Council of the European union, the European directive on temporary work (see our dispatch No. 080986) was finally adopted in November 2008, shortly after the...
27 October 2009
Germany: new German government doesn’t envision a break in terms of employment and labor
A rather social message. The first measures announced during negotiations on the new government’s program immediately laid the government’s cards on the table. Angela Merkel and her new ally...
27 October 2009
Netherlands: negotiations on working conditions break
Disagreement on “arduous jobs.” The social climate remains tens after the announcement of the pension reform. Employers’ organizations say that the FNV broke the negotiations to protest against...
27 October 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
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026