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United States: American unionism undergoing radical transformation
More union members in services. “Unions fought and objected as much as they could” explained Gibb Surette, legal delegate for the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW), adding that “many sectors...
16 July 2009
Germany: overtime to be included in short-time working benefits for truck drivers
The agreement reached with the representatives of the Federal Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs in mid-June was welcomed by the social partners who negotiated, i.e. the three largest...
13 July 2009
ArcelorMittal: final European framework agreement on anticipating change
Save jobs and ArcelorMittal’s future. The agreement starts with a commitment linked to the current worries of the company’s employees. “ArcelorMittal intends to preserve all the tools and plants...
9 July 2009
Germany: Deutsche Bank spying scandal takes on another dimension
After acknowledging, on May 25, that its security service spied on some employees in the past, the Deutsche Bank promised an “uncompromised explanation” of this case and commissioned the Cleary...
8 July 2009
Belgium: employers stir up heated debate on pension reform
Base pensions on life expectancy. Inversely, life expectancy has been increasing since the 1970s. “In 1975, people lived, in average, until 75; now they live until 85” explained Klaas Soens...
6 July 2009
Netherlands: partial unemployment benefits extended
Partial unemployment is the only special concrete measure taken by The Hague regarding employment to fight the impact of the crisis. No tax or other aids have been given to businesses. This system...
6 July 2009
Austria: 2.2 % wage increase for railroaders
Planet Labor, June 26, 2009, No. 090677 – www.planetlabor.com
26 June 2009
Czech Republic: new antidiscrimination act approved
The Czech Parliament overrode the President's veto (see our dispatch No. 081015) and adopted, on June 17, 2009, the new Antidiscrimination Act. This text, which transposes Directive 2000/78 on...
25 June 2009
EU: the social partners commit to continue working on accident prevention in the postal sector
In the introduction, they point to the intensification of labor in this “highly industrial” sector and remind their cooperation to promote prevention plans. In late 2004, this commitment...
22 June 2009
Poland: bill amends law on industrial unions
The law of may 23, 1991 on industrial unions provides, in article 35, a series of penal provisions notably in case of an offense to the constitution and union action, or even in case of union...
22 June 2009
Great Britain: minimum wage for apprentices?
Combat exploitation. This was a recommendation made by the Low Pay Commission in its 2009 report. Currently, apprentices under the age of 19 and those over 19 but during their first year as...
17 June 2009
Hungary: Commissioner in charge of the protection of personal data increases the respect of employees’ private life
“Indispensable” data for performing a job. In this opinion, the Commissioner confirmed in writing the current practice that employers must not handle employee data, unless such data is...
17 June 2009
Italy: from theoretical to practical application of the reform of the conventional system
New provisional index. The new reference index to define wages – the central element of the separate agreement on the reform of the conventional system rejected by the CGIL (see our dispatch No...
17 June 2009
EU: 3rd ETF congress defends sustainable transport
Sustainable transport. The European Transport Workers’ Federation, ETF, supports “the promotion of sustainable transport” as indicated in one of the resolutions adopted in late may, indicating...
16 June 2009
Great Britain: businesses close defined benefit pension schemes
Employers’ warning. The CBI employers’ organization sounded the alarm last month: if the government doesn’t do anything in favor of businesses which offer pension funds, they will have to shut...
16 June 2009
Spain: mobilization spreads after negotiations for the renewal of metalworkers’ collective agreement failed again in Galicia
After over 30 hours of uninterrupted talks, employers and unions from the Pontevedra region (Galicia) declared, on Thursday, June 11, that negotiations on the new collective agreement in the metal...
14 June 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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026