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EDF: new agreement on social responsibility about to be signed (English version attached)
Larger scope. The new agreement will have a larger scope than the previous one. The 2004 agreement only covered businesses where EDF held a majority of the capital. The 2009 agreement has a larger...
Sweden: the government votes against the bonuses of TeliaSonera and is criticized by the Finnish authorities
The Swedish decision follows the line prohibiting bonuses this year for all public firms as well as the negative vote of the Swedish State on bonuses in all firms with public participation. The...
Romania: Labor Minister envisions minimum salary hike on the short term
The Romanian government envisages increasing minimum wage, on July 1, 2009, from 600 lei (150 euro) up to 1,500 - 1,600 lei (400 euro). According to the Minister, if minimum wage follows the...
Great Britain: 6% pay fall in 2008
In February 2009, average weekly pay was £459.10 (€515) – a 5.8% drop compared with the same period in 2008. The private sector is suffering the most, with a 7.7% wage drop. On the contrary, in...
Areva: interview of the members of the pilot committee of the ODEO project on the implementation of the European agreement on equal opportunities
In a review of the ODEO project (see our dispatch No. 090158) you make a certain number of observations on the results. What do you think are the main lessons you have learned?
France: employment tribunal condemns an investment fund as co-employer for the joint payment of compensation for a redundancy judged null and void
The facts. Mr. Hassan Bahhate had been hired as a colorim preparer by the company Sublistatic (world leader of fashion paper manufacturers, with 223 employees) and was made redundant on 12th...
Germany: partial unemployment goes from 18 to 24 months
“ It is urgent to maintain companies’ interest in partial unemployment, an issue in which costs play a decisive role” declared Olaf Scholz at the end of the Employment Summit which brought...
Great Britain: government publishes Equality Bill
The Equality Bill, set to come into force in the fall of 2010, is going to replace nine laws (1) and over a hundred other measures to allow employers and employees to better understand their...
Germany : the Daimler board and central works council adopt a new employment pact
Significant concessions for workers. A month after starting their negotiations (see our dispatch n°090371), management and the central works council present to workers in extraordinary general...
United States : the UAW union accepts the agreement negotiated with Chrysler to save the company
On April 29, he members of the union consulted on the agreement negotiated by the UAW within the framework of the plan to save the firm had approved it (82% in production, 90% of clerical...
EU: towards the establishment of a European social dialogue committee in the metal sector
The social partners of the metal sector - CEEMET for employers and EMF for unions - sent an official request to the European Commission for the creation of a sectoral social dialogue committee...
EU: last step before the final agreement on parental leave
Improved parental leave. The text to be adopted grants parental leave of at least four months – instead of three – until the child is eight. The current directive provides that this right is...
Spain: government prepares pension scheme reform
Planet Labor, April 29, 2009, No. 090463 – www.planetlabor.com
Sweden: analysis of the Sony Ericsson negotiated settlement in 2008 to lay off more than 1,100 people
The announcement of redundancies at the Kista site in Sweden. Only in October 2008 did Sony Ericsson officially announce the redundancy of 230 people in Lund and 550 people in Kista. In December...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...