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Italy: Minister of Labor presents the outline of the social policy reform
Future “rights of labor.” Thus, the new labor code would be “governed by a system of autonomous and effective industrial relations more than by the formal logic of standard law.” The goal is to...
19 May 2009
International: IMF (International Metalworkers’ Federation) Congress to define union action vis-à-vis multinationals
Planet Labor, May 19, 2009, No. 090538 – www.planetlabor.com
19 May 2009
Great Britain: slight minimum wage increase in October 2009
1.2% increase. Hourly minimum wage will go from £5.73 (€6.48) to £5.80 (€6.56) for workers aged 22 and more; from £4.77 (€5.39) to £4.83 (€5.46) for those aged 18-21; and from £3.53 (€€3.99) to...
19 May 2009
Finland: Finance Minister envisages allowing businesses to defer the payment of taxes and direct debit
Planet Labor, may 19, 2009, No. 090540 – www.planetlabor.com
18 May 2009
ABB: European appendix to the group’s social policy signed with the EWC
National freedom in the implementation. Daniela Schiermeier, member of the EWC, said: “Given the circumstances, we are satisfied with the agreement, since the key element is its implementation at...
18 May 2009
Germany: 2.8% wage increase in 2008
Last year, in Germany, average wages increased more than prices (2.8% as opposed to 2.6%). wages supervised by collective agreements even increased of 3.6%, i.e. the biggest increase in ten years...
18 May 2009
Italy: basic unions strike against the protocol on the single collective agreement in the rail sector and local public transportation
According to the SdL intercategoriale, CUB Trasporti and Cobas Lavoro Privato which have been joining forces since February 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090188), the national 24-hour strike...
18 May 2009
Estonia: the new law on labor contracts to come into force on July 1, 2009
A few limited improvements for employees. In addition to the more specific definition of the content of the labor contract, one can see that employees’ rights to a private life have been...
18 May 2009
EU: new EWC directive published in the Official Journal
The revised EWC directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 16. The Member States have to transpose the new directive at the latest on June 5, 2011 and businesses...
18 May 2009
TUI: renewal of the agreement on the TUI Europa Forum, the European staff representation structure
Composition. Employees of the companies concerned by the agreement are “divided up according to TUI’s branches.” Staff representatives are divided this way: “each country shall nominate one...
15 May 2009
Netherlands: laying off a Muslim woman refusing to shake the hand of her male colleagues is justified
Planet Labor, May 15, 2009, No. 090529 – www.planetlabor.com
15 May 2009
EU: social partners embattle to support the new European Social Deal
An expanded European recovery plan financed by the EU. The ETUC demands a European investment plan totaling an annual 1% of GDP in the areas of areas of renewable energies, social infrastructure...
14 May 2009
Fiat-Opel: Italian and German unions united against job cuts after a possible merger
Beginning of European coordination. The European trade unions created a “work group” and demanded “true negotiations because the possible reduction of the European structure must be done without...
14 May 2009
Germany: SEMs ignore challenges related to demographic change
Youth cult. Another disturbing fact: almost one in two businesses systematically rejects applications from people over 50. This “youth cult” is particularly present in SMEs with less than 50...
14 May 2009
Schering-Plough: EWC demands further consultation on the merger with Merck
The representatives’ letter only explicitly mentions the closure of the Bray site in Ireland and the subsequent transfer of production – “which is a transnational issue” – stresses the letter...
14 May 2009
Great Britain: the objectives set to improve skills by 2020 may not be achieved
Worsening competitiveness. Ten years before the deadline set by Lord Leitch in his report condemning the extremely low skill level in the UK (see our dispatch No. 061233), the Commission for...
14 May 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: 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