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EU: recommendations to supervise remuneration in finance
The European Commissioner responsible for internal market, Charlie Mc Creevy, presented, on April 29, a recommendation defining guidelines for the development and follow-up of wage policies in...
5 May 2009
Germany: ThyssenKrupp wants to improve its restructuring program and reduce joint management
It was without warning that the management of the German steel giant, ThyssenKrupp (TK) announced, on April 23, a restructuring program well beyond the program accepted by the staff...
5 May 2009
Italy: Fiat lays 200 white collars off
Fears. While Italian unions welcomed the agreement with Chrysler, a possible alliance with Opel is, on the other hand, giving rise to fear. According to Giuseppe Farina, Fim-Cisl general...
5 May 2009
Portugal: over ten thousand workers affected by activity suspension or reduction
High public expenses. The State already spent €2 million to make up for the wage losses deriving from activity reductions. Indeed, as part of plans to support some sectors (see our dispatch No...
5 May 2009
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...
5 May 2009
EU: a Danish report points out European and national social dialogue challenges
Planet Labor, May 8, 2009, No. 090502– www.planetlabor.com
5 May 2009
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...
5 May 2009
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...
4 May 2009
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...
4 May 2009
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?
4 May 2009
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...
4 May 2009
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...
4 May 2009
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...
4 May 2009
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...
30 April 2009
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...
30 April 2009
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...
29 April 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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026