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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...
29 April 2009
Germany: Deutsche Telekom publishes its first report on data protection
Planet Labor, May 8, 2009, No. 090497 – www.planetlabor.com
28 April 2009
Spain: government prepares pension scheme reform
Planet Labor, April 29, 2009, No. 090463 – www.planetlabor.com
28 April 2009
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...
28 April 2009
EU : the Dublin Foundation provides concrete illustration of company flexicurity
Flexicurity has been in recent years foremost on the EU social policy agenda. Presented as a necessary tool for the implementation of the Lisbon strategy, seldom are the studies dedicated to its...
27 April 2009
Italy: steering committee of the CGIL prepares its strategy after the agreement on the reform of the conventional system
Representativeness challenge. The committee approved the rejection of the agreement on the reform of the conventional system (see our dispatch No. 090419) which “represents the unilateral...
27 April 2009
Belgium: unprecedented negotiation failure in the metallurgy
The five claims of the MWB-Metal. The MWB-Metal, the metalworkers’ union in Wallonia-Brussels, came to the negotiating table with five claims: 1/ The application of the Interprofessional Agreement...
23 April 2009
France: Continental didn’t have to consult the EWC before the French staff representatives on closing the Clairoix site
The union organizations and staff representation bodies which went to court asked for the suspension of the consultation procedure as long as the EWC wasn’t informed or consulted in accordance...
22 April 2009
Spain: Audi awards the professional of the new Q3 to the Martorell factory near Barcelona
However, the battle was even more complicated with competition from other factories in Eastern Europe with much lower costs. There were talks about the factory of Bratislava in Slovakia, Gyor in...
22 April 2009
EU: report recommends working time limits in aviation
Recommendations of the scientific report. Yet, according to the report published in January, to avoid fatigue for the crew and therefore risks for passengers:
21 April 2009
EU: skills and greens jobs on the 2009 agenda of the European Social Dialogue Committee in Electricity
The European Social Dialogue Committee in Electricity met on March 10 to validate its 2009 work program. The Committee, created in 2000, gathers the FSESP-EPSU – the European Federation of Public...
20 April 2009
Germany: several businesses caught storing employees’ personal data again
Lidl discounter in the hot seat again. In early April, several hundreds of listings and forms belonging to Lidl were found in a trash can near a gas station in Bochum. Part of these documents was...
20 April 2009
Germany: firms and unions work hand in hand to put off as long as possible the prospect of massive layoffs
Beyond the debate on bonuses and extravagant salaries of bosses and certain senior executives, the solidarity currently shown by unions and employers is perhaps only fleeting, but it really...
20 April 2009
EU: the Committee on Women’s Rights of the European Parliament proposes to extend minimum maternity leave to 20 weeks
Longer maternity leave and equivalent salary. The MEPs propose to extend minimum maternity leave to 20 weeks instead of 18 as the Commission proposed (currently, maternity leave lasts 14 weeks). 6...
20 April 2009
Chile: national strike against corporate policy to face the crisis
Chile’s key trade union, CUT (Central unica de trabajadores) called its members for a national day of action on Thursday April 16, which was successful throughout the country. The participants...
20 April 2009
Great Britain: restrictions for eastern European workers extended
“I can confirm that members of the A8 [accession states] will have to be working and paying tax in the UK for one year before they become eligible for the benefits” declared a Home Office...
17 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