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Italy: an email sent by employees criticizing their company is legitimate if the fact stated is true
In a decision rendered on January 15, 2009, the Supreme Court cancelled the sentence for defamation of four former employees who, in an email to the customers of their former company, described...
21 January 2009
Netherlands: banks are reviewing their wage policy
The financial and economic crisis which led the State to step in to support the sector has consequences on wage policy, particularly managers' pay. Banks keep announcing reduced remuneration or...
21 January 2009
Germany: HRDs emphasize the advantages of partial unemployment
According to Professor Gerold Frick, director of the German human resources management association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Personalführung or DGFP), whose members signed the statement, the...
21 January 2009
Germany: booming partial unemployment particularly affects the automotive sector
On January 7, the Federal Employment Agency (BA)
confirmed a sharp hike in requests for short-term partial unemployment
measures. Around 300.000 applications were recorded last December against...
21 January 2009
Germany: BASF to appeal to partial unemployment for the first time since 1993
Currently, only
a few of the 95.000 people employed by BASF worldwide will be partially
unemployed as of February 1 – around 1.500 for the Munster site and 180 for the
Schwarzheide site, which...
21 January 2009
Rio Tinto-Alcan: EWC informed of 2.000 job cuts in Europe
This meeting of
the EWC follows the announcement of the restructuring plan announced on
December 10, 2008. Concerning employment, it provides for 14.000 job cuts
worldwide, including 5.500...
21 January 2009
Ukraine: measure to protect the labor market from the crisis adopted
The global financial and economic crisis (added to the chronic political unrest) is badly affecting Ukraine, especially its labor market. According to official declarations, unemployment should...
20 January 2009
Bulgaria: amendments to the Labor Code enforced
The draft law amending the Labor Code (see our dispatch No. 080561) came into force at the end of 2008. Without introducing fundamental changes, it brings about a few important changes: it...
20 January 2009
EU: the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) to rescue Dell’s Irish employees?
During a meeting with a group of Irish MEPs, European Commissioner Vladimir Spidla said he was ready to help, "at all costs", the 1.900 employees of Dell's factory in Limerick, Ireland, threatened...
20 January 2009
Belgium: better conditions for employees sent to partial unemployment
According to the government,
these measures will substantially increase partial unemployment benefits of up
to €400 per month.
20 January 2009
Thales: transnational bargaining on professional development
After Areva and Schneider Electric, the French group Thales (68.000 employees), world leader in mission-critical information systems for the Aerospace, Defense and Security markets, is opening...
19 January 2009
Spain: sanction against Alcampo (Auchan) for spying on its employees
The Spanish Agency for the Protection of Data (AEPD) launched a sanction procedure against Alcampo (Auchan group) after the complaint filed by the CCOO union. The latter denounced the...
19 January 2009
Mexico: partial unemployment spreading in the auto industry
Given the limited legal framework, car manufacturers are juggling with working time reductions, temporary suspensions for some of their staff or anticipated leaves to reduce production and offset...
19 January 2009
EU: the EP is calling for a better implementation of the directive on equal treatment between men and women
In a resolution adopted on January 15, 2009, the European Parliament is concerned about Member States' delay in transposing Directive 2002/73 on the implementation of the principle of equal...
19 January 2009
ArcelorMittal: the EWC monitors local bargaining for voluntary leaves
On December 15, Arcelor's management and the secretariat of the EWC stated, in a joint declaration, that they wanted "to strengthen the social dialogue national and local level in relation to...
18 January 2009
Czech Republic: Hyundai to reduce working time in its Nosovice plant
Hyundai's Czech factory announced, on January 7, that it was going to reduce production given the low demand for new vehicles. The company will reduce working time in its Nosovice factory to four...
18 January 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: 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...
9 March 2026
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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...
16 March 2026
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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...
19 March 2026
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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...
9 March 2026
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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...
11 March 2026
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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...
10 March 2026