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Czech Republic: twists and turns of the anti-discrimination act
Threats of proceedings. Legislation governing the protection against discrimination should have been enacted in the Czech Republic upon its accession to the European Union, and the Czech Republic...
15 December 2008
Great Britain: government confirms plans to extend flexible working in 2009
Although there were, for a time, talks about postponing the plan to extend cases where employees can request the right to flexible working time, the government confirmed, during the amended...
15 December 2008
Great Britain: Employment Act 2008 brings changes to dispute resolution and employment agency liability
The reform to the Employment Act 2008, adopted in November 2008, led to simpler procedures on dispute resolution, stronger employment agency liability, and better minimum wage implementation. This...
15 December 2008
Denmark: businesses are getting ready to face the crisis
A record number of bankruptcies in November, low exports and increased unemployment rate: the crisis is starting to show in Denmark. However, the Minister of Labor is optimistic as to the...
15 December 2008
Spain: stakes of the 9th congress of the Workers’ Commission union (CCOO) to be held in Madrid on December 17-20
Two applicants. José Maria
Fidalgo defends his report and the negotiating capacity of the CCOO, which
established itself as the country’s main union force, before the UGT, the other
large...
15 December 2008
Denmark: the Minister of Labor awarded three businesses for their commitment towards seniors
Metro Cash & Carry, B. Schroder A/S and the Lioba Hjemmet nursing home received the Seniorpraksis prize from the Minister of Labor, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, on November 28, 2008 in Copenhagen...
12 December 2008
EU: the recast EWC directive will most certainly be permanently adopted next week
Nothing should prevent the permanent adoption of the recast EWC directive during the Council of Ministers of the EU on December 17. The latter should adopt the text which came out of the trialogue...
11 December 2008
Luxembourg: exception to drivers’ night work system
A Grand-Ducal regulation of November 24, 2008 introduces an exception to mobile workers' night work system. It allows, under certain circumstances, to extend daily working time over the 10-hour...
11 December 2008
Slovenia: solutions and current movements to adjust working time because of the crisis
Different companies operating in Slovenia have recently stressed their concern because of actual or foreseen decrease of their business activity. The applicable Slovene law does not recognize the...
11 December 2008
Germany: evaluation of collective agreements in 2008 and prospects for 2009
The Economic and Social Institute (WSI) and the Hans Blocker Foundation - German unions' think tank" - drew the first conclusions of the collective agreements signed in 2008. In terms of...
11 December 2008
Corporate Practices: Deutsche Post awarded for its health management system
Already praised several times by economic newspapers, Deutsche Post World Net's corporate health management program received, on December 2, a new award - the "German Corporate Health Award." It...
11 December 2008
Italy: report on labor transformations
More social conflicts, increase of atypical labor, unemployment and female employment: these are the main labor changes brought forward by the 42nd report of the "Censis" research institute...
11 December 2008
Italy: agreement for the restructuring of a Whirlpool undertaking
Whirlpool's restructuring plan envisages 691 job cuts in Italy (1.800 in Europe and 5.000 globally). On December 3, 2008, the multinational signed, with the trade unions, the agreement on the...
11 December 2008
Spain: Nissan withdraws its layoff plan for the Zona Franca site in Barcelona
Nissan Motor Iberica withdrew its layoff plan (ERE) which planned 1.680 job cuts on its Zona Franca site, near Barcelona. After weeks of strikes and protests, Nissan agreed to bargain with the...
11 December 2008
Mexico: increasing number of underemployed skilled workers
Labor market statistics show that 7% of Mexican workers are looking for a second job. Among skilled workers, who have an average or upper education level, the number of "underemployed" increased...
11 December 2008
Slovakia: the second capitalization pension pillar temporarily reopened
The first compulsory pillar. The rights and obligations of employers and their employees in the field of pension insurance are governed by Act No. 461/2003 Coll. on Social Insurance. This pillar...
10 December 2008
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...