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EU: the CJEC will have to determine whether individual employees can object to the non-respect of the information and consultation procedure
A more fundamental question concerns the nature of the
right of information and consultation. Directive
98/59 on collective redundancies imposes a series of obligations on the
employer in terms...
22 January 2009
Germany: Lufthansa prepares for warning strikes
After breaking off, on January 16, 2009, the 3rd negotiation round with Lufthansa, the independent flight attendants' union, Ufo (Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation e. V.), warned that it was...
21 January 2009
Portugal: unions hit by the crisis too
Portuguese unions are directly hit by the crisis because of its impact on employees' contributions. The CGTP (General Confederation of Workers, the largest union in Portugal) is expecting a 1.9%...
21 January 2009
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
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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