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Germany: agreement on the conditions to transfer Airbus’ employees to the Premium Aerotec firm
The management and the general works council of Airbus Deutschland, as well as the regional branch of the IG Metall, reached an agreement on Thursday, November 27, 2008, of the conditions to...
1 December 2008
Italy: the government launches measures against the crisis
On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Council of Ministers approved the decree-law containing measures to face the crisis. Positively welcomed by the Confindustria employers' confederations and the...
1 December 2008
Argentina: infrastructure and tax measures to revive employment
The Argentinean government presented a $21 billion investment plan to boost employment. These funds, aimed at developing infrastructures, should allow for the creation of 400.000 jobs in the...
1 December 2008
EU: the education Ministers of the EU-27 set priorities for vocational education and training 2008-2010
On November 26, 2008, in Bordeaux, the twenty-seven European education Ministers signed a communiqué on enhanced cooperation in terms of vocational education and training (VET). The joint...
28 November 2008
Germany: for the first time, a labor court condemns a firm for gender discrimination based on a statistic report
The regional labor court of Berlin-Brandenburg created a precedent which was largely discussed by the German media, and largely welcomed by those who defend gender equality at work: “Contrary to...
28 November 2008
Poland: the Diet adopted the bill on family policy
Creation of a paternity leave. The bill plans the creation of a paternity leave, enforced gradually, which will last one week from 2010 and two weeks from 2011. The father can take it any time...
28 November 2008
Spain: car manufacturers propose ten measures to help the sector
The national association of car and truck manufacturers (ANFAC) sent the head of the Spanish government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a series of proposals - some of which concerning the...
28 November 2008
Italy: the pharmaceutical sector comes up with solutions to face restructurings
An agreement to facilitate reskilling and reclassification of surplus employees in the pharmaceutical industry (which employs 72.000 people) and the creation of a "permanent table" for the...
27 November 2008
Great Britain: I&C implementation within large and medium-sized companies, BERR Update
In October 2008, The UK Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) published the second of a three-wave study into the implementation of information and cConsultation (I&C) in...
27 November 2008
United States: Windows Vista’s long start-up time would have led to class actions against several businesses
Several class actions against businesses in the insurance and telecommunication sectors are on their way. Indeed, the targeted businesses deduct the time computers take to start from working...
27 November 2008
Spain: mobilization at the Ono cable operator against 1.300 job cuts
Since the announcement, on October 24, by the management of the
telecommunications company – the main TV and phone cable operator in Spain – to
reduce employment by 30%, cutting 1.300 jobs...
27 November 2008
Netherlands: new limits to bosses’ bonuses
When the Finance Act 2009 was voted on November 26, 2008, the Dutch Parliament decided to set new limits to managers' remuneration. Bonuses related to the companies' results on the stock exchange...
27 November 2008
EU: reform of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund to face the crisis better
The European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) is one of the tools of the European Recovery Plan launched by the European Commission (see our dispatch No. 080937). Active since January 2007, its...
27 November 2008
Portugal: the government is preparing a plan to support the automotive sector
Faced with the chain decreases in activity in November in Portugal, the government is considering taking measures to support the car industry soon. (Ref. 080936)
27 November 2008
EU: the Commission launches European recovery
To create demand
for labor the Plan invites Member States to consider reducing employers’ social
charges on lower incomes and calls on the Council of Ministers to adopt, before
the 2009 Spring...
27 November 2008
EU: the social partners in the textile sector agree on early restructuring management
After a joint work program on restructurings, the European social partners in the textile sector reached a report "to prepare for better anticipation and management of industrial changes and...
26 November 2008
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026