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Portugal: the redundancy of an HIV positive employee can be justified and non-discriminatory
The Portuguese legal scholars, physicians and NGOs have been protesting lately against a decision by the Portuguese Supreme Court which confirmed the redundancy of an HIV positive cook, claiming...
31 October 2008
Italy: private investigators can legally investigate employees’ behavior if it seems illegal
Based on a consolidating jurisprudence, through still not unanimous, a recent decree by the Supreme Court allows using private investigators to investigate employees' illicit behavior if it harms...
30 October 2008
EU: the EMF calls for a concerted approach to the crisis in the car industry
On the occasion of a conference organized by the CARS 21 group (Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st Century), Peter Scherrer, General Secretary of the European Metalworkers'...
30 October 2008
Hungary: about fifty French companies sign a health charter
On September 25, in the premises of Chinoin Sanofi-Aventis, about fifty representatives from French companies, member of the Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFH) signed a...
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29 October 2008
Alcatel-Lucent: 17 union organizations ask two former managers to give up their golden parachutes
In a press release published on October 29, 2008, 17 European and American union organizations of the Alcatel-Lucent group condemned the fact that they did not get an answer to the letter they...
29 October 2008
Germany: to avoid mass layoffs, the federal government is going to extend legal short-time working (Kurzarbeit)
In companies such as equipment manufacturer Bosch, everything that can reduce working time is done to try and adjust production which avoiding layoffs. Whereas tens of thousands of permanent...
29 October 2008
Great Britain: study on mental capital, notably at work
Initiated by the governmental think tank Foresight and sponsored by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, a study - carried out over two years and involving over 400 experts from...
29 October 2008
Poland: evaluation of self-employment
What's the situation regarding draft legislation on self-employment? How do inspection units take care of the problem of "bogus" self-employed? This dispatch, suggested by one of our subscribers...
29 October 2008
EU: the European Commission thinks private pension schemes have to develop and improve accessibility
Last week, the European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Vladimir Spidla called upon the Member States to "adapt European pension schemes to new demographic trends and to the new labor market to...
29 October 2008
Hungary: Daimler decides to settle in Kecskemét to produce small Mercedes models
On October 27, Daimler signed a contract concerning the construction of a factory in Kecskemét. It is the first assembly plant for the Mercedes brand in an eastern European country. (Ref. 080832)
29 October 2008
Belgium: a study on restructuring management ten years after the implementation of the “Renault” law
The Claeys & Engels law firm carried out a study on restructurings and social plans concerning 216 collective bargaining agreements concluded during 100 recent restructurings between 2006 and...
28 October 2008
Germany: Ver.di union and the city of Berlin sue the Christian trade union federation
Verdi, the services' union, and the city of Berlin pressed charges against the German Christian trade union federation (CGPW) at the Berlin labor court. Via the launching of a "statutory control...
28 October 2008
Ukraine: new planned labor code soon on a second reading in Parliament
The Ukrainian Parliament should analyze a project for a new labor code on a second reading by the end of the year 2008. Alexander Poels, Director and lawyer at the Peterka & Partners firm in Kiev...
28 October 2008
Italy: union mobilization in a changing IT sector
In October, several strikes hit the Italian IT sector, which is going through a rough patch. IBM is planning to reorganize the group, probably with a drawdown in the south of the country; EDS-HP's...
28 October 2008
EU: the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the application of working time legislation to road transport
In a resolution adopted on October 9, the European Parliament is asking Member States to be more watchful concerning the application and the enforcement of directive 2002/15 on the organization of...
28 October 2008
Poland: two bills for recoding labor law but not on the basis of established law
The Ministry for Labor and Social Policy presented, on October 22, 2008, two bills for the labor code (individual law and collective law). The result of four years of work at the recoding...
27 October 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026