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Netherlands: the future of pensions at the center of the 2009 Finance Bill
The 2009 Finance Bill, which will officially be presented on September 16, gives much space to social issues. This budget is aimed at maintaining households' buying power, in a context of...
1 September 2008
Italy: Alitalia’s board launches the rescue of the national airline
Alitalia's board of directors, which met on Friday night, asked for an appeal to the procedure of the Bankruptcy Act, amended by a decree-law adopted on August 28, 2008 by the Council of...
1 September 2008
Portugal: recommandations to fight informal economy
Informal economy is especially developed in southern European countries. Portugal is no exception to the rule; it is looking for solutions to fight this form of underground economy which slows the...
1 September 2008
Great Britain: new guide on the attitude to adopt after a deadly industrial accident
Whereas a new law on industrial accidents recently came into force, the health and safety at work institution updated its advice on the behavior employers and managers should adopt after an...
1 September 2008
Areva: action program to apply the European agreement on equal opportunities
After adopting a European agreement on equal opportunities in November 2006, the management of the Areva group and its EWC, together with the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), wished to...
29 August 2008
Czech Republic: satisfaction for the employees of Siemens’ rail vehicles subsidiary
Siemens AG SKV's management and the trade unions signed an agreement on August 25 which settles the social consequences of the restructuring of the German group's Czech subsidiary. A two-hour...
28 August 2008
Germany: the Council of Ministers adopted a bill on the financial participation of employees
During the Council of Ministers held on August 27, 2008, the government adopted a bill on tax incentives in favor of the participation of employees to their company's capital. This bill is based...
28 August 2008
Germany: wage agreement for Lufthansa’s ground staff
The management of the Lufthansa airline and the Ver.di union reached a wage agreement on August 1, 2008. The text, which concerns the 34.000 ground staff, was validated by Verdi's employed members...
28 August 2008
EU : 2007 report of the Dublin foundation on pay developments in 28 countries
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28 August 2008
Great Britain: one more step towards wage transparency
British employees can now compare their wages anonymously on Glassdoor.com. The usual secrecy which tends to come with employment contracts is definitely dying out, which should also make it...
27 August 2008
Netherlands: court blocks airline pilots’ strike
A Haarlem court prohibited the strike planned for the following day by the airline pilots of the Transavia low-cost airline, because it judged that the consequences would be disproportionate. The...
27 August 2008
Great Britain: businesses to cut benefits to offset the economic crisis
The consequences on employment of the declining growth in Great Britain should be even more tangible in the coming months. With that perspective, UK businesses are sacking some of the benefits...
27 August 2008
EU: the CJEC places industrial relations law under the guardianship of community market law
During a colloquium organized by the German Federal Labor Ministry on June 26, 2008 in Berlin on "the impact of the CJEC's case laws on labor law in the Member States", Professor Antoine Lyon-Caen...
26 August 2008
Hungary: the Malév airline launches the second restructuring in less than two years
Malév, the national airline of Hungary, informed the staff representatives, on August 4, of a collective redundancy. This is the second major restructuring by the Hungarian Airlines since the...
26 August 2008
EU: the ETUC and BusinessEurope reached a joint advice on the revision of the EWC directive
At the request of Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor and current President of the EU Employment and Social Affairs Council of Ministers, BusinessEurope and the ETUC resumed talks concerning...
26 August 2008
Thomson: the EWC wants to be consulted on a transnational restructuring
The European Works Council of the French group Thomson, world leader in video solutions (22.000 employees at the end of 2007), asked the management to organize an extraordinary council meeting to...
25 August 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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