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EU: the CJEC invited to judge a national provision which allows compulsory retirement in accordance with Community law
In his opinion rendered on September 23, 2008, the advocate general Mazak proposes that the CJEC should retain that British law, which allows compulsory retirement, is compatible with the...
23 September 2008
Saint-Gobain: additional agreement to the agreement establishing the EWC
On May 13, 2008, the management of the French group Saint-Gobain and the European trade unions Emcef and Feccia, as well as their affiliates, adopted an additional agreement to the agreement...
23 September 2008
Great Britain: launch of the Center for Research on workplace behaviors
The research center on workplace behaviors, launched on September 17, 2008 at the House of Lords, was initiated by the Glamorgan University, Wales. Its goal is to become the national – or even...
23 September 2008
Germany : employment agency mobilizes for vocational training of older and low skilled workers
Just before the summit on training and skills organized by the Federal government on October 22, the national employment federation has doubled its budget for professional training and is...
22 September 2008
Danske Bank: international framework agreement to guarantee workers’ rights
On September 9, 2008, the Baltic bank group Danske Bank, the International trade union federation UNI Global, its sectoral federation, UNI Finance, and six national trade unions (*) signed, in...
22 September 2008
Germany: staff representatives to give an opinion on the boss’ pay
The representatives of the two Grand Coalition parties present at the Commission in charge of giving a ruling on German bosses' wages agreed on several issues and want to give shareholders and...
22 September 2008
Netherlands: 2009 budget to bring seniors to work
Important social measures were announced together with the 2009 budget on September 16, 2008, to encourage seniors to work before and after legal retirement age – 65. (Ref. 080708)
22 September 2008
Belgium : the FGTB states its claims in the negotiations on the revision of legislation on temporary work
The FGTB has expressed its claims in the framework of current negotiations on the subject within the National Work Council: 1/ Leave it to the social partners in each sector to decide whether the...
22 September 2008
Italy: Alitalia’s fate remains uncertain after CAI investors withdrew their offer
On September 18, the CAI – the consortium of Italian industrialists and financiers created to take over Alitalia's assets – refused to take into consideration the alternative proposal made by the...
22 September 2008
Belgium: the CSC joins the FGTB for a day of action on October 6
After the mobilization call launched by the FGTB on September 16, 2008, the Christian trade union confederation (CSC) decided, on September 18, to join the FGTB's initiative to organize a day of...
22 September 2008
Germany: the IG Metall presents its “black and white” paper on temporary work
On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, the IG Metall presented its "black and white paper on temporary work," which is part of a campaign launched by the union on precarious working conditions in the...
19 September 2008
Germany: a study outlines the current structure of wage variations among senior executives
Wages 30% higher for the same type of job due to a remuneration variable or a progressive rise of quality criteria in the calculation of the variable appear among the factors indicated in a report...
18 September 2008
EU: MEPs ask the Commission to ensure the application of the directive on truck drivers’ working time by the Member States
In a draft resolution adopted on Tuesday, September 9, the MEPs from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament are concerned about the delay Member States took in...
18 September 2008
Czech Republic: the Labor Code to be amended again
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is preparing a new amendment to the Labor Code to implement the decision of the Constitutional Court of March of this year which repealed several Labor...
18 September 2008
Spain: smoking is an individual right which employers must respect
The Superior Court of Justice of Navarre recognized the right of a smoker to get out of the company during his break in spite of the rule forbidding to leave the workplace without permission, to...
18 September 2008
EU: the Council of Ministers adopted the joint positions on the working time and temporary work draft directives
Since the political agreements signed on June 9 by the EU social Ministers (see our dispatch No. 080482), the fate of the working time and temporary work directives was sealed, at least concerning...
17 September 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026