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Spain: the government and the social partners agreed on a joint work program to come out of the economic crisis
On July 29, the head of the Spanish government, José Luis Zapatero, the general secretaries of the trade union federations UGT and CCOO and of the employers' organizations CEOE and CEPYME signed a...
20 August 2008
Great Britain: governmental campaign to facilitate businesses’ staff management
The objective is to cut businesses' administrative burden by £365 million by May 2010. Instead of appealing to consultancy firms, very expensive, the companies can now get free advice on staff...
20 August 2008
Luxembourg: countdown for the social elections, officially on November 12
An August 11 decree officially sets the social elections to November 12, 2008. They will lead to the nomination of new staff representatives with remit in terms of information and consultation...
19 August 2008
United States: Barack Obama supports the UFWC against Tesco
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) asked the US Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, to urge the British company Tesco to recognize the union in the US. This stance and...
19 August 2008
EU: new e-learning platform to help businesses recruit seniors
As part of an EU-funded project, a free e-learning platform was initiated. It is available in eight languages, and is aimed at training the people who define or influence the company's recruitment...
19 August 2008
Corporate practices: an agreement on Indesit’s management of restructurings innovative and socially responsible
The agreement signed by Indesit and the trade unions as part of the restructuring of the Refrontolo plant pursuant to the group's international framework agreement, provided the second largest...
19 August 2008
Czech Republic: warning strike in a Siemens subsidiary as part of the German group’s restructuring plan
The trade union of the Czech subsidiary which produces rail vehicles for Siemens, Kolejova vozidla, decided to launch a two-hour warning strike on August 20, as part of the negotiations which...
18 August 2008
Great Britain: the government proposes to streamline the welfare state
Abolish some benefits for a simpler system, toughen elegibility conditions for the unemployed, improve benefits for disabled people...the reform of the social benefits announced by the Minister of...
18 August 2008
Tesco: the union confederation UNI launches a global union alliance
The UNI confederation announced a global union alliance for the British retail chain Tesco (450.000 employees) on June 18, 2008 at a meeting with the union representatives of 12 countries. The...
25 July 2008
Tools: publication of the third European “Panorama”
Our third quarterly synthesis of basic information - at the level of the European Union, its Member States and the businesses - is now available. It features, in addition on the EU's legislative...
24 July 2008
Belgium: recommendation for sectors and businesses to keep seniors active
On July 9, 2007, during the National Labor Council, the Belgian social partners adopted a recommendation aimed at the social partners at the sectoral and company level to keep older workers at...
24 July 2008
Belgium: amendment of the new collective bargaining agreement on equal pay between men and women
During the national labor council on July 9, 2008, the Belgian social partners amended the collective bargaining agreement No. 25 of October 15, 1975 on "equal pay between male and female...
23 July 2008
Great Britain: publication of the apprenticeship bill
One-in-five young people will start an apprenticeship within the next 10 years says the government. The purpose of this bill is to present learning as an option as legitimate as college or...
23 July 2008
Great Britain: companies which sign public contracts will have to inform their employees about access to training and union membership
On July 15, 2008, the government, the employers' confederation CBI and the Trade Union Confederation TUC, notably, signed an agreement to increase the workforce's skills in the public and the...
23 July 2008
Italy: unions’ reactions to the decree-law on the Berlusconi government’s emergency measures
The Berlusconi government adopted a decree-law which contains measures for the economic development, the simplification, the competitiveness and the stabilization of public finances (see our...
21 July 2008
Safran: establishment of a EWC after the Snecma-Sagem merger
The management of the French industrial group Safran (57.000 employees) and the special negotiating body signed, on July 4, 2007, an agreement for the establishment of a European works council in...
21 July 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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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