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PSA Peugeot-Citroen: extension of the strategic joint committee in charge of the GPEC to non-French members
On June 19, 2008, the management of the French car manufacturer, the six trade union organizations of the group (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO, GSEA) and the non-French trade unions represented...
21 July 2008
Italy: the Minister of Labor wants to soften the reform on the assignment of TFR to revive supplementary schemes
Supplementary schemes are still at a standstill in Italy. The president of the Commission of Awareness on Pension Funds (Covip) proposed a strategy to soften the law on the assignment of TFR...
21 July 2008
Bulgaria: measures to promote the employment of mothers and young people
As part of its national employment plan, the government adopted a series of measures to promote the employment of mothers, skilled young workers or even unskilled workers. (Ref. 080604)
21 July 2008
Italy: new integrated management system on health, safety and environment in the energy and oil sectors
Strong management commitment, strong staff involvement and constant improvement: these are the mainstays of the new integrated management system on health, safety and environment for the...
21 July 2008
Netherlands: illegal labor on the decline
The last annual report by the Labor Inspectorate shows a trend both unexpected and positive : illegal labor is on the decline. This decline can be partly explained by the fact that eight European...
21 July 2008
Portugal : commentary of the draft law reforming labor code
Provisions concerning individual employment relations. Portugal has assumed European compromises concerning flexicurity and has attempted to develop its own model of flexicurity. The regulation of...
18 July 2008
Siemens: organization of a European demonstration against job cuts
This coordination meeting, organized by the European Metal Workers Federation (FEM) brought together 30 union representatives and European works council members of the Siemens group from across...
18 July 2008
Germany : the government coalition parties after much arm wrestling finally agree on a minimum wage rate
Hitherto, only the building and industrial cleaning sectors as well as postal services have a minimum wage often negotiated after a hard battle between political parties and between employers and...
18 July 2008
EU: protection against discrimination also applies to parents of disabled children
In a judgment rendered on July 17, 2008, the Court of Justice of the European Communities extends the protection against discrimination provided for in Directive 2000/78 to the parents of...
17 July 2008
Italy: the Berlusconi government’s emergency social measures
Through decree-law No. 112/2008 (measure used for emergencies), which will be transposed into a law in two months, the Berlusconi government, in anticipation of the Finance Act 2009, has recently...
17 July 2008
Netherlands: stronger measures to favor the unemployed’s return to work
After one year, the unemployed will have to accept any job. This measure was adopted on July 1, immediately applicable, without a debate in Parliament and in spite of unions' opposition. The...
17 July 2008
Germany: the Council of Ministers adopts an “action program” to appeal to skilled workers
Following the joint proposition made by Wolfgang Schaüble - Home Secretary - and Olaf Scholz - Employment Minister - the Federal Council of Ministers adopted, on July 16, 2008, a series of...
17 July 2008
Germany : the increase in “atypical” working hours reflects on the health of the staff concerned by demographic ageing
A study carried out by the Hans-Böckler union foundation shows that working time outside of "normal" working hours, that is to say shift or night work and work during the weekends, keeps...
16 July 2008
Great Britain: agency workers employed for less than three months are now entitled to sick leaves
From October 27, 2008 onwards, all agency workers will be entitled to sick pay, whatever the length of their contract and their type of recruitment (direct or indirect). Since 2002, this category...
16 July 2008
Netherlands: ING pays for its new recruits’ union dues
Since January 1, 2008, the Dutch financial group Internationale Nederlandse Groep (ING) pays for the union dues of its new employees – up to €180 a year. Therefore, the Christian union CNV saw the...
16 July 2008
Germany: the IG Metall demands more than a 6.5% wage increase for 3.4 million employees
The collective agreement negotiated in 2007 for the 3.4 million employees in the electrotechnical metallurgy and automotive sectors will be over on October 30, 2008. The IG Metall is already...
16 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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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