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Italy: Confindustria’s answer to unions’ draft reform of the conventional system
During her investiture speech on May 22, Emma Marcegaglia, the new leader of the Confindustria, gave a first response to the guidelines adopted by the three union federations on the reform of the...
28 May 2008
EU: European social partners mobilized against the revised negotiating text on NAMA
The professional organizations representing five sectors (the Automotive, the Chemical, the Paper, the Textiles and clothing and the Non-ferrous industries) expressed, in a joint declaration on...
28 May 2008
Thales : renewal of agreement on European Works Council
The EWC of Thales, world leader of information systems in aeronautics, space, defense and safety, is composed of 35 members (17 French, 5 British, 3 Germans and 2 members respectively for Spain...
28 May 2008
EDF : launch of the renegotiation on the corporate social responsibility of the group
The committee for dialogue on corporate social responsibility of the EDF group held its third annual meeting since the signing of the agreement in May 2005 in Paris. This body is composed of the...
28 May 2008
EU: the Commission is trying to make mobility easier for researchers
In a communication presented on May 27, 2008, the European Commission seeks to establish a partnership with the Member States to make the EU more attractive to researchers and improve their...
27 May 2008
Germany: the Deutsche Bahn reforms and extends its unit against corruption
On the occasion of the publication of its 2006-07 report against corruption on Monday, the first German railway company announced that it was almost going to triple the staff of its "Compliance...
27 May 2008
Rio Tinto-Alcan: staff representatives turn to European institutions
The battle led by Rio Tinto-Alcan's employees to keep their centers of excellence in Europe is not over. Even though Alcan's staff representatives met with the European Commission, they are mainly...
27 May 2008
Germany : battle over the representation of employees after the integration of SAP Systems into the parent company SAP AG
The election of the first works committee in the history of SAP (a workforce of 14,000 in Germany) on December 1, 2006 had already given rise to a wrestling match lasting several months between...
26 May 2008
Italy: reactions to Arcelor-Mittal’s H&S draft international framework agreement
Italian metalworkers' federations are satisfied with Arcelor-Mittal's health and safety draft international framework agreement, which the European Metalworkers' Federation sent to its members for...
26 May 2008
Arcelor-Mittal: international draft agreement on health and safety at work under way
The steel group Arcelor-Mittal and three union organizations – the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the American union USW, came to an...
26 May 2008
Germany: Deutsche Telekom admits wiretapping several executives and union reps
The Der Spiegel magazine just revealed that, in 2005-06, Deutsche Telekom recorded the telephone numbers of the professional and private calls made by several of its managers, as well as staff...
26 May 2008
Portugal: the future of collective agreements at the center of the debate on the reform of the Labor Code
The talks between the social partners on the reform of Labor Law (see our article No. 080331) are stumbling against issues concerning the modification of rules' hierarchy and on the termination of...
26 May 2008
EU: the CJEC interprets the competence of a judge as part of a dismissal in an international group
In a decision published on May 22, 2008, following a preliminary ruling from the French supreme court (Cour de Cassation), the CJEC ruled that regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the...
26 May 2008
Italy: beginning of tax exemption for extra hours
On May 21, the Council of Ministers kicked off tax exemption for extra hours and productivity bonuses. The day before, during the first consultation meeting with the social partners, the...
26 May 2008
Great Britain: the government to introduce a right to occupational training
The government has just unveiled the details of its plan to recognize workers' right to apply for time to attend a professional training course, announced Gordon Brown last week (see our...
23 May 2008
Belgium: the Christian union confederation CSC wins social elections
The Federal Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Consultation published, on May 22, 2008, the partial results (89%) of the social elections held between May 5 and May 18 allowing employees to...
23 May 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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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025