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Belgium: a collective agreement transposes the provisions on employee participation of the directive on cross-border mergers
The Belgian social partners, gathered at the National Labor Council on April 29, 2008, adopted a collective agreement (CCT) to transpose article 16 of Directive 2005/56 of October 26, 2005 on...
13 May 2008
Great Britain: HR managers questioned about the current political initiatives
Agency workers, skills, flexible work… the online magazine Personnel Today, specialized in human resources, published the results of a survey about the issues which worry this sector's...
13 May 2008
Volkswagen: the IG-Metall creates a new international union network with eastern and central European unions
A few days after the "international union conference with the employees of the Volkswagen group" from April 28 to May 1, 2008 in Wolfsburg (see our article No. 080345), the IG-Metall has drawn a...
13 May 2008
Great Britain: Unite calls for more union rights for health and safety representatives
With more and more deadly industrial accidents, the largest union in the private sector, Unite, calls for more responsibilities for union representatives in charge of health and safety. (Ref...
13 May 2008
Chile: the labor code will punish mobbing
Suspended for several years, the bill which recognizes the mobbing concept has been adopted by Chilean MPs. There will be economic sanctions against the authors. Mobbing does not have to come from...
13 May 2008
EU: the ETUC refuses to bargain for the revision of the EWC directive again
After several requests by the European Commission to reconsider its decision and to accept bargaining with BusinessEurope for the revision of the EWC directive, the European Trade Union...
13 May 2008
Spain: in spite of State support, the number of precarious contracts is not decreasing
A report ordered by the social security notes the failure of the measures aiming at fighting against precariousness and talks about an embezzlement of the grants. (Ref. 080387)
13 May 2008
Netherlands: one third of employees ready to work until 65
Mindsets are changing in the Netherlands : 34% of employees are now ready to work up to 65 years old, while there were only 26% in 2005, says a national study published on May 8, 2008 by the...
13 May 2008
Finland: trend of the 2007-2008 collective agreements
The main wave of collective agreements for 2007-2008, which concern 95% of employees, ended with an agreement in the paper sector on April 1. It is now possible to learn a few lessons from it and...
13 May 2008
Luxembourg: towards the creation of a leave to learn Luxembourgish
The Council of Government approved, on May 9, 2008, the bill introducing a linguistic leave which aims at creating an additional special leave to enable employees from all nationalities to learn...
13 May 2008
EU: consolidated versions of EU treaties
The consolidated version of the treaty on European union and the treaty on the functioning of the European union have been published in the OJEU on may 9, 2008, for Europe Day. These treaties...
13 May 2008
Italy: unions agreed on the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system
The managements of the trade union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil approved, on may 12, the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system : reaffirmation of the role of national...
13 May 2008
NEX: establishment of international union coordination
Unions from the British group of carriage of passengers National Express Group (NEX, 43.000 employees), established a coordination network during a meeting organized by the International Transport...
12 May 2008
West Pharmaceutical Services: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The German subsidiary of the American pharmaceutical West Company, West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland, signed an agreement with its special negotiating body on March 31, 2008, to establish a...
12 May 2008
Vallourec: international framework agreement on corporate responsibility
The French group Vallourec (16.800 employees) signed, on April 9, 2008, an agreement with its European works council and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) on the principles of...
12 May 2008
Mexico: the reform of labor law will limit union freedom
The reform of the Federal Labor Law plans increased control of public powers over unions through a census of the members and limits to the conclusion of collective agreements. A system of "black...
12 May 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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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026