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Spain: new collective agreement at the REE
The CCOO and UGT metal secotor federations signed, on May 13, the 9th collective agreement of the electricity company Red Électrica de España (REE), which will regulate the working conditions of...
14 May 2008
Italy: good practices in terms of safety at work
On May 1 - which, in Italy, was dedicated to safety at work - the union confederation Cgil evaluated the most innovative agreements and initiatives on this issue. The protocol concluded for the...
14 May 2008
Argentina: debate on private use of the internet at work
An Argentinean court ruled that using the internet for private reasons during working hours was not a reasonable ground for dismissal. Argentineans consider it normal to surf on the web at work...
14 May 2008
EU: the date to transpose the Directive on electromagnetic fields postponed
Directive 2008/46 of April 23, 2008, which provides for a four-year postponement of the deadline for transposition of Directive 2004/40/EC concerning minimum health and safety requirements...
14 May 2008
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
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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