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Great Britain: new step towards company training accreditation by University
Universities accreditation of company trainings is now possible thanks to the creation of the Employer Based Training Accreditation program (EBTA). This governmental initiative will enable to...
20 March 2008
EU: the Commission evaluates the implementation of the information and consultation of employees directive
In its communication of March 17, the European Commission evaluates the implementation in Member States of Directive 2002/14/EC on information and consultation of employees. In spite of a few...
20 March 2008
Germany: upcoming union scandal in the postal sector
The Der Spiegel Magazine proves that the GNBZ - the trade union for the new companies of the postal sector - was paid for by private competitors of the Deutsche Post. While the Ver.di union lodged...
20 March 2008
Alitalia: Italian unions judge Air France-KLM’s conditions to buy the Italian airline “intolerable”
On Tuesday, March 18, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, CEO of Air France-KLM, met with the nine unions of the sector (Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl, Sdl, Anpac, Up, Anpav and Avia) to get their...
19 March 2008
Germany: the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is preparing a regulation to improve interns’ situation
Olaf Scholz, social democrat Minister, announced that he was preparing an amendment for paragraph 612 of the Civil Code which only vaguely deals with training allowances. Employers' federations...
19 March 2008
Gaz de France: management commitments on social guaranties after merger with Suez
During the meeting of Gaz de France's EWC on March 11 (see our articles No. 080204 and 080214), the management presented staff representatives its commitments in terms of social guaranties after...
18 March 2008
Panasonic: EWC agreement renewed
Staff representatives and representatives from Panasonic management signed, on February 8, 2008, an agreement to renew Panasonic European Congress – PEC – a European body of information and...
18 March 2008
Germany: government to develop employees’ participation in companies’ profits and capital in the context of record bonuses
In 2008, most German large businesses will pay their employees record bonuses. Faced with these examples and the slow increase in German people's purchasing power, the Grand Coalition announced...
18 March 2008
Sweden: new bill against discrimination under European Commission pressure
The Swedish government has just presented to the Parliament (Riksdag) a bill to amend the provisions fighting against discrimination. In addition to preventing discrimination based on age, the...
18 March 2008
Italy: labour enters the electoral campaign
From Confindustria propositions on the program of the Arcobaleno left-wing party to the Democratic Party (PD), work is massively present in the election campaign for the parliamentary elections of...
17 March 2008
EU: towards negotiations on access to employment for disadvantaged groups
During the tripartite social summit, on March 13, 2008, European social partners announced the opening of negotiations for a voluntary agreement aiming at facilitating disadvantaged groups' access...
17 March 2008
Great Britain: £15 million to support women’s employment in masculine sectors
The government announced, on March 7, the investment of £5 million a year in the next three years in a program to integrate women in sectors where they are under-represented. (Ref. 080225)
17 March 2008
Italy: Cgil presents strategy to improve continuous training access
Characterized by a low schooling level, early departures from school, a low rate of adults' continuous training, Italy is very late concerning Lisbon's objectives in lifelong training. For that...
17 March 2008
Gaz de France: the fate of GDF and Suez’s EWCs after the merger
During the meeting of Gaz de France's EWC on March 11, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080204), the management presented an outline of the future of the European staff representation bodies of the two...
17 March 2008
Sweden: LO prepares congress and wants more investment into training
The executive committee of the Swedish confederation of blue-collar workers, LO, prepared the course of the congress which is going to take place from May 31 to June 4, 2008. The starting point of...
17 March 2008
Finland: forum to prepare the next pension reform
The Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Liisa Hyssälä, created, on March 10, 2008, a pension forum to control and evaluate the enforcement of pensions for 2005 and 2007. The aim is to...
17 March 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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026