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Freundenberg Group: the EWC wants to become a driving force in social policy with its “health map making” plan
An international family business, the German company Freundenberg employs 33.000 people, 22.000 of them in Europe. In 1996, a European works council was established. Last year, it decided to...
8 April 2008
EU: European social partners join the climate-energy package
In a joint declaration on April 4, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General economic Interest...
8 April 2008
Germany: after the Lidl scandal, Germany mentions a special law on the protection of employees’ personal data
For a few years, the German Parliament, trade unions and federal and regional representatives for the protection of data, asking the federal government a "Law on the protection of data concerning...
7 April 2008
European social agenda from April to December 31, 2008
We offer an agenda of the main events concerning social Europe and institutional meetings. You can send your scheduled events to the following address: [email protected] (Ref. 080276)
7 April 2008
Norway: wage agreement on early retirement in the private sector
The bargainers of the Norwegian confederation of trade unions (LO) and of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) signed an agreement on early retirement and wage increases. LO's member...
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7 April 2008
Schaeffler Group: the German equipment manufacturer gets an EWC
In October 2007, Schaeffler Group – 66.000 employees throughout the world – finally reached an agreement with its EU staff representatives to create a European works council. The new body will...
7 April 2008
Mexico: government supports job creations in marginal areas
To fight against poverty, overcome regional unbalance and avoid workers emigrating, the Federal Executive is asking businesses to invest in the country's most blighted areas. In exchange, they get...
7 April 2008
Mexico: striking miners require more safety
Three large strikes have been disturbing Mexican mines for eight months. In addition to wage claims, miners are pleading for an enhancement of safety conditions, two years after the accident which...
7 April 2008
Great Britain: enforcement of the law on the information and consultation of employees in undertakings with more than 50 employees
The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 completely came into force on April 6, 2008. Employees in undertakings with 50 employees or more can now make a request for...
7 April 2008
EU: the European Commission recommends an information system on the posting of workers
Holding the lack of administrative cooperation between national authorities responsible for the inefficiency of Directive 96/71 in terms of protection of posted workers, the European Commission...
4 April 2008
EU: condition a public contract to the minimum wage defined by a national collective agreement is an obstruction to free competition
In a decision rendered on April 3, the Court of Justice of the European Communities ruled that a national legislation which conditions the award and performance of a public contract to comply with...
4 April 2008
Germany: the IG Metall questions the Confederation of German Unions (DGB)
During an internal speech, Bertold Huber, IG Metall chair, launched an unprecedented attack against the stasis of the DGB which, "if it doesn't develop a concept for the future", will be...
4 April 2008
Germany: taking agency workers into account is a new challenge for works councils
Whereas temporary work is becoming a "standard" component in staff policy, a study by the Foundation Hans-Böckler presented in March shows that the management of agency workers is hardly taken...
3 April 2008
Great Britain: amendment to the law on Discrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity leave
Several amendments concerning sexual harassment and the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity have come into effect on April 6, 2008. The High Court indeed found...
3 April 2008
Italy: Air France leaves the negotiations’ table with Alitalia’s unions
Air France-KLM's CEO rejected the unitary proposition presented by Alitalia's eight trade unions and left, on April 2, the negotiations' table. At a press conference yesterday afternoon, the eight...
3 April 2008
Germany: apprenticeship contracts crossed the symbolic 600.000 threshold in 2007
Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education and Research, presented, on April 2, 2008, the annual report for 2008 on apprenticeship which reflects the good health of the German economy, while...
3 April 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