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Italy: the Council of Ministers approved the Testo Unico on occupational safety
Om April 1, the Council of Ministers approved the legislative decree for the Testo Unico on occupational safety which ends the government's mandate granted by the law 123 of August 3, 2007 (see...
3 April 2008
Chile: new industrial courts after the Pinochet era
The labor law reform is creating a new network of specialized courts. More than 7 million Chileans will potentially enjoy these courts which aim at taking decisions in case of industrial...
3 April 2008
EU: European social partners to negotiate the revision of the EWC directive
On April 2, in a letter sent to Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the three European employers' organizations –...
3 April 2008
Thomas Cook: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The management of the Thomas Cook Company (33.000 employees) and the special negotiating body created to negotiate for a European works council came to an agreement on March 6. The negotiation...
2 April 2008
EU: different treatment between same-sex partners and spouses can be regarded as discrimination based on sexual orientation
In a decision of April 1, the Court of Justice recognized the existence of indirect discrimination in reserving the widower's pension paid as part of an occupational pension scheme to the...
2 April 2008
Bouygues: creation of a new EWC
After the dispute which led to canceling the anticipation agreement of the European dialogue body of the French group Bouygues, the management and the special negotiating body adopted, on February...
2 April 2008
Czech Republic: Amendments to the Pension Insurance Act
Amendments to the Pension Insurance Act are being discussed at the Czech Parliament's Lower House. For the government, this is the first step towards long-term stability for the old age pension...
2 April 2008
Belgium: the House of Representatives adopts the bill on information-consultation
After the agreement signed by social partners on November 23, 2007, about the modalities of information and consultation of workers in companies with less than 100 employees (see our article No...
2 April 2008
Spain: CCOO criticizes management of immigrant workers influx
The Workers' Commission union (CCOO) qualified of "incongruous" the catalogue of trades with labor shortages (Catalogue de occupaciones de dificil cobertura), the Spanish government's main tool to...
2 April 2008
Denmark: SAS airline sanctioned for employing Asian cabin crew with no work permit
SAS pay a fine amounting to €120.691,32 for employing Asian stewardesses without a work permit outside of the Danish collective agreements (see our article No. 070316). Although unions rejoice...
2 April 2008
Italy: the Cgil analyzes characteristics and trends of second-level collective bargaining
During the national congress dedicated to the "evaluation and prospects of second-level bargaining", which took place on March 18 at the Cgil's headquarters in Rome, the Cgil's Observatory for...
2 April 2008
France: law to fight discrimination adopted
The Parliament voted, on March 25, 2008, the law concerning "several dispositions for the adaptation to Community law in the fight against discrimination". This law adapts French law with EU law...
1 April 2008
Slovakia: law for the extension of collective agreements adopted
The draft amendment for the law concerning collective bargaining was adopted by the Slovakian National Assembly. It meets the needs to extend collective agreements according to fairer criteria...
1 April 2008
Germany: negotiations failed at the Deutsche Post, Verdi launches the first warning strikes
The mailboxes of 14 large German cities will remain empty today. The services' union Ver.di threatens to carry on with the movement if the Deutsche Post does not accept, among other things, a new...
1 April 2008
Czech Republic: Constitutional Court repeals several Labour Code provisions
Vagueness, unclearness and uncertainty. The Constitutional Court struck out
part of Section 2 on which provisions of the Labour Code are mandatory and
which may be derogated from. The...
31 March 2008
Germany: the automobile industry on the edge of a new wave of relocations ?
According to a recent study by the Center Automotive Research (CAR), one of the main German research centers on the Car Industry, the German economy's flagship sector, is on the edge of a new wave...
31 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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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