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Italy: Thyssenkrupp’s Turin site closed and the public prosecutor is suing the managers
After the accident which took place on December 6, 2007, causing seven deaths (see our article No. 071035). Thyssenkrupp's Turin site closed after an agreement signed, on March 3, 2008, between...
31 March 2008
Italy: Emma Marcegaglia at the head of Confindustria; innovation and continuation
The appointment of Emma Marcegaglia at the head of Confindustria for the 2008-2012 period should mark the beginning of a new era for the employers' confederation. It already shows progress for...
28 March 2008
Ireland: employment law compliance bill
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Michael Martin, and the Minister for Social Affairs, Billy Kelleher published, on March 18, the Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008 which aims at...
28 March 2008
Germany: industries ignore the call on minimum wage
Always arguing about minimum wage, the parties of the coalition in power and the Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs (BMAS), asked the sectors interested in the establishment of an...
27 March 2008
Italy: new measures for asbestos victims before Eternit trial
Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Minister of the Economy, signed, on March 13, the decree concerning the "foresight allowance" (benefici previdenziali) for workers exposed to asbestos, adopted as part of...
27 March 2008
Germany: the machine tool and electronic sectors have a hard time facing the employment boom
In spite of the changeable situation, the machine tool and electronic sectors are faced with an unprecedented "employment boom", similar to that of the 1960s. There is no shortage for applicants...
26 March 2008
France: the Supreme Court judges Bouygues’ anticipation agreement “lapse”
In a judgment of March 5, 2008, the Supreme Court confirmed the ruling of the Paris Court of Appeal which cancelled the anticipation agreement of the European dialogue body created in 1995 by the...
26 March 2008
Corporate pratices : gender equality in the Finnish Neste Oil Company
Neste Oil, an oil company listed on the stock market which made more than €12 billion in sales in 2007, is the first Finnish private company to win the equality prize, awarded every year to a...
26 March 2008
Germany: Lidl admits having very detailed files on its employees
Put into question by the Stern magazine, the discount store Lidl admitted that it draws up very detailed files on its employees, to "find professional offenses". Taken from videos filmed behind...
26 March 2008
France: the Supreme Court extends accountants’ power in a European group
In a decree of March 15, 2008, the Supreme Court judged that public accountants appointed by the central works council of the French subsidiary of a European group are allowed to ask for documents...
26 March 2008
Great Britain: bill in favor of positive action
Harriet Harman, the Equalities Minister, developed a bill to help women and black employees achieve equality. This step towards positive action pleases neither MPs, nor associations promoting...
25 March 2008
Romania: general unlimited strike in Renault-Dacia’s factory
After wage negotiations failed at Renault-Dacia's Pitesti site, unions declared, on March 24, an unlimited general strike to demand wage increases. As for the management, it disputed the...
25 March 2008
Nalco: agreement for the establishment of a European Works Council
The American multinational company Nalco (11.000 employees), specialized in water treatment, signed, on February 13, 2008, an agreement for the establishment of a EWC for its European employees...
22 March 2008
Ireland: mandatory information and consultation in companies with more than 50 employees
On March 23, 2008, the transition period granted by Directive 2002/14 concerning its application came to an end. All companies with at least 50 workers have to inform and consult their employees...
21 March 2008
Corporate practices: Alboy’s plan for seniors
The Finnish company Alboy is a subsidiary of the group ASSA Alboy, the world leader in the locksmith's trade. The main factory employs 840 people and makes mechanical locks. It is on this plant...
21 March 2008
Greece: Parliament adopts pension reform
The Greek Parliament adopted, on March 20, with a short majority (151 votes for for 300 MPs) the bill on the pension reform. Very disputed by unions and employees, this reform aims at safeguarding...
21 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026