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Slovenia: union mobilization to increase wages used for a euro-demonstration
On March 12, six national union organizations launched a general 18-hour strike in the private sector, which was apparently followed by 145.000 employees, to lobby employers to get a wage increase...
21 March 2008
France: government and social partners ready to act against work-related stress
After receiving the report on psychosocial risks on March 12, Xavier Bertrand, Minister of Labor, announced the beginning of a large national study on work-related stress (WRS) among other...
21 March 2008
Netherlands: measures to control company managers’ pay
The Dutch government announced, on March 14, 2008, a bill to limit managers' pay. Four important measures should come into effect on January 1, 2009, after being adopted in Parliament. This is the...
21 March 2008
European social diary from March 26 to December 2008
We offer a diary of the main events concerning social Europe and institutional meetings. You can send your scheduled events to the following address: [email protected]. (Ref. 080234)
21 March 2008
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
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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