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Netherlands: study on minimum wage and the liberalization of the postal market
The Dutch government set a new date for the liberalization of the postal market : July 1, 2008, that is a seven-month postponement compared to the original date. It should receive, in March, a...
6 March 2008
Germany: the train drivers’ union (GDL) announced unlimited strike from March 10, 2008 on
The longest conflict in the history of German rail, supposed to be over, started up again with even greater intensity. In the aftermath of the flop of the negotiations between the Deutsche Bahn...
5 March 2008
Belgium: returning medical exam after sick leave extended to all employees
A Royal Decree of January 27, 2008, published in the Belgian Official Journal on March 3, 2008, allows all employees to get a "pre-return" medical exam. The occupational physician can then talk...
5 March 2008
DP World: agreement to establish a EWC in the subsidiary of the shipping company Dubai Ports World
When the shipping company Dubai Ports World (DPW) bought the British shipping company P&O in 2006, an EWC was established for the European employees of the European subsidiary Port and Freezone...
4 March 2008
Netherlands: towards clearer pay slips
The Dutch government announced, on March 3, 2008, a new bill aiming at unifying the wage concept. There are six different definitions of this notion in the current legislation. However, the main...
4 March 2008
Italy: social partners in the craft industry of the metal sector signed the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement
Social partners signed, on February 27, the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement, which ended in June 2000 for the regulation part and in December 2004 for the economic...
3 March 2008
Finland: more industrial accidents in 2007
According to the first information received about the Helsinki area, where more than 25% of the Finnish population lives, industrial accidents increased of 4.3% in 2007, which confirms the past...
3 March 2008
Poland: the government wants to make the Labor Code more flexible
The Ministers' Council adopted, on February 28, a draft amendment for the Labor Code to "make labor law more flexible and more rational". This text notably plans to exclude companies with less...
3 March 2008
EU: towards a “restructuring package” under the French presidency
During a short speech, on February 28, 2008, in front of the Group II (employees) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Commissioner in charge of Employment, Social...
3 March 2008
Great Britain: the government pressures beneficiaries of social allowances
The Work and Pensions Secretary, James Purnell, announced on February 29 a wide reform of the welfare system, with a much greater focus on payments by results when awarding welfare-to-work...
3 March 2008
Belgium: details on the protection of teleworkers in the event of industrial accidents
Social partners adopted, on February 27, as part of the national labor council, a national collective agreement to complete that signed on November 9, 2005 concerning telework, in order to give...
3 March 2008
Germany: unions accuse the Deutsche Post of avoiding minimum wage
In a pilot-project, from March 1, the Deutsche Post AG wants paper careers to deliver non-addressed advertisement instead of its own mailmen. The Ver.di and DPVKOM unions are furious and accuse...
3 March 2008
Italy: metalworkers approve their national collective agreement
75.13% voted "yes". This is the result of the referendum organized the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil and Uilm-Uil unions on the draft agreement for the renewal of the metal sector's national agreement...
3 March 2008
Finland: many employers don’t apply national legislation and collective agreements to foreign workers
Two years after the Finnish labor market was open to workers from the new Member States, the new services of labor and social legislation inspection in Finland underlined many abuses. (Ref. 080169)
29 February 2008
International: merger of UK transport union (RMT) and offshore union (OILC)
Members from the British union of Rail and Maritime Transport Workers (RMT) and those of the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILC) voted, on February 14, in favor of a merger of the two...
28 February 2008
EU: ETUC presents its position on the Laval and Viking cases to MEPs
During a hearing organized by the European Parliament(s Commission for Employment and Social Affairs, on February 26, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) presented its position on the...
28 February 2008
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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
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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