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Finland: strike at the paper maker Stora Enso despite restructuring agreement
The management of the paper maker Stora Enso managed, on January 17, 2007, to sign an agreement with Finnish unions on the social consequences of the restructuring which concerns Finnish...
21 January 2008
Germany: the government wants to save a part of the “Volkswagen” law
Two months and a half after the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemned the Volkswagen law (see our article No. 070878), Brigitte Zypries (SPD,) German Federal Minister of Justice...
18 January 2008
Germany: Labour Minister to introduce minimum wage in all branches
Less than two weeks after a very disputed minimum wage came into effect in the postal sector (see our articles No. 071031, 071004), Olaf Scholz (SPD), German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs...
18 January 2008
France: EWCs must be totally consulted on mergers before the company’s board meets
The French Supreme Court gave, on January 16, 2008, its judgement on Gaz de France's appeal against the ruling which ordered to postpone the meeting of the company's board of directors, in charge...
17 January 2008
Denmark: Danish women head more Norwegian than Danish companies
The positive results of the quota policy introduced in Norway five years ago get more and more followers in Denmark, especially since few women are on the boards of directors of large Danish...
17 January 2008
Great Britain: TUC sensitizing on gender dimension in health and safety policies
The Trade Union Confederation TUC published a checklist aimed for union representatives in charge of health and safety to evaluate companies' policies concerning the gender dimension in the...
17 January 2008
Great Britain: thousands of workers face monitoring stress
According to a study paid for by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), there is a 7.5% increase in work strain for employees whose work is checked by information and communications...
17 January 2008
Nokia: the EMF denounced violations of the directive on EWCs
European trade unions immediately reacted when the giant Finnish phone company announced, on January 16, the closure of one of its German sites. The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF)...
17 January 2008
Italy: renewal of the economic part of the Gas and Water sector’s collective agreement
An average 113 euros wage increase for 2008-2009 and a joint opinion to face the sector's difficulties and limit the consequences the liberalization of the market has on employment. These are the...
16 January 2008
Italy: unions worried about Alitalia’s jobs after privatization and Air France-KLM’s buyout
The Cgil, Cisl and Uil unions are not satisfied after their first meeting, on January 16, 2008, with the President of the Council, Romano Prodi, about Alitalia's privatization and its possible...
16 January 2008
EU: MEPs ask the Commission to go further in its new health and safety at work strategy
On January 15, 2008, MEPs adopted, with a large majority, the report of the UK Labour MEP, Glenis Wilmot, on the Community strategy 2007–2012 on health and safety at work, presented by the...
16 January 2008
Belgium: guide for the protection of people working close to GSM infrastructures
The Belgium Labour Ministry published a guide it developed along with the three large mobile phone operators in Belgium. This guide, written from an evaluation of the risks linked to the presence...
16 January 2008
Netherlands: no more anonymous resumes at Manpower
The temp work agency Manpower draws a negative balance of a six-month pilot project started last June (see our article No. 070523), aiming at presenting anonymous applicants for vacant positions...
16 January 2008
Ireland: the government wants to guarantee the respect of workers ‘rights
During the launching of an information campaign on workers' rights, the government announced, on January 10, a series of labour law reforms. The most important of them aims at strengthening the...
15 January 2008
Denmark: the union confederation HK getting ready for big restructuring
The extraordinary congress of the union confederation HK, the second largest in Denmark in terms of members, elected chairman Kim Simonsen, leader of the unions' "local public administration...
15 January 2008
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025