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Spain: CCOO accuses mutual companies of hiding occupational diseases
The trade union confederation CCOO presented, on January 22, 2008, a report which denounces the fact that mutual companies in charge of occupational diseases understate their impact and deny the...
24 January 2008
Poland : government to amend law on workers’ information and consultation
The government is preparing a bill to amend the April 7, 2006 law on workers' information and consultation (see our article No. 06556) to make it comply with the European law, notably concerning...
24 January 2008
Germany: PIN AG to apply new legal postal minimum wage, TNT still refuses
PIN AG, first private company in the postal sector in Germany, currently in bankruptcy reorganization proceeding, finally decided to apply the new legal minimum wage which came into effect on...
24 January 2008
Poland: few companies promote equal opportunities
For the second edition of a contest to promote gender equality, organized by the employers'
confederation Lewiatan, model companies in this area were rewarded. However, research conducted on this...
23 January 2008
France : lessons from the Court of Cassation’s decision in the GDF case
Can a few lessons be drawn from this case?
23 January 2008
Germany: Deutsche Telekom to hire 4.000 and dismiss 32.000 in 2008
A true rejuvenation cure : Thomas Sattelberger, Deutsche Telekom AG's HR manager, announced, on January 18, 2008, that the company was going to employ 4.000 employees this year, mainly young...
23 January 2008
Hungary: illegal labour damages the economy
Despite the government's efforts to combat illegal labour, a very common phenomenon, transgressions of labour law are still increasing, according to the last figures of the labour inspectorate...
22 January 2008
Slovakia: mounting pressure in ongoing wage negotiations
Social partners have not yet reached a wage agreement for 2008. unions are asking for a 7% wage increase and threaten to launch a general strike in February, whereas employers are standing on...
22 January 2008
Italy: social partners signed the agreement for the renewal of metalworkers’ national collective agreement
After about seven months of negotiations and several strikes, the employers' organizations Federmeccanica and Assista and the three unions of the sector, Fim, Fiom and Uilm, signed the agreement...
22 January 2008
Netherlands: Unilever’s employees building their own factory
Employees from the three factories of which Unilever announced the closure in October in the Netherlands - in Delft, Loosdrecht and Vlaardingen - are thinking about starting their own business...
21 January 2008
Germany: IG Metall and Nokia’s WC to fight
Whereas Nokia's management already started to dismiss some of the approximately 1.000 temp workers it employs at Bochum, the IG Metall and the WC announced that they want to fight "at all costs...
21 January 2008
Spain: Correros ‘ unions mobilized against the liberalization of the postal sector
Correros unions - the Spanish public operator - are mobilized against what they see as the forced liberalization of the postal sector. They launched a campaign against the fact that private...
21 January 2008
Great Britain: the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety warns workers about musculoskeletal disorders
More than one million people are concerned by musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Muscles, joints and tendons are severely tested by bad positions and during extended periods in front of the...
21 January 2008
Ireland: Health and Safety Authority’s work program for 2008
The Health and Safety Authority – HSA* - published its work program for 2008. Some of the key-objectives are: a 10% increase of inspections on the workplace and the development of policies centred...
21 January 2008
Denmark: senior citizens’ unemployment rate decreasing for two years
Seniors particularly enjoyed the country’s excellent economic situation : in the past two years, their unemployment rate has been divided by more than two. To take advantage of this "grey gold...
21 January 2008
EU: a preliminary ruling about jurisdictions conflict
Pending case at the French Supreme Court. In this case, an employee had first been employed by a French company for several years before being employed by a company from the same group, based in...
21 January 2008
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026