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Denmark: Danish women subject to 6% wage drop when they have children
Having children costs Danish women a lot of money. In average, they lose 6% of the salary they would have gotten if they did not have any. On the other hand, Danish men's wages increase when they...
26 November 2007
BASF: agreement on workers’ involvement in the future European Company
After several months of negotiation (see our article No. 070584), the German group's management and the special negotiations’ body (SNB), which gathers the company'’s staff representatives...
23 November 2007
EU : chemistry social partners work out their new programme
Rapidly matured thanks to REACH, the European social dialogue in the chemical sector - bringing together the employers' organization ECEG and the EMCEF union federation - is now tackling new...
23 November 2007
Italy: Pirelli Tyre signed a framework agreement with unions in preparation for the creation of its innovative pole in the Turin region
Unions are very satisfied with the signature of the framework agreement with Pirelli Tyre about employment management and the improvement of working conditions, in preparation for the creation of...
23 November 2007
Germany: companies not ready for population ageing
Whereas population ageing is going faster, a study from the Institute for employment research (IAB) which depends from the National Employment Agency shows that many companies taking measures to...
23 November 2007
Romania: minimum wage increase for January 1, 2008
On November 13, after several months of negotiations with social partners, the government announced the amount of the single minimum wage which will come into effect on January 1, 2008. The latter...
22 November 2007
Netherlands: law on dismissals won’t be softened
Any attempt to soften the law on dismissal is going to be cancelled : the Parliament opposed it on November 21, ordering a commission to make a report on this topic for June. This delaying...
22 November 2007
Italy: low results for TFR assignment to pension funds
In spite of the principle "silence equals consent" about the assignment of TFR ("trattamento fine rapport", the part of the salary paid with interests when the person leaves the company) to...
22 November 2007
Siemens: staff representatives want a “global advisory committee” and a global framework agreement
On October 25 and 26, 2007, Siemens' staff representatives from 17 countries gathered in Frankfurt for the third time since 2005. Their goal is to create a global advisory committee for staff...
21 November 2007
EADS: information and consultation procedure for relocations outside the EU
EADS' management and European works council completed the committee's constitutive agreement through a specific information-consultation procedure when there are relocations outside the European...
21 November 2007
EADS: EWC gets code of conduct in terms of confidentiality
Members from EADS' European works council agreed to adopt a code of conduct regarding the respect of the confidentiality of information the management gives the committee. The text was adopted by...
21 November 2007
Italy: Vodafone social partners agreed on activity transfer’s conditions
The management of the telephone company Vodafone Italy signed, with the three main telecom unions, an agreement concerning the transfer of one of the company's activity branches to the Comdata...
20 November 2007
RR Donnelley: UNI Global asks for a global framework agreement
In a letter sent to the executive officer of the international printing group RR Donnelley, signed by 14 union organisations around the world, the trade union federation UNI Global asks for the...
19 November 2007
Great Britain: flexible work, pension rights and dispute resolution on the government’s programme
In her annual speech delivered on November 6, the Queen announced the labour government's programme for the coming months. Labour law is involved, with three key-measures: extending flexible work...
19 November 2007
Italy: increased metalworkers’ mobilisation for the second national strike for the renewal of their national collective agreement
Over 200.000 participants to the 14 regional demonstrations and a support rate of almost 90% to the 8-hour national strike. These are union results for the Friday November 16 mobilisation for the...
19 November 2007
Germany: IG Metall threatens Airbus to strike to ensure the future of employees from four factories on sale
In the "Augsburg Declaration", presented on November 14, 2007, the IG Metall union, Airbus Germany's central works council and the WC of Airbus' Augsburg factory set their conditions so that the...
16 November 2007
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026