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Belgium: report on the evolution of wage gaps with neighboring countries
The Central Economic Council – an organization where staff and union representatives sit – published a report on the evolution of wage costs, employment and training efforts. This annual report...
7 November 2007
Great Britain: guide on leading health and safety at work
The Institute of Directors (IoD, an association composed of leaders and board directors) and the Health and Safety Executive recently published a guide on health and safety in order to make...
7 November 2007
Denmark: the union confederation LO’s annual congress elected a new chair to “return to their roots”
LO's 36th congress, which gathered 800 representatives in Copenhagen from October 28 to October 21, marks a "return to the roots" with the election of Harald Børsting, "tradition man", who won by...
7 November 2007
Germany: Berthold Huber replaces Jurgen Peters at the head of the metal sector union IG-Metall
As expected, the largest German union, IG Metall, will now be headed by two "reformists” (see our article No. 070720). Berthold Huber, 57, who was until now the union's second-in-command, was...
7 November 2007
Austria: federal government strengthened existing measures to help disabled people joining a company
Erwin Buchinger, Austrian Secretary of Social Affairs, announced on October 23, 2007 the launching of the "Aktion 500" plan, a series of measures to help companies ready to hire disabled people...
5 November 2007
Spain: dismissal for serious misconduct can be pronounced if safety instructions are not respected
The high court of the Basque Country confirmed the decision of the Win SA Company to fire an employee who refused to respect mandatory security standards on the site where he was working. This...
5 November 2007
Germany: IG-Metall union asks Continental for employment guaranties
As the takeover of the car manufacturer Siemens VDO by its competitor Continental approaches (it should be finalized at the end of the year), the IG Metall union sent a strong signal to...
5 November 2007
Germany: GDL to launch strike on freight lines
Important victory for the train drivers' union GDL : on November 2, 2007, the labour court of the Saxony Land allowed drivers to strike on all lines, including freight and national lines. In a new...
5 November 2007
Italy: metalworkers strongly mobilized for renewal of their national collective convention
The first national mobilization day, organized on October 30 by the metallurgy unions (Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil and Uilm-Uil) for the renewal of the sector's national collective agreement, was marked...
31 October 2007
Austria: the social partners in the iron and steel industry agree on a 3.5% wage increase with variable clauses
It was not until the third summit meeting and after 17 hours of negotiation between Erich Foglar, boss of the Metal-Textile- Food union (GMTN) and Hermann Haslauer, the employers’ representative...
31 October 2007
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The news update is suspended from November 1 to November 4, 2007. We will be pleased to see you again on November 5.
31 October 2007
Great Britain: the Equal Commission asked for introduction of representative actions for people subject to discrimination
Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equal and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) created at the beginning of October (see our article No. 070844), asked the government to enable unions and organizations...
31 October 2007
Germany: Volkswagen and Porsche’s EWCs want to settle their conflict
At the request of the future president of the IG Metall union, Berthold Huber, the two leaders of VW and Porsche's European works councils met on October 30, 2007, at the headquarters of IG Metall...
31 October 2007
Belgium: brochure on the prevention of psychosocial risks published
Belgium got a new legislation concerning the prevention of psychosocial risks in June 2007 (see our articles No.070504 and 070521) which encourages employers to prevent violence and harassment...
30 October 2007
EU: Commission to postpone the deadline for introducing directive on workers’ exposure to electromagnetic fields
Following scientific analysis highlighting the negative effects that could have some prescriptions, too strict, of Directive 2004/40/EC regarding the protection against electromagnetic fields and...
30 October 2007
Gaz de France: the EWC demands a comprehensive information-consultation procedure
In a resolution adopted on October 26, 2007, members of Gaz de France's EWC consider that they have never been consulted on the merger between Suez and Gaz de France. They demand the expertise...
30 October 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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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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12 March 2026
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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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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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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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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