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Germany: Deutsche Bahn’s drivers union toughened the strike
The conflict which is opposing the GDL to the Deutsche Bahn is toughening even more around the GDL's claim, which is asking for a specific collective agreement within the company. The DB, as well...
17 October 2007
Hungary: changes at the disposal on on-call time to comply with Community and Constitutional Law
Following a decision of the Hungarian Constitutional Court and in order to comply with Community law, the Parliament amended the rules on on-call time which came into effect on 1st July 2007. From...
17 October 2007
EU: the European Commission asked eight member states to implement the legislation on truck drivers’ working time
The European Commission decided, on October 17, 2007, to send a reasoned opinion, the last stage before filing a complaint before the Court of Justice, to Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg...
17 October 2007
Hungary: beginning of the negotiations on 2008 minimum wage
Social partners and government representatives gathered, on October 12, 2007, within a tripartite instance of dialogue, in order to determine the amount of next year's minimum wage. However, the...
17 October 2007
EU: European social partners to present their recommendations to face labor market’s challenges
The executive committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) should adopt today the analysis of the labor market, developed jointly with the employers organizations BusinessEurope...
17 October 2007
Suez: European staff representatives say they are not informed enough
As part of the information process on the merger between Gaz de France and the Suez group, the European staff representation body (IED) authorized its secretary to to go to court and appointed an...
16 October 2007
EU: the CJEC rules that compulsory retirement clauses comply with Community law
The Court ruled that the compulsory retirement clauses contained in collective agreements established a difference of treatment on grounds of age, but that they are justified by the legitimate aim...
16 October 2007
EU: the Court of Justice made conditions to change the term of the parental leave easier
A woman is on her parental leave and gets pregnant. She asks her employer to stop her leave to move on to a maternity leave, so that her husband can take the end of the parental leave. Facing her...
16 October 2007
Latvia: Norwegian and Latvian unions signed a cooperation agreement on posting construction sector workers
The Latvian union LCA and the Norwegian union Fellesforbundet signed a cooperation and information exchange agreement on the posting of workers in the construction sector. (Ref. 070855)
16 October 2007
Great Britain: guide on mental health in the workplace
The Secretary for Work and Pensions, Lord McKenzie, and the Secretary of Health, Ivan Lewis, launched, on October 10, a practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health...
16 October 2007
Poland: campaign to certify worker friendly companies
The Solidarnosc union launched, on October 15, a national campaign to certify companies favourable to workers, a sort of label granted to companies which respect workers' rights. The action is...
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15 October 2007
Germany: the GNBZ, an “anti-minimum wage union” created in the postal sector
Created on October 10, 2007, the union of the postal sector's new companies (GNBZ) wants to be a spokesperson for employees who judge that the level of the minimum wage negotiated for the branch...
15 October 2007
Italy: the “yes” for the social protocol won by a landslide
The results of the referendum on the social protocol, which took place last week (see our article No. 070826), exceeded everyone's expectations : the "yes" won by 81.62%, despite a large majority...
15 October 2007
Netherlands : interview with Lucas Vermaat, representative of the FNV union for Unilever
When interviewed by e-europnews about the restructuring plan of the Anglo-Dutch group - which mostly concerns Europe - the representative of the Federation of Dutch unions and Allies (FNV...
15 October 2007
Germany: apprenticeship market improves with recovery
Many people came to break the good news. In front of three ministers, Franz Müntefering (Labour), Annette Schavan (Education), Michael Glos (Economy) and of three chairmen of employers'...
15 October 2007
Italy: steel company Ilva signed a protocol on health and safety at work
The main Italian iron and steel company – Ilva – and representatives from the Labour Department, union organizations and local authorities signed, on October 2, 2007, a historical protocol on the...
15 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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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